something small or as a gift. sorry to see them close. it will not be the same on line.

Trying to support local shops just isn't working when the internet is taking over everything.

Most have long since given up on Sears. I still feel sad about it. Losing Pier 1 is a loss to me. And I will REALLY be devastated if Bed Bath & Beyond goes.

I collect BBB coupons and keep them in my truck... because I rarely "plan" a visit there, it's usually impulsive and on the spur of the moment.

Is the perpetual and non-expiring 20% coupon going to be their downfall? This tells me that everything there is already overpriced by at least 20% and I feel like I'd be foolish to purchase anything without a coupon. So... when I don't have a coupon handy, I don't go there.

I don't waste money now like I used to earlier in life so I generally know pretty close to the penny most items I buy there and if they are cheaper elsewhere. Those coupons either equalize the best deal possible or in some cases make it cheaper. Even when they are printed with exclusions for certain products/manufacturers, I've never had a BB&Y refuse it.

But, yeah, that, plus pretty liberal return policies may be hurting them.

When Toys'R'Us went down to the vulture capitalists, I thought I remembered seeing Pier 1 as another coming victim of the vultures.

employees and creditors. its being romney-fied nt

Are we at crisis point as we were in 1930's ?... FDR came in to save capitalism ... who but the War mongers and the 1% are gonna save us now? History always repeats itself

expensive. Between Home Goods, Ross, and Kirkland’s I haven’t bought anything there in years.

Tariffs probably impact imported goods in many ways.

Would be great if WM buys out the remaining Pier 1 stores. We love the wine selection.

I don't see them buying Pier 1 though. World Market stores have much more square footage.

the years including furniture and it has always been great quality and held up to be timeless.

Dadgummit!

I do like shopping in stores, and it depresses me that it's getting harder to do. Pier 1 was always a fun store for me and I can't think of a time I didn't go in there and buy at least one thing. It's a fun store. Sigh.

And way overpriced.

Another notch in the retail apocalypse of this "strong economy".

It used to have a "Bazaar" feel - but now it feels like Crate and Barrel.

Their Christmas stuff seems to regularly sell out.

I had a return there over the holidays, and the clerk looked very sad about it, trying to suggest other things, etc. This explains her kind of down demeanor. Makes me sad now, too. These store closures are like the end of an era.

Huge markup on imported decorative items. Cut out the middleman and you get it for a fraction on Alibaba, Amazon, or Ebay

I have no doubt they we're overleveraged to massively build out their stores.