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Pier 1 January same-store sales down 13.2 pct

Thu Feb 1, 2007 6:00am EST

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Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pier 1 Imports Inc. (PIR.N) said it recorded a 13.2 percent fall in January sales at stores open for at least a year.

In a news release, the home decor retailer said sales also fell 13.7 percent to $110.7 million for the four-week period ended Jan. 27, compared with $128.3 million in the year-ago period.

(Reporting by Amitha Rajan in Bangalore)

((Editing by Gopakumar Warrier; Reuters Messaging: amitha.rajan.reuters.com@reuters.net; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91-80-4135-5800)) Keywords: PIER1 SALES/

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