UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report:
 (Date of earliest event reported)

 June 20, 2008
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) On June 20, 2008 the Board of Directors of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (the “Company”), named Laura A. Schack as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer effective June 30, 2008. Ms. Schack, age 42, joined the Company in May of 1999.  She has served in the following positions with one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries: Vice President of Accounting and Reporting effective July 2005, Vice President and Controller effective June 2007 and Senior Vice President and Controller effective April 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.