Home Textiles Today - September 29, 2003

Giving up some of the ground it gained in a long-running rally, Pier 1 Imports reported second-quarter profits fell by 16.5 percent, to $18.4 million from $22.1 million last year, squeezed by thinning margins and higher costs. Sales at the home furnishings specialty chain moved up by 4.

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