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                                  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)

                                 April 13, 2007
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                              PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

          Delaware                        1-7832                75-1729843
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                                100 Pier 1 Place
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (817) 252-8000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (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.

     (e) The Board of Directors of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (the "Company"), upon
recommendation of the Compensation Committee acting as the administrative
committee for the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, authorized and set,
effective April 13, 2007 equity compensation levels for the Company's named
executive officers (collectively, the "Executive Officers").

     Information regarding the equity compensation awards for the Executive
Officers is set forth in Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1   Summary of Equity Awards for the Executive Officers of Pier 1
               Imports, Inc.

Exhibit 10.2   Form of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
               for an Employee Participant pursuant to the Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
               2006 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to
               Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated June 22, 2006 and
               filed June 23, 2006

Exhibit 10.3   Form of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Restricted Stock Award Agreement
               (time vesting) pursuant to Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 2006 Stock
               Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4
               to the Company's Form 8-K dated June 22, 2006 and filed June 23,
               2006




                                   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.

                                    PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.


Date: April 13, 2007                By: /s/ Michael A. Carter
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                                        Michael A. Carter, Senior Vice President
                                        and General Counsel