UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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)  March 26, 2010

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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. on March 26, 2010, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved Pier 1 Imports' short-term and long-term incentive awards for fiscal year 2011.

Pier 1 Imports' named executive officers, Alexander W. Smith, Charles H. Turner, Gregory S. Humenesky, and Sharon M. Leite, will each receive a short-term incentive award for fiscal year 2011.

The short-term incentive award is a performance-based cash award pursuant to Pier 1 Imports' 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which allows for cash performance awards in addition to stock based awards, using a performance measure of Pier 1 Imports' adjusted consolidated operating cash earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from all domestic and international operations, but not including discontinued operations, unusual or non-recurring charges nor recurring non-cash items, each as may be determined by the Compensation Committee, or a subcommittee. This performance measure is called the "Profit Goal" in the awards.

The short-term cash incentive award for each of the named executive officers is expressed as a percentage of the executive's fiscal year 2011 annual base salary. Mr. Smith's quarterly award potential is 12.5% of his annual base salary, and each of the other named executive officer's quarterly award potential is 9.375% of her or his annual base salary. Mr. Smith's annual incentive award potential is 50% of his annual base salary, and each of the other named executive officer's annual award potential is 37.5% of her or his annual base salary.

Each short-term cash incentive award is designed

• to pay 100% of the named executive officer's quarterly incentive potential for each quarter that Pier 1 Imports satisfies the target Profit Goal in fiscal year 2011, and
• to pay the annual incentive potential as follows:

• 50% of the named executive officer's annual incentive potential if Pier 1 Imports satisfies the threshold annual Profit Goal target,
• 100% of the named executive officer's annual incentive potential if Pier 1 Imports satisfies the target annual Profit Goal, and
• 300% of the named executive officer's annual incentive potential if Pier 1 Imports satisfies the maximum annual Profit Goal target.

Under the awards, earned cash awards are payable as follows:

• quarterly, for each quarter that Pier 1 Imports satisfies the quarterly Profit Goal target in fiscal year 2011, and
• at the end of fiscal year 2011, if Pier 1 Imports satisfies an annual Profit Goal target.

The named executive officer must be employed by Pier 1 Imports on the last day of the applicable performance period to receive the award.

The long-term incentive award is a restricted stock award pursuant to the Pier 1 Imports 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. Each of Pier 1 Imports' named executive officers other than Mr. Smith will be granted a fiscal year 2011 long-term equity incentive award of restricted stock on April 9, 2010, which will vest as follows:

• one-half of the shares will vest one-third per year on the anniversary date of the grant, and
• one-half of the shares will vest

• one-third upon Pier 1 Imports' satisfying the Profit Goal for the fiscal year in which the grant occurred, and
• one-third for each of the following two fiscal years upon Pier 1 Imports' satisfying the Profit Goal for the respective fiscal year.

Vesting is prorated between a threshold Profit Goal target and the target Profit Goal if a Profit Goal target is only partially met. Over a three-year performance (vesting) period, if the target Profit Goal is not satisfied in any fiscal year, the shares will still vest if the sum of consecutive years' Profit Goals equals or exceeds the sum of the individual consecutive fiscal year Profit Goal targets.

The named executive officer must be employed by Pier 1 Imports on the grant date and each vesting date to receive the award.

Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 1, 2010, Pier 1 Imports, Inc. issued a press release announcing that April 30, 2010, is the record date for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held June 29, 2010. Additionally, the Company provided details for its upcoming quarterly conference call.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.

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