Here Are The Long Island Pier 1 Imports Stores Closing

LONG ISLAND, NY — Several Pier 1 Imports stores on Long Island will join hundreds nationwide in closing their doors this year, Patch has confirmed. The chain, which has 11 locations on the island, previously announced it planned to close up to 450 locations, or roughly half its fleet. The closures were intended to "better align its business with the current operating environment."

While the company has yet to publish a full list of closures, Business Insider reported the chain erased more than 260 stores across 43 states from its website. That included eight locations on Long Island, seven of which confirmed to Patch on Friday that they either planned to close, had ongoing liquidation sales or both.

Here's what we found:

• 216 Glen Cove Rd, Carle Place: Store closing, though no date given. Liquidation sale currently ongoing.
• 7 East Jericho Tpke, Huntington Station: Store closing, though no date given. Liquidation sale currently ongoing.
• 1871 Sunrise Hwy, Bay Shore: Would not confirm store closing. Liquidation sale confirmed ongoing.
• 214 East Park Ave., Long Beach: Store closing. No liquidation sale.
• 118 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack: Store closing likely in April or May. Liquidation sale ongoing.
• 1470 Old Country Rd., Riverhead: Store closing likely around April. Liquidation sale ongoing.
• 1454 Union Turnpike New Hyde Park: Store closing, though no date given. Liquidation sale ongoing.
• 5187 Sunrise Hwy, Bohemia. Declined to say whether store was closing or a liquidation sale was ongoing. Referred comment to corporate headquarters.

As Patch previously reported, the company plans to close some distribution centers and lower its corporate spending, as well as lay off workers at the corporate level. Pier 1 said it will use a third-party liquidator to help with the closings, noting that its lenders signed off on its plan to reduce its brick-and-mortar footprint.

Robert Riesbeck, CEO and CFO of the retail chain thanked store workers for their hard work and commitment to serving customers.

"Although decisions that impact our associates are never easy, reducing the number of our brick-and-mortar locations is a necessary business decision," he said in a statement.

The planned closures come as the company faces smaller foot traffic.

Founded with a single location in 1962, Pier 1 Imports currently operates 936 stores in the United States.