Pier 1 Imports now open on Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor
Pier 1 Imports opened Monday in the Cranbrook Village shopping center.
Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com
The store opened at 10 a.m. in a 7,832-square-foot space at 926 W. Eisenhower Parkway, in the shopping center anchored by Whole Foods Market and REI. The home decor retailer filled the former Old Country Buffet space, which closed last year as part of its parent company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
"We are pleased to bring this new Pier 1 Imports to Ann Arbor and hope that our new location will inspire customers to discover the eclectic and fun merchandise that is unique to Pier 1 Imports," said company CEO Alex Smith in a statement.
Pier 1 formerly operated a store in the shopping center's outlot building, which is now occupied by a Potbelly Sandwich Shop and the under construction Tony Sacco’s pizza restaurant. Mall owner Tom Goldberg said Pier 1 closed its store in 2008 when its lease expired.
To celebrate the store's opening, the first 200 customers at the new Pier 1 Imports store each day through April 14 will receive a free reusable bag and backscratcher, the company announced in a news release.
Founded in 1970, Pier 1 Imports operated 971 stores in the United States and 81 stores in Canada as of Feb. 25, 2012. There are 33 stores in Michigan, including the location at 3785 Carpenter Road in Pittsfield Township. The Ann Arbor store will employ about 12 to 15 workers.
The store will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.
Comments
justcurious
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 5:48 p.m.
This is a coincidence. I was in Ann Arbor today and as I was driving home on Huron Parkway I thought I would stop at Pier 1. I looked at where it was and remembered Pot Belly is there. I was feeling kind of bummed that it was gone. Very timely article. This will be much better than driving all the way over to Carpenter.
Britain W.
Tue, Apr 9, 2013 : 1:42 p.m.
justcurious, were you thinking of when Pier 1 was in Arborland back in the day, where the east-side Potbelly is now?
Tom Teague
Tue, Apr 9, 2013 : 2:37 a.m.
CRS = Can't Remember . . . uhhhhhhh, Something.
Ann English
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 11:26 p.m.
Your first comment was confusing, since Huron Parkway is much closer to Carpenter Road than Eisenhower Parkway is.
Sparty
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 7:27 p.m.
crs hit ?
justcurious
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 5:49 p.m.
Ooops! Eisenhower Parkway...crs hit!
Lizzy Alfs
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 5:25 p.m.
It is pretty interesting that the store was located in this very shopping center before closing, and now it's coming back. The landlord said the company made a decision to close the store in 2008 when the economy was turning.
Little Patience
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 4:20 p.m.
I had no idea the outlot location closed. :/
leezee
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 4:12 p.m.
Now, if only New York & Company will come back!
dading dont delete me bro
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 3:58 p.m.
those places are still around?
tdw
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 : 4:06 p.m.
dading....that's what I was thinking