(DONNA MCWILLIAM / AP) Editor’s note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News Archives. Pier 1 Imports was founded in San Mateo, California in 1962 as Cost Plus Imports. By 1966 ...

FORT WORTH — The chairman and chief executive of Pier 1 Imports Inc., Marvin Girouard, will retire from the unprofitable home-furnishing retailer and its board early next year, the company said.