Piers · South East England
Pier 1
Pier 1 is a pier in the United Kingdom.
Richard Dorrell — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Pier 1 is a seaside pier on the coast of Oxfordshire, South-East England — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. The site is within the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, about 0.2 km away. Postcode area RG9.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pier 1 Imports, Inc., is an online retailer and former Fort Worth, Texas-based retail chain specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories, and seasonal decor. It was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker PIR. In January 2020, Pier 1 had over 1,000 physical stores throughout the United States and Canada. Pier 1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 17, 2020, and on May 19, 2020, announced it was asking the bankruptcy court to close all stores, due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) bought the rights to Pier 1 and planned to revive the brand as an ecommerce store. At the end of October 2020, Pier 1 Imports closed its remaining stores and transferred its website to REV, which is doing business as Dallas-based Pier 1 Imports Online, Inc.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1962, Charles D. Tandy and Luther Henderson of the Tandy Corporation provided a loan to the California-based Cost Plus Imports chain in exchange for franchise rights. Their first franchised location opened that year in San Mateo. By 1966, Tandy's and Henderson's franchises had grown to 16 locations in California and Texas. They rebranded their stores Pier 1 Imports, establishing a new corporate headquarters with Radio Shack, another Tandy holding, in Fort Worth, Texas. At this time, the company had grown to 123 stores, posted 100 percent sales gains for four consecutive years, and opened stores internationally in Australia and Europe. A Pier 1 store in Royal Oak, Michigan, reached annual…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5357, -0.9000
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Henley-on-Thames
- Postcode
- RG9 1BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Established
- 1962
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames — 0.2 km
Sources
- osm: w36277980 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Pier 1 Imports (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pier 1?
- Pier 1 is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG9 1BB), in the parish of Henley-on-Thames.
- When was Pier 1 built?
- Built or established in 1962.
- Who owns Pier 1?
- Pier 1 is owned by Retail ECommerce Ventures.
- Is Pier 1 a protected site?
- Yes — Pier 1 is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Pier 1 free to visit?
- Yes, Pier 1 is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pier 1?
- The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG9 1BB.