{"id":16692,"date":"2020-01-24T23:51:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T04:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2021-11-22T23:08:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:08:36","slug":"pier-1-250-harbison-boulevard-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=16692","title":{"rendered":"Pier 1 Imports, 250 Harbison Boulevard: January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/03\/p1500005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/03\/p1500005_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1500005_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1500005_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610850.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610850_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1610850_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1610850_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610852.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610852_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1610852_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1610852_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610853.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610853_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1610853_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1610853_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610855.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610855_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1610855_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1610855_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610856.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/20\/01\/p1610856_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1610856_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1610856_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I have mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=408\">before<\/a>, my mother, who had a taste for the odd & exotic, used to stop in at <i>Pier 1<\/i> from time to time while I was growing up.  Since that time, I believe I have only been in a <i>Pier 1<\/i> once, and I have never been in this <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?tag=harbison\">Harbison<\/a> location.<\/p>\n<p>This store is in an outbuilding by the <i>Outback<\/i> wing of the <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?tag=harbison-court\">Harbison Court<\/a> shopping center, which I used to visit fairly frequently for <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=8432\">Barnes & Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/local\/article239564093.html\">The State<\/a> has the story on the closing, mentioning that the retailer is closing about half of its 900+ stores.  So, say, that's more than 400 locations, which is a pretty whopping number.  The retail apocalypse continues..<\/p>\n<p>(Hat tip to commenter JCB)<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 30 June 2020<\/b>: Update tags<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 22 November 2021<\/b> -- Now a <i>Popshelf<\/i>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/21\/11\/p1750584.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/21\/11\/p1750584_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1750584_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1750584_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/250+Harbison+Blvd,+Columbia,+SC+29212\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/pix\/misc\/world_map_icon.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have mentioned before, my mother, who had a taste for the odd &#038; exotic, used to stop in at Pier 1 from time to time while I was growing up. Since that time, I believe I have only been in a Pier 1 once, and I have never been in this Harbison location. 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