Coldwater Creek eyes Oakway Center store.Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard There is not yet a signed lease, but women's apparel and accessories retailer Coldwater Creek Coldwater Creek is a clothing retailer which is based in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Dennis Pence. The company had 239 stores in operation at the end of the 2006 fiscal year.[1] Notes 1. ^ Coldwater Creek. is moving forward with plans to open a store this fall in Eugene's Oakway Center, the chain's communications director confirmed Tuesday. "We don't have a signed, sealed and delivered lease with Oakway Center yet," company spokesman Dave Gunter said. "So I can't discuss details about the store." However, Gunter confirmed that Coldwater Creek has begun advertising for a manager to operate the Eugene store and said he expects the company's newest Oregon outlet to be open in November. Six other Coldwater Creek stores already operate in the state. "We do start advertising for managers well in advance of an opening," Gunter said. "It is a ways out for us yet." Coldwater Creek - founded in 1984 as a home-based, mail-order catalog company in Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint is a city in and the county seat of Bonner County, Idaho, United States.GR6 Its population was 6,835 at the 2000 census. Sandpoint's major industry is tourism and recreation, thanks to its proximity to scenic Lake Pend Oreille and - lists about 230 outlets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on its Web site. It sells about 3,000 items - women's apparel, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , gifts and accessories - in the retail stores as well as through its Web site and direct-mail catalogs. The company, with its headquarters on a 20-acre campus in Sandpoint, targets a customer base of professional, educated women in the age range of 35 to 60. Oakway Center spokesman Steve Korth, director of real estate and development for family-owned McKay Investment Co., said he could not comment on Coldwater Creek's Eugene plans until a lease is signed. However, Korth did say that new retail spaces in the mall's old T.J. Maxx T.J. Maxx is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. It is the largest off-price apparel retailer in the United States offering brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. site should be ready for tenants by September so that retailers will be able to complete their own improvements and open before Thanksgiving. The building will be largely rebuilt beginning in June to create a total of 20,000 square feet of retail space for three or four retailers. Site preparation also is expected to begin late this month for two 6,500-square-foot buildings at the V-shaped corner of Coburg and Oakway roads, where a Union 76 gas station was demolished last year, Korth said. Coldwater Creek stores average about 5,500 square feet, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company's Web site. Oregon stores are in Bend, Lincoln City Lincoln City can refer to:
COLDWATER CREEK Founded: 1984 in Sandpoint, Idaho, by Dennis and Ann Pence Merchandise: Women's apparel, jewelry, gifts and accessories Stores: About 230 nationwide, including six in Oregon Online: www.coldwatercreek.com Plans: New retail outlet retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → at Eugene's Oakway Center |
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