Columbus Residents to Discover 50 Countries in One Store at Opening of New World Market.COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1999-- Cost Plus World Market will celebrate the grand opening of its Polaris store on Thursday, September 2 at 9 a.m. The new store will be located in the Polaris Towne Center and will carry the shortened name of World Market. The opening marks the retailer's second store in the Columbus area and the 96th World Market nationwide. The Company currently operates six additional Ohio locations in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati and anticipates opening two additional Ohio locations this fall. World Market, opening at 1331 Polaris Parkway, will offer a uniquely different shopping experience which features an ever-changing array of home decor, tabletop accessories, decorative gifts, gourmet foods and beverages, imported from 50 countries around the world. "We believe an exciting combination of competitively priced international home furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. with gourmet food and wine is a great recipe for success," said Murray Dashe, World Market's Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . The Polaris store will have 16,000 square feet of selling space filled with international treasures including handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft iron candlesticks from India, 18 varieties of olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes. , 500 different wines, handcarved masks from Ghana, recycled wood furniture from Indonesia, handmade hand·made adj. Made or prepared by hand rather than by machine. handmade Adjective made by hand, not by machine Adj. 1. birdhouses, unique kitchen utensils, handpainted ceramics from Italy, and much more. "World Market's buyers have a heightened sense of adventure and curiosity. They travel the world visiting remote villages, centuries old factories and covered bazaars searching for unusual and unique products to bring home to our customers," says Kathi Lentzsch, Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing. "Baskets from Bali, chocolates from Belgium, and pottery pottery, the baked-clay wares of the entire ceramics field. For a description of the nature of the material, see clay. Types of Pottery It usually falls into three main classes—porous-bodied pottery, stoneware, and porcelain. from Portugal are just a few of the items that take our customers on an adventure through the store where they will find special treasures to fit their homes and personalities." World Market was founded in 1958 when a San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden businessman blended his passion for travel and retailing by selling shiploads of imported wicker he discovered during his travels through Asia. |
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