Cost Plus World Market Opens 117th Store in San Luis Obispo.Business Editors SAN LUIS OBISPO San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Cost Plus World Market celebrated the grand opening of its new San Luis Obispo store on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. The store, located in the new San Luis Obispo Promenade, marks the retailer's first store in San Luis Obispo and 117th store nationwide. Cost Plus World Market, opened at 325 Madonna Road, offers 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. "The 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 has proven a great recipe for success," said Murray Dashe, Cost Plus 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 new San Luis Obispo store has 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. "Cost Plus 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 Indonesia, chocolates from Belgium, and pottery from Italy 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." Cost Plus 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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