Cost Plus World Market Opens Its 4th Store in Texas Marking Its 54th Store Nationwide.SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 1996--Cost Plus Inc. will premiere its second winning combination of Home Decor and Home Entertaining "World Market" stores on Thursday, Sept. 12. This addition will mark the 4th store in Texas and the 54th store for Cost Plus which currently operates in 10 states. Cost Plus World Market, opening in the Plaza Del Norte Plaza del Norte is a regional shopping mall located Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into across from I-410 from the North Star Mall North Star Mall is a premier shopping mall in San Antonio, Texas with anchor tenants Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Macy's, Mervyns, and Saks Fifth Avenue as well as over 200 specialty stores, some exclusive to the San Antonio market, including Abercrombie Kids, Arden B, Armani Exchange, -- offers 20,000 unique and affordable gourmet food and wine, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. and furniture imported from more than 50 countries around the world. Cost Plus targets its product selection to reflect the broad consumer trends in the 1990s which include an emphasis on more casual lifestyles, an increased investment in the home and greater focus on value. The company's four key product categories are (1) home decor including furniture, rugs and baskets; (2) tabletop items including glassware, ceramics, and kitchen; (3) gift items such as jewelry, candles, and seasonal items; and, (4) consumable items such as wine, gourmet foods, coffee and teas. The company believes that breadth and depth of assortment in its selected casual living categories position Cost Plus as a destination store. "We believe a spicy combination of competitively priced international home furnishing and gourmet food and wine is the recipe for success," said Ralph Dillon, Cost Plus chairman 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. . No where is this more true than San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . "The demographics of the San Antonio area are a perfect match for Cost Plus World Market." The San Antonio store is a 18,800 square foot showcase of living cultures, that can be navigated from a single starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the : the compass rose A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium. etched into the floor as you enter. Stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; international treasures, shoppers are in for a treat no matter which direction they turn. The eclectic collection includes hand-crafted iron candle-holders from India, 22 kinds of olive oil, 250 labels of wine, Baltic Amber jewelry from Poland, Re-cycled wood furniture made in Indonesia, handmade birdhouses, kitchen utensils, hand-painted ceramics from Italy and more. Small Indulgences "Cost Plus buyers rummage through kasbahs, marketplaces, and covered bazaars from Buenos Aires to Marrakech, with what I call the small indulgences rule in mind," said Pat Belardi, Cost Plus Vice-President of Merchandising. "The Cost Plus shopper has little free time and many influences competing for his or her disposable income disposable income Portion of an individual's income over which the recipient has complete discretion. To assess disposable income, it is necessary to determine total income, including not only wages and salaries, interest and dividend payments, and business profits, but also . Our customers want to leave our store with an item they feel is a reward for their hard work, will set them apart from their friends, and will not break the bank; these are small indulgences." Hundreds of customers will celebrate the Grand Opening with civic leaders and Cost Plus employees. Among the activities will be a personal appearance by Pat Mozersky of "What's Cooking San Antonio," on Thursday, Sept. 19, 9-11 a.m., in addition to numerous gourmet food tastings from Thai Kitchen, Balsen Cookies, Toblerone Chocolate, La Tempesta, El Paso Chili Margarita Drink Mix, and much more. Cost Plus was founded in 1958 when a San Francisco businessman blended his passion for travel and retail by selling shiploads of hand-woven wicker. In addition to the San Antonio store, Cost Plus plans to open its fifth Texas store in Austin on Oct. 4, 1996. CONTACT: Cost Plus World Market, Oakland, Calif. Christine Hildebrand, 510/893-7300 ext. 3016 |
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