Cost Plus World Market Premieres Second Dallas/Fort Worth Store in Grapevine, Texas; Grapevine Residents to Discover the World at Opening of New Cost Plus World Market.GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1997--Cost Plus Inc. will premiere its winning combination of home decor and entertaining "World Market" stores on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. The Grapevine grand opening marks the retailer's second expansion into the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and the 64th Cost Plus World Market nationwide. Cost Plus World Market, opening at 1317 Highway State 114 West in the Grapevine Towne Center, offers over 10,000 unique and affordable home furnishings and entertainment items including gourmet foods and beverages, furniture, glassware and ceramics, exotic collectibles, baskets, rugs and pillows, imported from 50 countries around the world. Featuring an ever-changing selection of home decor, table top, gifts and decorative accessories along with gourmet food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , Cost Plus World Market targets its merchandise assortment to enhance the casual living and home entertaining experience. The company believes that the breadth and depth of its assortment in current casual living categories position Cost Plus as a destination store. "We believe a spicy combination of competitively priced international home furnishings with gourmet food and wine is the recipe for success," said Ralph Dillon, Cost Plus Inc.'s 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. . Nowhere is this more true than in Grapevine where, "the demographics of the greater Ft. Worth area are the perfect match for Cost Plus World Market." The Grapevine store is a 19,000 square foot showcase of world cultures that customers may navigate 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. 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, customers will discover an eclectic collection of merchandise including hand-crafted 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. , 250 labels of wine, hand-carved masks from Ghana, recycled wood furniture made in Indonesia, handmade birdhouses, unique kitchen utensils, hand-painted ceramics from Italy and much more. "Cost Plus World Market buyers have a heightened sense of adventure and curiosity. They travel they world visiting remote villages, centuries old factories and covered bazaars searching for unusual and unique products to bring home to our customers," said Kathi Lentzsch, Cost Plus World Market's Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing. "Exclusive Italian pottery, hand carved African tribal masks, or Balinese bamboo wind chimes wind chimes pl.n. An arrangement of small suspended pieces, as of glass, metal, or ceramic, hung loosely together so that they tinkle pleasingly when blown by the wind. Also called wind-bells. 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." Hundreds of customers, civic leaders and Cost Plus employees will celebrate the Grapevine Grand Opening at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 28. Activities planned for opening day include a treasure hunt with customers and a personal appearance by Chef Rick Robbins of the Stoneleigh Hotel from noon-2 p.m. In addition, the Grapevine High School Grapevine High School is a public secondary school at 3223 Mustang Drive in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. GHS is located in the northeast region of Tarrant County. and RazzMaJazz Dixieland Band will provide musical entertainment throughout the day. Plus, customers will meet master Chef Martin Yan of the PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, show "Yan Can Cook Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. Its famous catch phrase was "If Yan can cook, so can you!" Often followed by the gag "If Yan can't, then neither can you. " on Saturday, August 30 from noon-2 p.m. as he prepares his Asian specialities. Numerous gourmet food tastings will be available from Tobler Orange Ghirardelli Chocolate, Cost Plus World Market Coffee, Mezzetta, Thai Kitchen 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 he discovered during his travels through Asia. In addition to Grapevine, Cost Plus, Inc. plans to open six more stores for a total of twelve new stores throughout the United States in 1997. CONTACT: Cost Plus World Market Melissa Oldenbourg, 510/893-7300 ext. 3504 |
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