Cost Plus World Market opens first store in Texas as part of expansion plan.PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1995--Tomorrow, Cost Plus Inc. will open its first store in Texas as part of an autumn expansion that will extend the 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 landmark's empire further eastward to Chicago. The Cost Plus World Market, now open at 1201 North Central Expressway The following roads are named Central Expressway:
While larger department store chains are consolidating, closing stores and laying off workers, Cost Plus has launched a strategic growth campaign built upon the popularity of self-expression in home entertaining and decor and aggressive pricing of hand-crafted items imported from around the world. "A spicy combination of competitively priced international home furnishings and gourmet food and wine has fed success in over 15 major markets," said Ralph Dillon, Cost Plus president and chief executive officer. "Home decorating and entertaining is a big part of life for the large number of new families and homemakers in the Metroplex area. I feel confident that Cost Plus will bring a new and innovative perspective to home styling in the Dallas area." The Plano store is modeled on Cost Plus World Market's new visually merchandised prototype store. The 18,000 square-foot showcase of living culture 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"; cosmopolitan 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 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. , 230 labels of wine, Navajo sterling silver jewelry, a hardwood dining set from the Czech Republic, amber jewelry, rattan rattan (rătăn`), name for a number of plants of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, and Korthalsia climbing palms of tropical Asia, belonging to the family Palmae (palm family). furniture, kitchen utensils, birdhouses 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 . These people want to leave our store with an item they feel is a justification of their hard work, will set them apart from their friends, and will not break the bank; these are small indulgences." Hundreds of customers celebrated the grand opening with civic leaders and Cost Plus employees. All were entertained by the Collin County Community College jazz band, received autographs from former Dallas Cowboy Tony Dorsett, were served gourmet foods and led on tours of the new store by celebrity chef Sam Arnold of the Fort Restaurant in Denver. Cost Plus was founded in 1958 when a San Francisco businessman blended his passion for travel and retail by selling a shipload ship·load n. The amount a ship can carry. Noun 1. shipload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" boatload, carload of hand-woven wicker at cost, plus 10 percent. Today, Cost Plus is an expanding regional chain of specialty retail outlets with 49 stores in nine Western states. CONTACT: Hill & Knowlton, San Francisco Lynn Brinton or Vanessa Wagar, 415/781-2430 |
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