World Market Opens Two New Stores in San Antonio at The Forum and De Zavala

Business Wire, Sept 7, 2000

Business Editors

SAN ANTONIO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000

World Market celebrated the grand opening of its new San Antonio stores on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. The new stores, located in The Forum, and Fiesta Trails at De Zavala, mark the retailer's second and third stores in the San Antonio area and 115th and 116th stores nationwide.

World Market, opened at 8286 Agora Parkway and 12651 Vance Jackson Rd., 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 with gourmet food and wine has proven a great recipe for success," said Murray Dashe, World Market's Chairman, President and CEO.

The new San Antonio stores have 16,000 square feet of selling space filled with international treasures including: handcrafted iron candlesticks from India, 18 varieties of olive oil, 500 different wines, handcarved masks from Ghana, recycled wood furniture from Indonesia, handmade 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 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."

World Market was founded in 1958 when a San Francisco businessman blended his passion for travel and retailing by selling shiploads of imported wicker he discovered during his travels through Asia.