Williams Sonoma : WEST ELM TO OPEN NEW RETAIL STORE IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
February 24, 2015 at 09:31 am EST
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The Store Will Feature a Collection of Products from Local Makers
West Elm:
What:
Home furnishings retailer West Elm will open a new store at the
Town Center in Virginia Beach, VA on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at
10am. The more than 10,000 square foot store will open with West
Elm’s spring assortment and feature products by local artists and
makers through West Elm’s LOCAL
initiative.
To celebrate the opening, West Elm partnered with Virginia-based
artist, Twittering
Bird to design an exclusive tote bag, which will be given away
to the first 300 shoppers with a $50 minimum purchase. Additional
store opening activities include a sweepstakes*
that offers local customers a chance to win a $2,000 gift, and an
invitation-only preopening celebration cohosted with Virginia’s The
Scout Guide on March 4, from 6pm – 8pm.
For up-to-date information on in-store promotions and events,
customers are encouraged to like the store page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/westelmvabeach
and follow the store on Instagram @westelmvabeach.
When:
The grand opening will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 10am.
Store hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm, and Sunday 11am-7pm.
Where:
West Elm Virginia Beach is located at 4511 Main Street, Virginia
Beach, VA 23462.
Why:
"We are thrilled to open our first store in Virginia at the Town
Center,” said West Elm president Jim Brett. “As we continue to
expand we look to make a positive impact on the community we are
entering and are excited to highlight local makers and designers
from Virginia in our assortment.”
The Virginia Beach LOCAL assortment will include the following
makers:
Julia
Paul Pottery
Maple
& Belmont
Perch
Shop
Twittering
Bird
About:
The design details and installations are unique to the West Elm
Virginia Beach store. The front cash wrap consists of repurposed air
vent grates that have been sandblasted back to reveal the cast iron
and set inside a steel frame. The back cash wrap is made of
recovered lathe strips set in an open chevron pattern that allows
light to spill through from the windows.
Mixing clean lines, natural materials and handcrafted collections
from the US and around the world, West Elm creates unique,
affordable designs for modern living. The brand offers choice in
products and services, builds community through connections with
customers, collaborators and associates, and focuses on
consciousness in everything we do, from handcrafted and local
products to supply chain transparency and sustainability.
Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, West Elm introduced its first
catalog in 2002, followed by its first store in 2003. The brand’s
complete assortment can be found in 70 retail stores in the United
States, Canada, Australia and the UK and around-the-clock at www.westelm.com.
We also offer international shipping to customers around the world
and have an unaffiliated franchisee that operates stores in the
Middle East. West Elm is part of an active community on Facebook,
Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram and a member of the
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands.
*Open only to residents that live within the Virginia Beach, VA
area. Official rules of the sweepstakes can be found on the Virginia
Beach Sweepstakes page.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an omni-channel specialty retailer for home products. Its brands include Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham are marketed through e-commerce Websites, direct-mail catalogs and retail stores. These brands are also part of the Company's loyalty and credit card program that offers members benefits across the Williams-Sonoma family of brands. Williams Sonoma products include everything for cooking, dining and entertaining, including cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture and a library of cookbooks. The brand also includes Williams Sonoma Home that offers home furnishings and decorative accessories. Pottery Barn is an omnichannel home furnishings retailer. It operates 518 stores, which include 480 stores in 40 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, 19 stores in Canada, 17 stores in Australia and two stores in the United Kingdom.
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