World Market opens fifth metro Atlanta store, L.L. Bean launches Buckhead pop-up

World Market opened its fifth metro Atlanta store on Friday, launching a new location at Cumming Town Center off Market Place Boulevard in Cumming. Grand opening festivities began at 8:45 a.m. and continue through the weekend, the company said.

It is the first new World Market to come to the region in years. The retailer, which is based in California and was formerly known as Cost Plus World Market, also operates stores in Buckhead, Buford, Dunwoody and Kennesaw. The company says it sources its products from around the world, including specialty foods and beverages, home furnishings, gifts and seasonal items.

World Market CEO Eric Hunter said in a press release that the expansion reflects the company's growth plans and its commitment to bringing the World Market experience to more customers in the region.

Also on Friday, Maine outdoor retailer L.L. Bean opened a pop-up store in the heart of Buckhead, giving Georgia residents a taste of what is to come as it prepares the launch of its first Georgia store. The pop-up features festive flannels, home goods and activities, and it runs through Nov. 22.

L.L. Bean announced plans earlier this year for a store at Lulah Hills, the redevelopment of the former North DeKalb Mall.

In Buckhead, Eastside Golf recently opened its first store at Phipps Plaza. The upscale golf apparel and accessories brand was founded in 2019 by Earl Cooper and Olajuwon Ajanaku, who met at Morehouse College, where they won a national championship in 2010.

Cooper said in a release that the opening was a meaningful, full-circle moment for the brand in Atlanta. He described the store as a platform to introduce more people to the game of golf while continuing to build community and create opportunities and partnerships.

Furniture retailer Design Within Reach is eyeing a new location at the Buckhead Village development, according to plans filed with the city of Atlanta. The store would replace a former Dior location, according to Urbanize Atlanta. Design Within Reach currently has one Atlanta store in West Midtown, with another in the works at the Lulah Hills project near Decatur.

Also at Buckhead Village, lifestyle brand Roller Rabbit, well known for its sleepwear, is set to open a new store on Saturday, Nov. 14. Fleet Feet, which sells running shoes, clothing and gear, has opened a new location at Buckhead's Tuxedo Festival shopping center and will hold a grand opening event Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with shoe demos and giveaways.

In other openings, Aéropostale brought a girls-only concept to Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, a first for the apparel brand. Nordstrom Rack opened a new store at Atlantic Station in late October, taking the place of a former DSW shoe store. Brown & Co. Jewelers recently completed a renovation of more than $5 million at its flagship Roswell store.