ALWAYSMOD TO OPEN MARCH 13 IN GOLDEN VALLEY

Destination shop will be one of the largest retailers of modern design in the Twin Cities

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. AlwaysMod, a retailer of modern design for the home, will open its doors to customers March 13 at 905 Decatur Ave. North in Golden Valley. This is AlwaysMod's first brick-and-mortar shop since launching an e-commerce site in 2008. Specializing in modern design from around the world, the new store will showcase more than 3,000 products in a 4,000-square-foot space that will include a demonstration kitchen and furniture and lighting displays.

"This is our biggest growth spurt in company history and I'm excited for Twin Cities shoppers to see what we have in store for them," said Ben Horn, owner of Our World Shops, Inc., parent company of AlwaysMod. "I would love for AlwaysMod to become the destination for the best assortment of modern design in Minnesota just as FinnStyle was the place to go for Finnish design."

AlwaysMod has been expanding at a rapid pace, adding more than 20 new brands in the past few months. The newest brand to join the roster is Fritz Hansen, which is well known for the Arne Jacobsen Swan and Egg chairs. AlwaysMod will be Minnesota's exclusive dealer of this time-honored brand's furniture and lighting. Other brands customers will discover at the new store include Artek, Chilewich, Dwell Studio, Georg Jensen, Jonathan Adler, Tom Dixon, Vitra and more.

In celebration of the grand opening, a series of exciting and interactive events will take place at the new store March 13 15 including baking demonstrations with Beatrice Ojakangas, a James Beard Cookbook Hall-of-Famer; a cupcake decorating presentation with Food Network's Cupcake Wars champion Kevin VanDeraa; an in-store design challenge and more. For a complete schedule of times and events, please visit AlwaysMod. There will also be giveaways throughout the weekend.

Previous to the AlwaysMod store, FinnStyle, a modern Finnish design retailer, was Horn's brick-and-mortar venture for 13 years in Minneapolis. The transformation will widen the shop's selection to include complementary modern designs from around the world such as Denmark, Germany, Japan and more. The new Golden Valley location will have nearly double the retail space and approximately 500 additional products.

Parent company Our World Shops, Inc. operates six different online retailers including FinnStyle.com and AlwaysMod.com, as well as the bricks-and-mortar store. AlwaysMod.com launched in 2008 with a major expansion in 2014. The FinnStyle.com online store, which launched in 2002, will remain unchanged.

For more information, contact Erica Dao at erica [at] ourworldshops.com or 763-746-5606.