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Angelenos Experience "Future of Tech" Design of New Verizon Flagship Store On Santa Monica's 3rd St. PromenadeSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless welcomed excited visitors to its new Destination Store on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, bringing the company's supersized, hands-on lifestyle shopping approach to the West Coast for the first time. Visitors explored fun, interactive "lifestyle zones," ranging from fitness to music to sports and the home, trying out the latest personal and business wireless solutions. "For our customers, there's simply no other retail shopping experience like this in any industry," said Luis Cruz, Verizon Southern California president. "From the innovative use of technology to create memorable, hands-on experiences, to the aesthetically pleasing design choices and artwork, our Santa Monica flagship store offers an engaging experience that's sure to remind locals of the unique character of the community we share." Every lifestyle zone offers an immersive, hands-on experience, designed with creativity, fun or an artful approach at its core. For example:
Calling Santa Monica Home The Verizon Destination Store in Santa Monica is the company's first on the West Coast and occupies the same retail space as F. W. Woolworth Company's first store on the West Coast, built in 1949. At its peak, Woolworth operated more than 3,000 retail stores worldwide. Verizon constructed the nearly 8,000 sq. ft. retail space using a variety of sustainable building materials. Store Location and Hours Just minutes from the world-famous Santa Monica Pier, the store, located at 1322 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. Background on Verizon Destination Stores Verizon opened its first Destination Store in November, 2013 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Since then, the company has opened additional Destination Stores in Chicago, Houston and Boston. The company has received a variety of accolades for the innovative designs of these stores, including an Award of Merit from the Retail Design Institute for the Mall of America store and a Gold Award from the Association of Retail Environments for the Chicago retail space. For more information, visit the Verizon Wireless News Center and follow Public Relations Manager Ken Muche on Twitter at @MisterSoCalKen. About Verizon Wireless MEDIA CONTACT: Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150701/227591
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