World Market — Attraction in Siesta Key

I worked for various World Market stores for six years in the Columbus area building desplays and resetting stores. When I moved to Florida over nine years ago there was one about an hour or so away so I never went to visit. So a few months ago World Market opens a brand new location in Sarasota.

The store is a tad larger than most of the ones I've been to. The setup is very similar but much more open (still putting the chairs on the top shelf around the perimeter of the store). I do like the open configuration of the food and wine area but the aisles are pretty tight.

I visited the store with my mother, she's handicapped so she needs a wheelchair. The store is pretty tight but not to unfriendly to people in wheelchairs.

The selection of snacks has gotten better.

I will definitely be back to check things out after...

Nice store. You can also find any food, decor or drink from around the world, however I find their prices to be expensive. But, it’s a one stop shop for unique items. I was impressed by their Turkish decor, Indian art, Persian rugs, an extensive line of olive oil from around the world and a huge variety of ramen from all corners of Asia.i fell in love with their coffee mugs, dinner ware, and candle collection. If you are looking for one of a kind products then this...

Very cool store but one of the staff was not very helpful. Angely(?) is very rude, moves at a glacial pace and disrespectful to her coworkers. Shelby the manager did correct the problem quickly once she was able to get to the registers. And our cashier did try to be proactive in addressing this problem when she couldn’t get a response on the radio. Price rang up almost 2x the...