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National retailer specializing in Asian lifestyle items opens Triangle locations

By Autumn Coleman

Desiree McLawhorn shops at Fresh International Market in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. [...] TESO Life, a national lifestyle retailer specializing in Asian goods, is expanding into North Carolina with two Triangle area stores.

The company’s Durham site, located at 14600 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., opened on Saturday, Oct 31 while the upcoming Cary location, at 2420 Walnut St., has yet to announce its opening. [...] TESO X is the brand’s culture collection, selling blind boxes, figurines, building sets and plushies. The beauty products are under the MONKIMON brand that “emphasizes a sophisticated lifestyle” with a line of 33 beauty tool offerings. The O’HOMINI brand features over 200 types of home and living products that focus on minimalist aesthetics and functionality. In 2027, TESO Life plans to introduce their ORIKEY snack brand.