Kendra Scott has announced the upcoming opening of a new retail store location at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista. The new Florida store is set to open Spring 2022.
The Kendra Scott store located in the Town Center at Disney Springs will be a unique new concept celebrating the brand’s ongoing work with Inheritance of Hope, a non-profit organization that inspires hope in young families facing the loss of a parent due to a terminal diagnosis. For the last five years, the brand has worked with Inheritance of Hope to host an all-expenses-paid weekend retreat to Walt Disney World Resort for families facing a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. To date, Kendra and Inheritance of Hope have hosted over 70 families for these retreats.
“Aside from being an integral addition to our brand footprint, I am thrilled to be opening this location at Disney Springs in celebration of a philanthropic program that is so dear to our hearts,” said Tom Nolan, CEO of Kendra Scott. “We look forward to continuing to do good and bring joy to the Orlando community through our presence in this incredible center.”
Spanning 1,650 square feet, the Kendra Scott store at Disney Springs will carry the brand’s full assortment of mainline and fine jewelry, will offer unique customization opportunities, and will feature a special custom installation highlighting the brand’s ongoing work with Inheritance of Hope. The store will also boast exclusive products and enhanced giveback opportunities.
Additional details on the store design, opening date and store hours will follow.
As the Kendra Scott brand continues to grow, the company is remaining true to its founding philosophy of “Family, Fashion, Philanthropy” and since 2010, the company has given back well over $40 million to local, national, and international causes.
Inheritance of Hope was founded by Kristen and Deric Milligan following several years of coping with the challenges of raising three young children while battling a terminal illness. The concept was born in 2003 after Kristen, then 30, was diagnosed with a rare terminal liver cancer and had difficulty finding literature to help her three young children (ages 4, 2, and 7 months) through this challenging time. She decided to remedy the problem and wrote her first book, A Train’s Rust, A Toy Maker’s Love, to help her children better understand what was happening in their family. Six surgeries, two radiation treatments, two rounds of chemotherapy, and three books later, Kristen and her husband Deric expanded the concept by co founding Inheritance of Hope, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity devoted to inspiring hope in young families facing the loss of a parent. Sadly, Kristen lost her courageous bout with cancer in 2012, but her passion remains as the organization hosts Legacy Retreats, all-expenses-paid experiences to help families create memories and build a community of support. Inheritance of Hope provides an opportunity for distressed families to learn about shaping their legacy and offers tools to help each member of the family successfully navigate this difficult period in their lives. Inheritance of Hope believes that “Every Family Deserves a Legacy.”
