--(BUSINESS WIRE)--West Elm: What:   Home furnishings retailer West Elm will open its first South Carolina retail store in the Upper King District of Charleston on Thursday, August 13 at 10am. The nearly 10,000 square foot store will open with West Elm’s Fall 2015 product assortment, a suite of complimentary design services and feature crafted goods by nine local artists and makers as part of West Elm’s LOCAL initiative. The new store is expected to bring an estimated 25-30 jobs to the growing