Oprah Winfrey: The store

Jun 28, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Oprah Winfrey REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Oprah Winfrey is opening her own store.

The chat show host is having the new store built close to Chicago's Harpo Studios where she films her hit TV show.

Construction has already begun on the one-storey, 4,500-square-foot store building.

Oprah's spokesperson has not given exact details of the goods available, but did suggest they would be similar to those from the Oprah Boutique on the 53-year-old's website, which sells items such as African-style baskets and bead art.

Oprah recently topped Forbes magazine's 2007 Most Powerful Celebrity list.

She reportedly has a net worth of at least $1.5 billion from her TV show, production company and magazine.

She was also recently ranked by a US non-profit group as the most generous celebrity philanthropist, donating more than $50 million of her fortune to charity last year.

The Harpo Studios are located just west of Chicago's downtown area and have been credited with helping revitalize the West Loop neighbourhood, a former warehouse district now full of trendy galleries, restaurants and apartments.

It is not yet known when the store will open.

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