| Cost Plus, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of casual home furnishings and entertaining products in the United States. It offers home decorating items, such as furniture, rugs, pillows, bath linens, lamps, window coverings, frames, and baskets; and furniture products, including ready-to-assemble living and dining room pieces, handcrafted case goods, and occasional pieces. The company also provides kitchen items, including glassware, ceramics, textiles, and cooking utensils; and kitchen products comprising baking, food preparation, barbecue, and dining. In addition, it provides jewelry, fashion accessories, and personal care items, as well as gift and decorative accessories, including collectibles, candles, framed art, and holiday and seasonal items. Further, the company offers gourmet foods and beverages, including wine, microbrewed and imported beer, coffee, tea, and bottled water. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 298 stores under World Market, Cost Plus World Market, Cost Plus Imports, and World Market Stores names in 34 states. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Oakland, California. |