Cost Plus World Market

The first Cost Plus opened in 1958 in San Francisco. A businessman turned his passion for travel into an import business by selling a shipload of handwoven wicker from a local pier. The furniture sold out within a few days. Cost Plus World Market s store at Fisherman s Wharf in San Francisco is a favorite destination for tourists and locals. Since its opening four decades ago, the company s products categories have expanded to include furniture, pillows, lamps, floor and window coverings, frames, baskets, garden, collectibles, and tabletop and kitchen accessories. Cost Plus World Market specializes in providing gourmet foods and wines. The company s buyers travel the world visiting remote villages, centuries-old factories and foreign bazaars searching for products.