World Market (store)

World Market, Inc.
World Market
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail, online shopping
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder
  • William Amthor
  • Lincoln Bartlett
HeadquartersAlameda, California, U.S.
Number of locations
258 (2020)
Area served
United States
Key people
Alex Smith, Executive Chairman
ProductsFurniture and decor, apparel, international foods
RevenueUS$963.83 million (2011)[1]
US$16.5 million (2011)
Number of employees
6,127[1]
ParentBed Bath & Beyond (2012–2021)
Kingswood Capital Management (2021–present)
Websitewww.worldmarket.com
Inside a Cost Plus World Market in Kennesaw, Georgia
Former headquarters of Cost Plus World Market in Oakland, California

World Market, formerly Cost Plus World Market, is an American chain of specialty/import retail stores, selling home furniture, decor, curtains, rugs, gifts, apparel, coffee, wine, craft beer, and international food products. The brand's original name came from the initial concept, since abandoned, of selling items for "cost plus 10%". The company was owned by Bed Bath & Beyond from 2012 to 2021, and is currently headquartered in Alameda, California.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Cost Plus, Inc. Company Profile". Yahoo Finance. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cost Plus will move head offices, 400 workers, to Alameda from Oakland". The Mercury News. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.