Cost Plus sells affordable imports from around the world including furniture, home decor, kitchen and dining room items, bed and bath products, accessories like jewelry, clothing, toys and books, as well as hard to find foreign foods and drinks. The store carries items for adults and children and its inventory is constantly changing.
Cost Plus has a treasure trove of items hailing from Africa, Indonesia, Europe and beyond. Once just a wicker furniture outlet on the San Francisco pier, Cost Plus World Market now has 260 stores nationwide. The store's name originated from initially selling goods at cost, plus 10 percent.