Cost Plus World Market Launches Facebook “Spruce Up Your Space” Photo Contest

Fans Invited to Submit Photos of Rooms in Need of Makeovers

Oakland, Calif., (February 16, 2011) — Cost Plus World Market (www.worldmarket.com), the specialty retailer known for unique, affordable, and authentic merchandise for the home, today announced the launch of its “Spruce Up Your Space” Photo Contest. On World Market’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/worldmarket), fans can upload a photo of a room in their house that is in need of a makeover for a chance to win one of four $3,000 World Market gift cards.

The photo contest consists of four categories—bedroom, family/living room, home office/den, and dining room—and World Market Facebook fans are invited to vote for the most deserving submission. The entry with the most votes from each category will win a $3,000 World Market gift card to be used toward sprucing up their home.

Since 1958, World Market has been the must-shop destination for unique, authentic and affordable finds for home decorating, home entertaining, and gift giving, as well as gourmet food and wine. World Market’s new spring line, available in stores and online this month, offers customers affordable, yet chic, options to update any room in the house, from decorative pillows and floor coverings to bath towels and tablecloths.

Remember, more votes means better odds of winning, so those who enter the “Spruce Up Your Space” Photo Contest are encouraged to share the photo on their own Facebook page, inviting friends to vote for their entry on the World Market Facebook page at www.facebook.com/worldmarket.

Some restrictions apply, including only one submission per Facebook account, and all uploaded photos will be reviewed and approved prior to public posting. For the complete photo contest rules, go to www.facebook.com/worldmarket.

For information about World Market’s current promotions and events, please go to http://www.worldmarket.com. Keep up with World Market by following us on http://www.facebook.com/worldmarket and http://www.twitter.com/worldmarket.

About Cost Plus World Market
Cost Plus World Market operates 263 stores in 30 states under the names “World Market” and “Cost Plus World Market.” The store features an ever-changing selection of casual home furnishings, housewares, gifts, unique jewelry, decorative accessories, over 500 international wines, gourmet foods and beverages offered at affordable prices and are imported from more than 50 countries. Many items are unique and exclusive to World Market and are regularly supplied by an international network of individual and regional artisans developed over the Company’s more than 50 years in the import business.

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Jill Osaka
Cost Plus World Market
510.590.0203
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