Cost Plus World Market (worldmarket.com) is a fan of some friendly competition, and when it involves its hometown sports team, all the better! Now through noon PST Thursday, January 12, 2012 San Francisco Bay Area football fans can enter for a chance to win World Market's "San Francisco Playoff" Sweepstakes at worldmarketsweepstakes.com. One lucky grand prize winner will receive two tickets to the San Francisco playoff game on January 14, 2012, local transportation service to and from the stadium*, and a $1000 World Market gift card.

In addition, our stores are joining in on the fun. Football fans who are dressed in the San Francisco football team's logo apparel and who shop select San Francisco Bay Area stores** on game day (January 14, 2012), will receive 10 percent off their purchase (excludes gift cards, alcoholic beverages, and kitchen electrics; not valid online or on prior purchases).

Watching the football game from home? World Market has all the ingredients one needs to host a game day viewing party at home. From savory snacks like chips and popcorn to refreshing beverages including Italian sodas and an assortment of microbrews, World Market is your go-to, one-stop shopping destination for game day entertaining. Plus, World Market's furniture sale is currently taking place, so it's the perfect time to shop for a comfortable leather recliner, additional seating for your guests, or a media cabinet for your TV.

For information about World Market, please go to www.worldmarket.com. Keep up with World Market by following us on www.facebook.com/worldmarket and www.twitter.com/worldmarket.

*Some restrictions apply; 50-mile radius from the San Francisco stadium local transportation only provided; does not include hotel accommodations; see worldmarketsweepstakes.com for complete sweepstakes rules.

**List of participating Cost Plus World Market stores: San Francisco, Hillsdale (San Mateo), San Jose, Almaden, Oakland, Marin, Concord, Santa Rosa, Mountain View, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Antioch, Fairfield, Napa, Westlake (Daly City), Fremont, Redwood City, San Jose Marketplace, Tracy, and Santa Cruz.

About Cost Plus World Market

Cost Plus World Market operates 258 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, jewelry, decorative accessories, over 500 international wines, gourmet foods and beverages offered at affordable prices and 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.

Cost Plus World Market
Jill Osaka, 510-808-9319
jill.osaka@cpwm.com