Cost Plus World Market Customers Who Spend $40 in Select Southern California Stores Have Chance to Receive Tickets to See the Go-Go’s in Concert on August 17, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This summer Cost Plus World Market (www.worldmarket.com) is celebrating great nostalgic summertime experiences like backyard BBQs, beach gatherings, block parties and fun music with its “Go-Go’s Getaway Sweepstakes” running now through July 23, 2011. One lucky grand prize “Go-Go’s Getaway Sweepstakes” winner and 10 friends will win a VIP trip to Los Angeles to see The Go-Go’s in concert on August 17, 2011. Customers can enter for a chance to win at worldmarket.com. In celebration of the promotion, World Market is giving Southern California customers the chance to win free tickets to the summer concert.

World Market customers who shop the Los Angeles and Orange County-area stores and spend $40 or more in participating stores on July 12-13 and July 19-20, will have a chance to receive two free tickets to The Go-Go’s concert at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. A limited number of tickets will be available; for more information, go to http://www.worldmarket.com/go-gos for complete details and list of participating Southern California stores.

Want to share some of your favorite photos from the 1980s? World Market is hosting an “80’s Flashback Photo Contest” on its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/worldmarket inviting customers to submit a photo of themselves dressed in their 80s attire for a chance to win a World Market gift card. Once the photo is submitted, fans can share their entry on their own Facebook page and ask friends to vote for their entry. One photo each day now through July 23, 2011 will receive a $100 World Market gift card.

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

About Cost Plus World Market

Cost Plus World Market operates 259 in 30 states under the names “World Market” and “Cost Plus World Market.” The store features an ever-changing selection of casual home décor and 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.