West Coast home furnishings fave comes to New York

Oakland, Calif. -- Cost Plus Worldwide Market is opening its first-ever Manhattan outpost — and also showing off a new format.



The value-priced home furnishings and lifestyle specialty retailer will open a store on Thursday, August 20, in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood. At 5,000-sq.-ft., it is Cost Plus’ first small-scale store.



The space features an edited mix of the retailer’s best offerings, and is focused solely on living, dining and bedroom furniture, lighting, an expanded rug assortment, small décor pieces and throw pillows. It will showcases lifestyle vignettes that give customers ideas on how to furnish their own homes.



In addition, the new Cost Plus will offer New York-area customers the opportunity to see in person select online-only offerings, including custom upholstery furniture with fabric swatch samples available to take and view at home.



“The store is a great way to introduce the Cost Plus World Market brand to New York customers, who may not be familiar with our assortment of unique and affordable home furnishings. We have no doubt that once a customer discovers us, they’ll become a frequent and loyal customer,” said Barry Feld, CEO of Cost Plus World Market, which operates 270 stores in 33 states.