Abstract: A shelving system for a refrigerator includes a plurality of shelf units having opposite sides and placed side-by-side within the interior of the refrigerator and mounted for selective movement along longitudinal directions between a retracted position, wherein the shelf units are located fully within the interior of the refrigerator, and an extended position, wherein the shelf units are placed outside the interior of the refrigerator. Each shelf unit includes a plurality of shelves extending lengthwise in the longitudinal direction, having a relatively narrow width in lateral directions, and spaced altitudinally from one another. In the extended position of each shelf unit, the shelves of the extended shelf unit are exposed for access in a lateral direction through one side of the shelf unit and the stored items are viewable from all sides. In the retracted position, the shelf units essentially fill the interior of the refrigerator.