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August 22, 2012
Williams-Sonoma Q2 profit up 10%; to open four stores in Australia

Williams-Sonoma said its second-quarter net income rose 10%, fueled by double-digit sales growth at its Pottery Barn and West Elm stores. The results beat analysts’ expectations, and the company also raised its profit and sales predictions for the full year.

For the quarter ended July 29, Williams-Sonoma earned $43.4 million, up from $39.3 million in the same period last year.

March 8, 2012
Williams-Sonoma Q4 sales increase 6.1%

Williams-Sonoma, the upscale purveyor of housewares, believes its multichannel strategy is paying off with sales and earnings. 

Fourth-quarter sales increased 6.1% to $1.268 billion, compared with $1.195 billion in the same quarter last year.

Net income of $122.6 million for the quarter was up 8.1% from $113.4 million.

March 15, 2011
Williams-Sonoma reports earnings growth

Williams-Sonoma announced that net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 9.7% to $1.2 billion from $1.09 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, including Internet net revenue growth of 27.2% and a comparable-store sales increase of 5.2%.

Williams-Sonoma reported that net revenues for the 2010 fiscal year increased 12.9% to $3.5 billion from $3.1 billion in 2009, including Internet net revenue growth of 26.9% and a comparable-store sales increase of 9.8%.

November 18, 2010
Obituary: W. Howard Lester, chairman emeritus of Williams-Sonoma

W. Howard Lester, who served as chairman and CEO of Williams-Sonoma from 1978 until his...

September 24, 2008
Williams-Sonoma cuts back on catalogs

According to Williams-Sonoma CEO Howard Lester, "It would be hard and insane actually to forecast...

August 28, 2008
High-end home goods market struggles, too

Williams-Sonoma, parent of upscale home decor and kitchen retailers including Pottery Barn and West Elm,...

June 3, 2008
Williams-Sonoma earnings fall 42 percent

San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma, parent of Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma Home, saw first-quarter net earnings fall...

April 17, 2008
Williams-Sonoma plans DC expansion in Charlotte

The company received incentives for the move, including rebates through North Carolina's job development investment...

March 27, 2008
Williams-Sonoma earnings, sales rise in Q4

The high-end retailer proves luxury goods still sell even in a tough economy, but the...

January 15, 2008
Williams-Sonoma holiday sales up 4.4 percent

Direct-to-consumer revenues rose 6.4 percent to $370.6 million from $348.2 million last year....

November 14, 2007
Earnings fall 7.1 percent at Williams-Sonoma

Same-store sales rose modestly at Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn stores. According to CEO Howard Lester,...

August 28, 2007
Williams-Sonoma earnings down 27 percent

While Pottery Barn stores offered big price reductions, the high-end home decor chain saw comparable-store...

July 17, 2007
Williams-Sonoma nixes outsourcing agreement with IBM

The $29 million, five-year deal was for information technology services....

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