Chuck Williams coming to Sonoma Sep 4, 2009
Sonoma League for Historic Preservation has snagged Williams-Sonoma founder Chuck Williams, who started his first shop here in town, to address their Sept. 17 meeting at Maysonnave House garden. The 94-year-old entrepreneur will entertain questions and bring his original sign and other memorabilia from his store in Sonoma. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Cabinets of curiosities make a comeback Sep 1, 2009
Elegant 19th century paintings of tigers and elephants adorn Williams Sonoma Home's pillows. If you're taken enough by this theme to pursue it further, visit Evolution in New York's Soho (TheEvolutionStore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Analyst Picks and Pans: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Genzyme Sep 1, 2009
Signs of an improving housing market and a more upbeat consumer prompted KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Bradley Thomas to upgrade home furnishing retailers Williams-Sonoma, Pier 1 Imports, and Ethan Allen Interiors on Aug. 31. "While risks to a sustained economic recovery remain, we are optimistic that we are in the early stages of a recovery that will benefit many names under our coverage," Thomas wrote in a client note. (BusinessWeek)
Analyst Picks and Pans: Dell, J.Crew, Williams-Sonoma Aug 29, 2009
Williams-Sonoma shares rose Friday after a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and said the kitchenware retailer's earning potential has been unleashed. Even though it reported on Wednesday that second-quarter profit fell, Williams-Sonoma still beat analyst expectations, reporting an adjusted per-share profit of 5 cents per share when Wall Street had expected a loss of 9 cents per share. (BusinessWeek)
Wall Street US stocks eke out tiny gains Aug 27, 2009
In earnings-related activity, Williams-Sonoma shot up 11. 3 per cent to $US17. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Williams-Sonoma: Too Much Slicing and Dicing? Aug 27, 2009
Williams-Sonoma: Too Much Slicing and Dicing ... Williams-Sonoma: Too Much Slicing and Dicing ... Williams-Sonoma: Too Much Slicing and Dicing. (Slate)
'Junk mail' another victim of the recession Aug 27, 2009
Williams-Sonoma Inc., parent company of mailbox mainstays Pottery Barn and West Elm, plans to cut in half the number of pages in its catalogs by 2011. It also plans to target the customers who are most likely to spend. (AZCentral -- Business)
Heico 3Q profit falls as air travel slumps Aug 27, 2009
Williams-Sonoma ups full-year adj ... Williams-Sonoma Inc. raised its full-year and third-quarter adjusted profit outlooks Wednesday after its second-quarter adjusted results topped Wall Street's expectations ... Williams-Sonoma, whose stores include its namesake as well as Pottery Barn and West Elm, said it now anticipates 2009 a 00000D6C djusted earnings of 19 cents to 31 cents per share on sales of $2. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Williams-sonoma Fires Up Profits Aug 27, 2009
Williams-Sonoma Inc., the US gourmet-cookware retailer, rose to its highest level in 11 months after reporting second-quarter earnings and sales that beat analysts' estimates and raising its full-year forecast. Williams-Sonoma advanced 1. (New York Post -- Business)
Seven Days of Gains Aug 27, 2009
Shares of Williams-Sonoma (WSM), which runs its namesake stores along with Pottery Barn and West Elm, jumped 12% on Wednesday after the company said it earned an adjusted profit of 5 cents a share. Analysts were looking for Williams-Sonoma to post a loss of 9 cents a share, according to estimates provided by Thomson Reuters. (Fox News)
Stock Indexes Post Small Gains Aug 27, 2009
In company news Wednesday, Williams-Sonoma () posted breakeven second-quarter results, vs. earnings per share (EPS) of $0. 17 one year earlier, on 15% lower same-store sales and 18% lower total sales. (BusinessWeek)
Back-to-school lunches start with family dinner Aug 24, 2009
I first went to "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals," by Maria Helm Sinskey (Oxmoor House, 2009) ... Maria Helm Sinskey's delicious roast chicken, from her book "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals" (Oxmoor House, 2009, 288 pages), boasts moist meat, crispy golden skin and an infusion of herbal flavor. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Composting in your kitchen: 5 easy containers Aug 17, 2009
- The charcoal-filtered canister: This Cadillac of compost containers is available at high-end kitchenware retailers like Williams-Sonoma. The elegant metal canister looks right at home on a granite countertop and won't raise eyebrows, the way, say, a toaster oven would. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Earnings Preview-Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Aug 12, 2009
Wal-Mart shares, which soared 20 percent last year, have fallen this year, even as investors turn to the beaten-down shares of more upscale companies like Williams Sonoma Inc., which Wall Street believes didn't have much further to fall and could benefit when shoppers start spending again. BY THE NUMBERS: Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters on average expect Wal-Mart to earn 86 cents per share on revenue of $103. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Williams-Sonoma inks Mideast store deal Aug 4, 2009
Williams-Sonoma Inc is going international. The San Francisco home furnishings and cooking retailer (NYSE: WSM) has signed a deal with to franchise its Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids brands in the Middle East. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Indoor glamour comes to the great outdoors Aug 4, 2009
Mathison likes outdoor rugs from Williams-Sonoma or Ballard Designs. For fabrics, Carendi and Flynn both like Trina Turk's outdoor designs for Schumacher. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
New H&M store shoots for fall opening Jul 31, 2009
The two-story, 24,000-square-foot store will join the Apple Store, Williams-Sonoma Home, West Elm and other retailers at the center, located across Scottsdale Road from Kierland Commons. Hs the fellow Swede, home-goods retailer Ikea, which opened a store in Tempe in 2004. (AZCentral -- Business)
Cool meets quirky in stylist's home Jul 27, 2009
Rod Hipskind spends his workdays styling photo shoots for the likes of Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn and Gump's. While his own home may lack the polish of those catalogs, that's exactly how he likes it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NewPage releases list of products Jul 27, 2009
Catalogs using NewPage products include American Girl, Cabela's, L.L. Bean and Williams-Sonoma. The Luke plant supplies Fire Mountain Gems and REI. The report included a laundry list of consumer products using NewPage paper, including Coors, Michelob, Hubba Bubba bubblegum, and McCormick Spices. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Organic movement sprouts new crop of farmers Jul 25, 2009
After working in San Francisco as a Goldman Sachs analyst and a buyer at Williams-Sonoma corporate headquarters, Shackelford returned home about five years ago. The reason was simple: "I think what my family does is a very noble business and I wanted to keep that going," says Shackelford, now 33. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Meatball Grill Basket Jul 22, 2009
Official Site: Williams-Sonoma ... Company: Williams-Sonoma. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Retail stocks fuel new investment hopes Jul 21, 2009
Meanwhile, Williams-Sonoma Inc. s stock has climbed 28 percent since March to about 12 per share, and has soared 57 percent since the beginning of the year. But the stock of the seller of upscale kitchenware is still less than half of what it traded at the start of the recession. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Struggling Retailers Ask for Rent Cuts Jul 11, 2009
Gap Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc., Ann Taylor Stores Corp., and Chico s FAS Inc. have been some of the most aggressive major retailers seeking opportunities to renegotiate multi-year rental reductions, according to real estate research firm Reis Inc.. Chicos has saved $81 million so far via rent-relief negotiations. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Studio featured on 'Queer Eye' ready to sell its shares Jun 30, 2009
Both Badovinus and Forbes have extensive backgrounds in design and retailing, including at San Francisco's Williams-Sonoma Inc. Badovinus also is a former chief executive officer of Eddie Bauer, and Forbes was director of business development at Smith n.. E-mail Jenny Strasburg at. (Yahoo News -- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
Midwood expands its Phila. holdings Jun 26, 2009
In the past few years the area west of Broad has gained a spate of national tenants including Banana Republic, Kenneth Cole, Bebe, Lucky Brand Dungarees and Williams Sonoma. At the same time, some retailers have been forced out, like locally grown fashion boutique Toby Lerner, which closed its doors at 17th and Sansom streets at the end of January because of a sharp rent increase. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Bed Bath & Beyond posts surprise rise in profit Jun 25, 2009
Bed Bath d and peers like Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR.N) and Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM.N) have seen sales weaken as the crumbling U.S. housing market erodes demand for the home furnishings that they sell. Bed Bath d has sought to battle the recessionary environment by cutting costs and scaling back expansion plans. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Wal-Mart aims to keep a new flock of customers Jun 25, 2009
Stock in Wal-Mart and a few other discounters such as Costco Wholesale Corp. have fallen this year as investors turn to beaten-down shares of more upscale companies like Macy's Inc. and Williams Sonoma Inc., which investors believe don't have much further to fall. Wal-Mart, which topped $400 billion in sales last year, attracts more than 140 million customers per week. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
African art gallery to open in IDS Center Jun 17, 2009
But Rex Mhiripiri, who owns the gallery with his wife Julie, said he heard through a local trade association of art gallery owners in May that Inland Group, the company that owns the IDS Center, was looking for a gallery to fill the former 5,000 square foot former Williams-Sonoma space on the skyway level near the skyway bridge that crosses to Macy s downtown store. The San Francisco-based kitchen equipment company closed its IDS store in January 2008. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Something Old, Something New, Something Green To Cook In, Too Jun 16, 2009
Before you crack that Williams-Sonoma catalog, the Lantern has one request: Think carefully about you and your beloved's cooking habits. Will marriage suddenly turn you into a pair of braising, sauting fiends. (Slate)
Google's move to reprice options picks up steam Jun 5, 2009
In addition to Google, they include Intel Corp., eBay Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., VMWare Inc. and Williams-Sonoma Inc. Redwood City's Electronic Arts Inc. filed to reprice on Wednesday. Two months ago, San Jose chipmaker Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. repriced options for 208 of its employees. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Q&A with 'Resto' Hardware chief Jun 4, 2009
"There's no escaping we're in a tough economy," says chief executive Gary Friedman, 51, a Gap and Williams-Sonoma veteran who has been running Restoration Hardware since 2001. "But we're excited that we've launched a new campaign that's innovative and is going to separate us from the competition." (That would be Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma Home, and Crate and Barrel. (AZCentral -- Home)
Indexes Rise In Choppy Session Jun 4, 2009
() and Williams-Sonoma (). Economic releases due Wednesday include the ADP employment report, factory orders and ISM services. (Investors Business Daily)
Rally Hits Roadblock Amid Falling Commodities Jun 4, 2009
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) suffered a 22% decline in net revenue last quarter, sending the kitchen appliance store to a loss of 14 cents per share. However, analysts had been bracing for a steeper loss and the company backed its full-year guidance. (Fox News)
* Web number-crunching is turning advertising upside down Jun 3, 2009
By the time she got to Macys, the clerk could see she had visited Williams-Sonoma and Home Depot and could direct her to housewares. A similar principle is followed online. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Gadget is quite a-peeling May 27, 2009
Available at Kitchen Arts, 215 Newbury St., Boston, 617-266-8701; Sur La Table, The Mall at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, 617-244-0213, ; or Williams Sonoma locations. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
From flowers, 'happiness' flows May 23, 2009
Having also established himself as a floral design teacher and mentor, Pinon gives classes in floral design to Bay Area groups and he created a floral kit for Williams-Sonoma. Pinon's style is creative and unexpected, dramatic and eclectic. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Playing with fire May 21, 2009
For more adventurous chefs, Sur la Table sells a stainless-steel rack for roasting chili peppers upright over flames, while this year for Father's Day Williams-Sonoma is hawking a monogrammed steak brand for grillmeister dads. (Some things never change: men still cook more on the grill than women, though we girls are starting to catch up. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lego, Teavana to open at Kenwood Towne Centre May 14, 2009
Other tenants include Restoration Hardware, Macy s, Cheesecake Factory and Williams-Sonoma Home. Reader Comments. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Pottery Barn is latest to quit Newbury St. May 13, 2009
The parent company, Williams-Sonoma Inc., took a series of actions recently to slash costs, including cutting the workforce by 18 percent, closing a call center in Pennsylvania, and shuttering a distribution facility in Tennessee. Pottery Barn still operates stores in the Atrium at Chestnut Hill and the Burlington Mall. (Boston Globe)
Analyst downgrades Home Depot stock May 13, 2009
Colin McGranahan, an analyst at Bernstein Research in New York, has downgraded home goods-related stocks, including Home Depot, Lowe s and Williams-Sonoma. McGranahan wrote in a note to investors Monday that their upside as the retail market improves will pale in comparison to other overweight stocks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Baking Carrot Column Cake May 11, 2009
Williams Sonoma (catalog only). 877-812-6235. (Suite101.com)
Dawson County May 9, 2009
North Georgia Premium Outlets and its 140 brands, including Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Coach, Hugo Boss, J.Crew, Restoration Hardware, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Williams-Sonoma and more, are located here. The Food Pavilion has a nice lineup, including Blue Ridge Bread Co., Jump Asian Express and Mrs. Fields Bakery and Coffee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Williams-Sonoma looking to sublease 1.1 million square feet in Olive Branch, Miss. May 5, 2009
Williams-Sonoma looking to sublease 1 ... Williams-Sonoma looking to sublease 1 ... Due to reduced inventory levels, WSI (Williams-Sonoma, Inc.) currently has excess distribution capacity, company spokesman Patricia Sellman said in an e-mailed response. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
More mothers, daughters joining forces May 3, 2009
Their marinades, vinegars, dressings and chutneys are sold at gourmet chains like Whole Foods, Crate l, Williams-Sonoma, and mom-and-pop shops like Dunning's Market, my own mother's store outside Chicago. The age-old concept of father-son partnerships is being turned on its head as more women go into business for themselves. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Women Need to Make New Friends Afte... May 1, 2009
Free cooking classes: These are offered at places like Whole Foods and Williams Sonoma. Free exercise buddies: Try hiking. (Suite101.com)
Shoplifting rings hit stores hard Apr 29, 2009
The bags were filled with shirts and shoes, pants and purses, even pots and pans from stores such as Williams-Sonoma, Forever 21 and the Children's Place. And all of it was stolen by the girl and her family, police say. (AZCentral -- News)
Day Software Strengthens Its Board of Directors With Two New Nominations Apr 29, 2009
Day's customers are worldwide leading global enterprises, including: Volkswagen, Daimler, Nissan, Williams-Sonoma, Chanel, Allianz, Vodaphone, LaPoste, Time, Inc., University of Phoenix, and InterContinental Hotels. Contact. (Primezone Releases)
New family-oriented cookbooks bring wholesome ingredients to fore Apr 28, 2009
She gathered her favorite home recipes together for her second book, "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals." ... "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals," by Maria Helm Sinskey (Oxmoor House, 287 pages, 32 ... From "Williams-Sonoma Family Meals," by Maria Helm Sinskey. (Sioux City Journal)
When recuperating, indulge in news of the tailored, trashy, or tattooed Apr 12, 2009
I am overwhelmed by the legions of catalogs that arrive for my wife each day like the brooms in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Williams-Sonoma, J. Jill, J. Crew, Pottery Barn, Garnet Hill - those I've heard of - but new to me is the volume from the strange and wondrous world of fabric offerings. The catalogs featuring women's clothes, with notable exceptions like J. Crew, which is hot, leave me cold. (Boston Globe)
She fixes things, he cooks Apr 10, 2009
On our second afternoon as homeowners, I took the boys on our monthly trip to Williams-Sonoma while Aurita and her father ripped out the bathroom -- tile, fixtures, plumbing, and all -- in a miracle that I still equate with walking on water. (At the risk of blowing my own horn, she'd been equally stunned by my earlier revelation that pasta doesn't have to come from a can. (CNN)
Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Rise as Profit Tops View Apr 8, 2009
The decline of the U.S. housing market and recession have eroded demand for home furnishings, affecting Bed Bath d and peers like Pier 1 Imports Inc and Williams-Sonoma Inc. Earlier on Tuesday, Pier 1 reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as markdowns ate into its margins. (ABC News -- Wire)
The Perfect Sauce Has Yet to be Discovered Apr 7, 2009
In addition, 10 runners-up each receive a Williams-Sonoma saucier collection and Raymond Sokolov's cookbook "The Saucier's Apprentice: A Modern Guide to Classic French Sauces for the Home.". To inspire food enthusiasts' creativity, Plugra European-Style Butter offers the following recipe served by Chef Dewey LoSasso from Miami's North One 10 at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Feb. 20-22, 2009. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Homemade Yogurt: Can I Get Cultured? Apr 4, 2009
I bought mine at Williams-Sonoma for $49 and I've made perfect yogurt every time, which is weekly. Never want to buy yogurt again because it's so easy to make. (Epicurious.com)
Interest in cooking heats up in lousy economy Apr 1, 2009
Elementary school teacher Anna Eller took free cooking classes at a Williams-Sonoma store in Tulsa, Okla. after cutting back from eating out several times a week to about once a month. (MSNBC -- Business)
2 home-decor stores to open Mar 28, 2009
Williams-Sonoma Home and its sister store, West Elm, are the first merchants at the Quarter ... West Elm has modern, urban furnishings at lower prices than the more traditional designs at Williams-Sonoma Home ... Both stores are the first for the brands in Arizona, although Williams-Sonoma does have three of its kitchenware stores, three Pottery Barn stores and two Pottery Barn Kids stores in the Valley. (AZCentral -- Business)
FOXBusiness: Dow Takes Triple-Digit Drop Mar 25, 2009
Williams Sonoma (WSM), the home dcor company that owns Pottery Barn, beat the Street with a fourth-quarter adjusted-profit of 31 cents a share. Carnival (CCL) exceeded expectations with a first-quarter profit of 33 cents per share and issued an in-line 2009 earnings forecast. (Fox News)
Williams-Sonoma Q4 profit plunges Mar 25, 2009
For the year, Williams-Sonoma earned $30 million on sales of $3 ... Williams-Sonoma has 627 stores including one in the Albany, N.Y., area, at. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Business briefs: Gottschalks' sales decline 15.4% Mar 25, 2009
Williams-Sonoma said its fourth-quarter profit tumbled 90% as the home decor chain closed stores and laid off workers, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street forecasts. Cruise operator Carnival said that its profit rose 10% in its fiscal first quarter, far exceeding Wall Street's expectations, helped by a sharp drop in fuel prices and one-time gains. (Fresno Bee)
Loved, hated and thriving Mar 24, 2009
These days, Crossgates management cultivates the mall's image as a venue teeming with stores shoppers won't find elsewhere in the area Apple, Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn, to name a few and the mall promotes an assortment of "upscale" tenants, which could include Coach and Swarovski jewelry, depending on your personal definition of upscale. Only the most devoted longtime shoppers are likely to recall some of the stores locals welcomed when Crossgates first opened. (Albany Times Union)
Tuesday business calendar Mar 24, 2009
-- Williams-Sonoma and other Bay Area companies are expected to report earnings. This article appeared on page C - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Business Briefing Mar 23, 2009
-- Earnings reports expected from Carnival Corp. and Williams-Sonoma ... -- Earnings reports expected from Tiffany nd Walgreen Co. T -- Earnings reports expected from Carnival Corp. and Williams-Sonoma. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
As You Like It Mar 22, 2009
And it's from my first book, Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Soups ... Third recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Soups, by Adam Ried; copyright ... 2009 by Williams-Sonoma Inc. and Weldon Owen Inc.. (Boston Globe)
Scottsdale Quarter set for quiet opening Mar 20, 2009
Two home-furnishing stores, Williams-Sonoma Home and West Elm, will open by month's end with Brio Tuscan Grille to follow within a month, said Richard Hunt, Scottsdale Quarter general manager ... Williams-Sonoma Home is also in the middle of the block in a two-story white-brick building with awnings and faux shutters ... It is a spin-off of San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma, offering more contemporary home furnishings. (AZCentral -- Business)
Williams-Sonoma cookbook is a family affair Mar 19, 2009
"Williams-Sonoma Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen," by Maria Helm Sinskey, includes 100 recipes designed to get your family cooking together and eating healthfully. (MCT) MCT. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Kids Baking Supplies, Cooking Utens... Mar 9, 2009
Parents can check stores such as Sur Le Table or Williams-Sonoma for kid-sized chef hats and personalized kids' aprons ... Parents can also check stores such as Williams-Sonoma, Sur Le Table, or Crate and Barrel for adult baking supplies that are safe, appealing, and appropriate for children. (Suite101.com)
