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Known for. Co-owner, CEO, Chairman of Williams-Sonoma. W. Howard Lester (August 14, 1935 – November 15, 2010) was an American businessman who took over Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 1976 and acquired Pottery Barn in 1986, building a major catalog retailer that had more than 600 stores and annual sales of $3.4 billion by the time of his death.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an American publicly traded consumer retail company that sells kitchenware and home furnishings. [ 7] It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. [ 8] The company has 625 brick and mortar stores and distributes to more than 60 countries, with brands including Williams Sonoma ...
Williams Sonoma store - Portland, Oregon Williams-Sonoma in Calgary. In 1947, Chuck Williams settled in Sonoma, California, and opened his first shop as a hardware store.In 1953, Williams took his first trip to France, where he quickly fell in love with French kitchenware such as copper cookware, and is quoted as saying, "I knew this was something that wasn't found in America, but thought ...
Laura Alber is in the midst of her 28th holiday season at Williams Sonoma, the parent of West Elm, Pottery Barn, and its namesake brand, known for high-quality (and high price point) furniture and ...
Second-quarter earnings for Williams-Sonoma, released late last month, beat revenue expectations, while e-commerce accounted for 65% of total company revenue, just a slight drop from the 70% share ...
She joined Williams-Sonoma in 1995 as a senior buyer in the Pottery Barn subsidiary brand. [6] Alber was promoted several times. She has said that her most important job, prior to becoming CEO of Williams-Sonoma, was serving as director of the Pottery Barn catalog, giving her the opportunity to “own” a business line from start to finish. [7]
An exterior view of Williams-Sonoma during the Stanley Tucci Cookware launch on Sept. 18, 2023, in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Williams Sonoma) (Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Cookery, Author, Merchant, Businessman. Charles Edward Williams (October 2, 1915 – December 5, 2015) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail ...