Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is a high-end American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares, furniture and linens, as well as other housewares and home furnishings, along with a variety of specialty foods and gift items. Its international corporate headquarters and primary offices are located in San Francisco, California. The company generates revenue primarily through its retail-store and direct-to-customer channels (mail-order cata...
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is a high-end American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares, furniture and linens, as well as other housewares and home furnishings, along with a variety of specialty foods and gift items. Its international corporate headquarters and primary offices are located in San Francisco, California. The company generates revenue primarily through its retail-store and direct-to-customer channels (mail-order catalog and internet).
The company operates 560 retail stores (2005) in the United States and Canada under a portfolio of brands, including 255 Williams-Sonoma, 180 Pottery Barn and 90 Pottery Barn Kids stores. Other subsidiary brands include Williams-Sonoma Home, West Elm, Pottery Barn Bed & Bath and PBteen. The company reported revenue for fiscal year 2005 of more than (U.S.) $3.539 billion and claimed more than 7,700 full-time employees.
Williams-Sonoma maintains a large centralized distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi (suburban...
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