Williams Sonoma Inc. WSM

What this company does

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an omni-channel specialty retailer of products for the home. As of February 1, 2026, it operated 506 stores, including 473 stores in 41 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, 18 stores in Canada, 13 stores in Australia and 2 stores in the United Kingdom, and had multi-year franchise agreements with third parties operating 90 franchised locations in Mexico, South Korea, India and the Philippines. As of February 1, 2026, it had approximately 19,800 employees. As of February 1, 2026, it operated the following brands: Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow. Williams Sonoma products include cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, food, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks. Pottery Barn, established in 1949 and acquired by Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 1986, offers furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was incorporated in 1973, and its founder, Chuck Williams, had opened a store in Sonoma, California, in 1956, to sell French cookware that could not be found in America at the time.

Written from the business description in Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 26 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.