William-Sonoma Inc. beat a Wall Street profit estimate in its second quarter, but comparable sales were down across its retail banners, with Pottery Barn taking the biggest comp hit. Net earnings were $225.7 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, versus $201.5 million,...
First-quarter Williams-Sonoma earnings soundly beat analyst forecasts, but company comparable sales fell. The company stated that net earnings were $265.7 million, or $4.07 per diluted share, versus $156.5 million, or $2.35 per diluted share, in the year-earlier...
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announced Pottery Barn Brands CEO Marta Benson will retire effective April 26, after which her responsibilities will be shared by the two current Pottery Barn presidents: Monica Bhargava of Pottery Barn and Jennifer Kellor of Pottery Barn Kids...
Salesforce has announced that it will work with Williams-Sonoma to deliver highly targeted and more personalized interaction with shoppers. Salesforce is aiding Williams-Sonoma in marrying internally developed technology with products developed by the CRM firm to help...
Williams-Sonoma has promoted Monica Bhargava to president of the Pottery Barn brand. In her 23 years at the company, Bhargava has taken on a broader scope of leadership culminating in her recent position as Williams-Sonoma chief design officer. In that role, she led...
