Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Mark & Graham recently announced the expansion of the brand’s popular Monogram Wedding Shop™. Originally designed to be the premier destination for wedding gifts, The Monogram Wedding Shop’s™ expansion provides new gifting options and products designed for bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts, bachelorette parties, honeymoons, and wedding décor. It offers a curated site shopping experience, with dedicated content and site capabilities to help couples personalize their celebrations, gifts, and décor. Utilizing Mark & Graham’s innovative personalization preview technology, customers can quickly and easily create and visualize bridal shower, bachelorette party and wedding attendee gifts by selecting fonts, colors and custom phrases, names or monograms. New monogramming capabilities also provide customers the opportunity to create bespoke crests and vintage-inspired embroidery, resulting in heirloom-quality pieces. “Adding a name or monogram is the ultimate way to elevate a gift or personalize a party,” said Kate Lesher, Senior Vice President of Mark & Graham. “By expanding our Monogram Wedding Shop™, we are providing even more opportunities for brides, grooms, wedding planners and attendees to add a thoughtful detail to any wedding celebration.” For more information, please visit: markandgraham.com/wedding.

We are proud that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has been named as the top retailer on TIME Magazine’s 2024 list of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies. The inaugural list features 500 top-performing, midsize companies with revenue between $100 million and $10 billion that are leading the way for American business. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ranked as the 17th company overall on the 2024 list out of the 500 companies that were included. Companies featured on the list were evaluated based on positive revenue growth, employee satisfaction, and sustainability transparency. “We are honored to be named by TIME as one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies,” said Laura Alber, President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. “This recognition acknowledges that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a people-first organization that is committed to driving growth and returning value to our shareholders.” https://lnkd.in/gidJ-q5m

We are proud to share our 2023 Impact Report, which highlights progress towards achieving industry-leading sustainability goals. The initiatives we have implemented, including the adoption of renewal energy, packaging innovation, worker wellbeing, and landfill waste diversion, reflect our ongoing commitment to positively impacting our planet as we drive sustainable growth. The journey continues, and together, we make progress with each step. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gMtsR5cB 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announced today that Arianna Huffington has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer and Scott Dahnke, Board Chair both expressed their excitement about Arianna joining the board and the value she will add given her passion for creating brands, her experience as an entrepreneurial leader running multiple successful businesses, and her passion for human centered wellbeing and productivity with her current venture at Thrive Global. Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/gSxpMjic

Pottery Barn recently announced the launch of a new home furnishings collaboration inspired by the critically acclaimed television series, Wednesday, produced by MGM Television for Netflix, and designed in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Products. The extensive collection of bedding, table linens, decorative accessories, and tabletop items inspired by the hit show and designed for Halloween decorating, entertaining, and gifting is now available at Pottery Barn. The series follows Wednesday Addams­­­­­­­­­ and her adventures at Nevermore Academy as she uncovers a decades-long mystery. Scenes and quotes from the show are artfully depicted throughout the exclusive collection, on the cotton sheet set, appetizer plates, mugs, tea towels, tablecloth, pillows, and throws. Standouts from the collection include character shaped pillows and decor. “Designing a collection of home furnishings inspired by the popular series Wednesday just in time for Halloween has been such a great experience,” said Monica Bhargava, Pottery Barn President. “The collection is playful and whimsical and true to the Wednesday aesthetic with clever design details that bring the spirit of the show into the home and entertaining space.” The Wednesday for Pottery Barn collection ranges from $15 - $499 and is available to shop exclusively online at potterybarn.com/Wednesday

We are proud to announce the 2024 recipient of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s most prestigious honor, The Howard Lester Award of Excellence. Howard’s Rules are the guiding principles of our culture, and each year, the award is presented to the outstanding associate who brings them to life every day.   This year, we honor our EVP, Distribution Operations, Mark Aliperti. Mark puts the customer at the heart of his leadership and decision-making. He constantly questions how we can be better as individuals, as a team, and as a company, focusing on what can be. He embodies Howard’s Rules with humility and a relentless focus on our goals and customer service culture, and we celebrate his success. Congratulations, Mark!

This week, West Elm announced a new collaboration with Marcus Samuelsson. The award-winning chef is known for his restaurants worldwide, including Red Rooster in Harlem, New York. The new collection marks Samuelsson’s first introduction of home furnishings and is available exclusively at WestElm.com and at select West Elm retail locations.    The 32-piece capsule celebrates Samuelsson’s love of food and entertaining as a way to gather and inspire people. Ranging from furniture to lighting, tableware, textiles and art, the collection honors his Ethiopian heritage, Swedish upbringing, and New York City homebase.   “Marcus embodies style as a way of living,” says Day Kornbluth, President of West Elm. “He brings taste and a point of view to everything he touches, and brings people together along the way. It was a pleasure working with him on this collection, which we love.” Marcus Samuelsson states, “I’m thrilled to partner with West Elm to create such a personal collection—and my first set of home furnishings. Designed to help people come together at home, it celebrates the joy, artistry, and ingenuity of food shared with friends.”   To learn more about Marcus Samuelsson + West Elm please visit: https://lnkd.in/gi6Ki3zJ and https://lnkd.in/gbEug9bb  

The WSI Interns are already making great strides as they dive into our 2024 program! During their 8-week internship, our 22 interns are building their skills and knowledge across our business teams including E-commerce, Finance, Inventory Management, Marketing, Merchandising, and Product Development. During their summer with WSI they will meet with Executive Leaders, participate in workshops, and be a part of final concept review of products coming to our stores in the future. Their challenge now is to create and build proposals that have the potential to be developed and implemented into our business at WSI. We’re excited to see their ideas and proud that they have chosen WSI for this important step on their career journey!

On Friday, we closed nominations for our third annual Changemaker Awards at WSI. We’re inspired by the stories of our associates and vendors who share a relentless passion for sustainability and dedication to our planet and people pillars. The diligent and innovative work of our associate teams and vendor partners is essential to meet our environmental and social impact goals, and we recognize the positive changes they are leading. We look forward to celebrating another group of Changemakers again in 2024. 

Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen launched a partnership with vibrant fashion and lifestyle brand, Roller Rabbit. The new collaboration thoughtfully pairs Roller Rabbit’s iconic and fan-favorite prints with the industry-leading safety, sustainability and craftsmanship of the Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen brands. The collections bring together Roller Rabbit’s beloved prints with vibrant colors, hand-drawn block designs and cheerful icons for the collection of bedding, window curtains and shades, décor, backpacks, lunch bags, and wallpaper. The eye-catching dorm essentials in the collaboration include Twin XL bedding, ‘No Nails’ headboards, laundry bags and shower caddies that are perfect for the collegiate back-to-school season.   “Our new collections bring Roller Rabbit’s beloved prints into the world of children’s and teen’s home furnishing with designs for every moment, from nursery to dorm,” said Jennifer Kellor, President, Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen. “Together, we’ve created a collaboration that is crafted with quality and evokes a sense of happiness and joy.” “We are so excited to announce our home collection with Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen,” said Ed Bertouch, Chief Executive Officer, Roller Rabbit. “Our team has had so much fun working with the Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen design team. They truly are industry experts in the children’s and teen’s home furnishings categories.   To learn more about the collection, visit https://lnkd.in/gtVMga8p and https://lnkd.in/g8XWeXA3.