International Business News - Sonoma http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst downgraded home products retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. on Monday due to slower sales at higher-end retailers in September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/ahead-of-the-bell-williams-sonoma-downgraded.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:49 EDT Executives at Williams-Sonoma Inc. said the retailer scaled back the size of its popular catalogs by nearly a third while winnowing down the number of consumers across the country who receive the publications. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/williams-sonoma-trims-catalogs-expects-tough-4q.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:14:35 EDT An analyst on Thursday said a prolonged slump in the home furnishings sector will likely continue to hurt Williams-Sonoma Inc. Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Vivian Ma wrote in a note to investors on Thursday that according to the Census Bureau, home furnishing retail sales fell 8.3 percent in August, the first month of the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/analyst-williams-sonoma-faces-weak-environment.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:11:28 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Sept. 15, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. sank Monday as an analyst resumed coverage and warned that the home furnishings chain faces significant challenges as same-store sales and earnings per share continue to slide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/movers-roundup-williams-sonoma-phh.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:42:24 EDT Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. sank Monday as an analyst resumed coverage and warned that the home furnishings chain faces significant challenges as same-store sales and earnings per share continue to slide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/williams-sonoma-falls-on-underperorm-rating.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:33:52 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell 8 percent on Thursday after the retailer slashed its 2008 profit forecast below Wall Street expectations following a decline in its quarterly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/movers-roundup-williams-sonoma-fannie-freddie.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:25 EDT Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell 8 percent on Thursday after the retailer slashed its 2008 profit forecast below Wall Street expectations following a decline in its quarterly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/williams-sonoma-shares-fall-as-profit-outlook-cut.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:14:17 EDT Williams-Sonoma Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly 30 percent, and the company slashed its profit forecast for 2008. San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma, seller of high-end kitchenware, earned $18.4 million, or 17 cents per share, in the three-month period ended Aug. 3. That compares with $26 million, or 23 cents per share, in the year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/williams-sonoma-2q-profit-falls-29-percent.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:32:51 EDT Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell Tuesday, as an analyst said the specialty home retailer may see same-store sales fall by 10 percent when it reports second-quarter results in the coming weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/williams-sonoma-falls-ahead-of-earnings.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:45:53 EDT Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell Wednesday after the home furnishings maker posted lower first-quarter profit and cut its revenue outlook for the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/out-of-the-gate-williams-sonoma-falls-on-results.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:22:07 EDT Home-furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. predicted second-quarter and full-year revenue will be lower than previously expected due to a weak economic environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/williams-sonoma-lowers-revenue-forecast.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:00:37 EDT Home-furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. on Wednesday said fiscal first-quarter profit fell 42 percent amid weak sales in a difficult housing environment, but results beat the high end of company guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/weak-sales-hurt-williams-sonomas-1q-results.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:28:44 EDT Home-furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. said Thursday it expects fiscal 2008 earnings to come in below analysts' estimates. The company anticipates full-year net income in a range of $1.42 per share to $1.56 per share on revenue between $3.79 billion to $3.88 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/williams-sonoma-sees-lower-2008-profit.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:56:31 EDT Williams-Sonoma Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 3 percent, helped by an extra week in the period. The home-furnishings retailer reported net income climbed to $124.6 million, or $1.15 per share, from $121.1 million, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/williams-sonoma-4th-quarter-profit-rises.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:53:55 EDT Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. declined Tuesday ahead of the retailer's earnings report after an analyst said the company faces difficultly due to a continued downturn in the housing market, a tighter credit environment and other broader economic pressures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/williams-sonoma-sinks-ahead-of-report.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:08:21 EDT A former director of Williams-Sonoma Inc. has acquired a 10.3 percent passive stake in the home furnishings retailer, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/investor-reports-williams-sonoma-stake.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:17:08 EST