Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings in the United States and Canada. Our brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry; and we successfully market them through all three major channels — retail stores, catalogs, and the Internet. We operate nearly 600 stores located in 44 states of the United States; Washington, D.C.; Canada; Puerto Rico; and Middle-East