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Williams Sonoma

American homewares store chain

Williams Sonoma is an American retailer of cookware, appliances, and home furnishings. It is owned by Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and was founded by Charles E. (Chuck) Williams in 1956.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 15, 1956Founded1

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A Williams Sonoma retail store at The Summit shopping mall in Birmingham, Alabama
Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Williams Sonoma is an American retailer of cookware, appliances, and home furnishings. It is owned by Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and was founded by Charles E. (Chuck) Williams in 1956.2

Corporate structure

Williams Sonoma is part of a group headed by Williams-Sonoma, Inc.. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Williams Sonoma
    • Hold Everything Subsidiary
    • Pottery Barn Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • West Elm Subsidiary
    • Williams-Sonoma Direct, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Williams-Sonoma DTC, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Williams-Sonoma Singapore Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 15, 1956Founded Founded1

Sources

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