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The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Williams-Sonoma Keeps Moving Instead of resting on its laurels, this higher-end retailer is continuing to build for future growth. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Williams-Sonoma Mixes It Up With the flagship brands maturing, Williams-Sonoma is turning to new concepts to drive the next leg of growth. The cookware retailer is strong and very well-run, but consumers can be fickle. Why pay 33 times free cash flow for this one? |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Williams-Sonoma Delivers Value The leading retailer of home products consistently produces results. Amid other positive news, the company lifted its full-year 2004 earnings expectations to $1.57 to $1.61 per share from $1.53 to $1.57. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Showtime for Williams-Sonoma The holidays are the most important time of the year for retailers such as Williams-Sonoma. Is it ready? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Williams-Sonoma's Steady Strength Although management didn't raise guidance, does the specialty retailer have reason to be optimistic about the holiday season? Investors may want to wait for a sale before buying this stock. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Williams-Sonoma's New Recipe Williams-Sonoma had a disappointing 2006, but at a recent investor conference, the company believes that things should be improving. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Williams-Sonoma Warily Pessimistic The specialty retailer's uncertainty about the fourth quarter is unsettling. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2006
Michael Leibert |
Broken Pottery Barn Williams-Sonoma blames disappointing third-quarter results on problems at its Pottery Barn unit. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Williams-Sonoma Pride It may be time to party over the results at Williams-Sonoma. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Williams-Sonoma's Home Run The leading upscale home furnishings retailer continues to take advantage of favorable conditions. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
A Double Shot of Bad News for Williams-Sonoma A slowing economy brings a poor outlook for retailer Williams-Sonoma. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Elliott Orsillo |
The Catalog King Williams-Sonoma faces various challenges, including increased competition and unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, but its commitment to being the catalog king, its shareholders, and a strong balance sheet may enable them to weather the storm. |
BusinessWeek
August 12, 2010
Cotten Timberlake |
Williams-Sonoma's New Recipe In a home sales slump, retailer Williams-Sonoma looks to renovations and the Web. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2004
Bobby Shethia |
Lower Comps Plague Pier 1 Imports Strong share price masks the retailer's struggling same-store sales. Investing in Pier 1 at $19 is iffy. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
David Meier |
Williams-Sonoma, a Totally Cool Stock You may know Williams-Sonoma from its flagship Williams-Sonoma stores as well as its Pottery Barn brand. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Billy Fisher |
Stretched to the Limit at Limited The retailer cuts its full-year outlook upon experiencing lower-than-anticipated first-quarter sales. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Limited Outlook or Unlimited Potential? The Limited has decided to focus on its core brands, and the results so far are mixed. In Limited's defense, it pays a decent dividend, throws off plenty of cash flow, and has a well-respected history of creating compelling retail concepts. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Lonely Walk Down Pier 1 It's tough to find good news in this once quirky-but-successful retailer. Digging into the third-quarter results, there is no reason for investors to get too hopeful. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
Trash to Treasure at Bed Bath & Beyond The retailer's stock was shunned a quarter ago, but solid second-quarter sales suggests there's plenty of value in this enterprise. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Fred's Needs New Priorities The discount retailer goes generic and buys back shares. Will that really help? |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money Raytheon... Williams-Sonoma... Brinker International... Raven Industries... |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Williams-Sonoma Hunkers Down in Q1 The home-furnishings retailer's stock surged after the announcement of better-than-expected results for the quarter, but it quickly fell off as cooler heads prevailed. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2007
Billy Fisher |
Stimulating Sales at Limited Limited Brands meets same-store sales growth expectations for June. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Restoration Hardware: Too Much Red Quarterly results didn't meet expectations at Restoration Hardware, which sells high-end home-furnishings. The housing slowdown and poor merchandising hasn't helped the company; neither has the large debt they carry. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo Slack sales mean retailers are hoping gift cards bring holiday joy in January. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Jumping Off Pier 1 Are the exotic retailer's struggles temporary or long-term? Its beaten-up stock is trading for a low enterprise value-to-sales ratio of 0.31, and it current dividend yield is high (but uncertain). |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
David Meier |
Dueling Fools: Bed Bath & Beyond Bull Bed Bath & Beyond creates lots of value for shareholders. No wonder so many investors gobbled it up in the $30s. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Pier 1 Still Treading Water After another ugly quarter, the home furnishing retailer needs real change. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Restoration Hardware: A Worthy Fixer-Upper? The company continues to slowly claw its way toward profitability. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
David Meier |
Earn Great Returns From Retail With all of the slowing growth, struggling retail concepts, and overall market malaise, should investors just forget about retailers in general? Here is a three-step plan to beat the market. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007 |
Williams-Sonoma's Valley: Fool by Numbers The home goods retailer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Growth and Income From Limited Brands As it stands, Limited Brands has a number of brands with solid growth potential but is also able to generate substantial cash flow and benefit shareholders via dividend payments and stock buybacks. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Bed Bath and Still Beyond This leading housewares retailer is doing nothing to dispel the idea that it may be among the best-run retailers out there. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Lukewarm Bed Bath Recent results at home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond were nothing to write home about, but things could have been much worse, given the plummeting trends in residential home sales. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
Folly Volley: Williams-Sonoma What is Williams-Sonoma up to these days? With a dugout full of ideas, does the company have any home-run hitters? Here is a recap from the specialty retailer's conference call, paying special attention to its major push in multichannel retailing. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
A Sea of Red at Pier 1 Imports Another disappointing quarter for Pier 1. After five years of deteriorating trends management still is struggling to find the right merchandise for the stores. |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Williams-Sonoma Raising the Barn The home products retailer is set to report first-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond the Decline In advance of Bed, Bath & Beyond's earnings reports, analysts are looking for 10% sales growth at the retailer. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
David Meier |
A One-Day 20%-Off Sale? Even though the specialty retailer of home decor is trading 65% below its 52-week high, it may not be a bargain. With the uncertainty surrounding merchandise and same-store sales, you don't have any margin of safety in today's price. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2008
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond Sleeps In In advance of earnings, analysts expect home-furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond to show 9% sales growth and a small rise in profits. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Berkshire Takes Stake in Pier 1 Is the home furnishings retailer on the road to recovery? |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Bed Bath & Beyond's Tub Not Full Yet The housewares specialist has a steady plan for steady growth. Shareholders can expect the company to be a solid performer for at least the next few years. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Bed Bath & Beyond for Now Could this great home retailer be on the verge of a Home Depot-like slump? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Betting Against Bombay If the home-furnishings retailer can't get things right by the holidays, look out below. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Midyear Checkup: Home Improvement Retail Investors, who's hot and who's not in home improvement retail? Home Depot... Bed Bath & Beyond... Williams-Sonoma... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Foolish Forecast: Restoration Hardware Needs Some Restoration In advance of earnings reports, the furniture retailer has already issued a warning that quarterly results won't meet expectations. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Pier 1's Profit Problems The trendy retailer fails to spruce up the bottom line, despite record sales. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Looking Shipshape at Pier 1 Quarterly results show the turnaround has taken off at Pier 1. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Target Releases Arrows Made of Money The retailer has done well by shareholders, and might do even better. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money These companies have recently raised their dividends: UnitedHealth Group... H.J. Heinz... Williams-Sonoma... Lowe's... |
