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Our next presentation is from Williams-Sonoma. Joining us are Chief  Marketing Officer Pat Connolly, and COO and CFO Sharon McCollam. As you probably know, Williams-Sonoma reported their holiday results yesterday. And we really view their performance yesterday as an outlier of what we heard from a lot of people and an indication that strong brands really were able to attract some business. There were obviously margin implications because the environment is tough. And Pat and Sharon I'm sure will talk about how they are facing this tough environment. But we still see this portfolio of brands as probably unparalleled in almost any sector of retail. So I'm very happy to have Pat and Sharon here today to go through the presentation. Following Pat's comments in this room, we will go into the Shula's Room across the hall for a breakout session. So, thanks to both of you for being here, and let me turn it over...

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</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1691196</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1691196</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1691196</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>11/15/2007 11:05:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q3 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">10:00am ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. third-quarter #### earnings conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will conduct a question-and-answer session after the presentation. This conference is being recorded. I would like to now turn the call over to Steve Nelson, Director of Investor Relations at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to discuss non-GAAP measures and forward-looking statements. Please go ahead. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1691196</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1654184</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1654184</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>9/26/2007 11:06:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma at Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:10am ET</ccbn:time><title>Williams-Sonoma at Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference Transcript</title><description>... - Thomas Weisel Partners -  AnalystGood morning everyone. I am Matt Nemer, I cover the hardlines retail space at Thomas Weisel and our second session this  morning is Williams-Sonoma, a company that I think has a number of attributes that are probably not all that appreciated right now, one being that they are on a path to do $# billion in Internet revenue this year, which I think puts them just behind Target Corporation as an e-Commerce company. And also I believe the largest mailer of catalogs in the world, somewhere on the order of ### million books per year, which makes them one of the largest printers if anything other than the newspaper companies. So significant when well understood brands, great brands (technical difficulty). It is obviously a choppy market right now for home related products, but I think they have a number of levers on the cost side to get through that. So with Williams-Sonoma we've got Pat Connolly who is Chief Marketing Officer and Sharon McCollam, Chief Operating...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1654184</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1648194</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1648194</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>9/19/2007 7:05:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma at Bank of America Securities 37th Annual Investor Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">3:00pm PT</ccbn:time><title>Williams-Sonoma at Bank of America Securities 37th Annual Investor Conference Transcript</title><description>... - -  AnalystConflicts of interest and related disclosures in connection with our participation in this conference and the companies that we  may discuss. If you would like to review these important disclosures, please pick up the packets containing the public appearance disclosures at the back of this room. PDF copies can be accessed by those of you viewing this presentation via webcast. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is [Camille O'lion]. It is my pleasure to introduce to you today Williams-Sonoma. With us are Sharon McCollam, Chief Operating, and Chief Financial Officer, and Patrick Connelly, Chief Marketing Officer. The home furnishings industry has clearly felt the effects of the housing slowdown. However, during this period Williams-Sonoma has continued to invest in their business while managing expenses across the company. The customer continues to respond well to both existing and emerging brands such as West Elm and Williams-Sonoma home. Last quarter's results are an early indicator...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1648194</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1631187</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1631187</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>8/29/2007 2:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q2 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">10:00am ET</ccbn:time><title>Q2 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><description>...WSM reported non-GAAP diluted EPS of a better-than-expected $#.##. #Q## net revenues increased #.#% to approx. $###m vs. #Q##. Co. is reiterating both revenue and diluted EPS guidance for #Q## and #Q##; is increasing full-year diluted EPS guidance by $#.## to $#.##-#.## to reflect the better-than-expected results in #Q##. www.streetevents.comContact Us ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1631187</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1631187</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1631187</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>8/29/2007 12:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q2 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">10:00am ET</ccbn:time><title>Q2 2007 Williams-Sonoma Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Williams-Sonoma Incorporated second quarter #### earnings call. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. We will conduct a question and answer session after the presentation. This conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Steve Nelson, Director of Investor Relations at Williams-Sonoma Incorporated to discuss non-GAAP measures and forward-looking statements. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1631187</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1594891</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1594891</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>7/11/2007 1:07:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.00</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Williams-Sonoma at CIBC World Markets 7th Annual Consumer Growth Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WSM</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">10:55am ET</ccbn:time><title>Williams-Sonoma at CIBC World Markets 7th Annual Consumer Growth Conference Transcript</title><description>... - CIBC World Markets -  AnalystGood morning, I'm Vivian Ma. I'm very happy to introduce our next presenting company, Williams-Sonoma, an undisputed  leader in the home goods and furnishing sector. Speaking to us today will be Executive VP, Chief Marketing Officer, Patrick Connolly. We also have Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Sharon McCollam with us today. The breakout afterwards will be in the Wendell Phillips room. Thanks. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1594891</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/srp/27809</link><guid isPermaLink="false">srp/27809</guid><srp:index_mode xmlns:srp="http://www.alacra.com/srp">norm</srp:index_mode><description>...Address:#### Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California ##### Incorporated:CaliforniaWeb Site: www.williams-sonomainc.comSIC Classification: Miscellaneous Homefurnishings Stores (####) Business Description: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of products for the home. The company's retail segment sells its products through its five retail store concepts (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Hold Everything and West Elm). The direct-to-customer segment sells similar products through its eight direct-mail catalogs (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Bed + Bath, Pbteen, Hold Everything, West Elm and Chambers) and five e-commerce websites (williams-sonoma.com, potterybarn.com, potterybarnkids.com, pbteen.com and westelm.com). Indices:Russell ####, Russell ####, S&amp;P ### ...

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