Williams-Sonoma Posts Q2 Same-Store Sales Boost

SAN FRANCISCO-Williams-Sonoma’s biggest chains reported a same-store sales improvement during the second quarter from the previous financial period. Across the board, Q2 same-store sales were up 1.2% year over year compared to a 0.8% first-quarter slide.

Pottery Barn made the biggest recovery, rising 1.8%, up from its 1.2% loss in the first quarter. Williams-Sonoma rose 1.1%, bouncing back from a 0.6% drop. But Pottery Barn Kids fell 3.8%, the same slide it posted in the first quarter.

Though the 190 Pottery Barns and 252-unit Williams-Sonoma improved, the company still felt pressure in a tough consumer environment, executives say. “There is no question that there was macro pressure on all of our business during the second quarter,” said Sharon McCollam, the retailer’s chief financial and operating officer, during a conference call.