West Elm to Open New Retail Store in South Coast Plaza

Costa Mesa location will be the first West Elm store in Orange County

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--()--Home furnishings retailer West Elm, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. family of brands (NYSE: WSM), announced today that it will open a new retail store in South Coast Plaza on November 2nd, 2012. Located at 3333 Bear Street in Costa Mesa, the new store will feature a three-sided living wall and will be the first West Elm to open with a West Elm Market shop-in-shop. Through a partnership with Etsy, the store will also feature a collection of decorative accessories and art made by artists from the Orange County area.

To celebrate the store opening, West Elm is hosting a sweepstakes* offering a chance to win a $2,000 shopping spree and access to the store’s pre-opening event on November 1st. The event will be hosted in partnership with Orange County Coastkeeper, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and preserving the region’s marine habitats and watersheds. A portion of sales from the event will be donated to the organization. Additionally, the first 300 shoppers on opening day will receive a free West Elm Costa Mesa reusable tote bag.

“We are excited for West Elm to join the rest of our Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands at South Coast Plaza,” said Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. “Through the catalog and westelm.com the brand has built a strong customer base in Orange County. The West Elm at South Coast Plaza offers an opportunity to serve those customers, and new ones, with an amazing in-store experience.”

“West Elm is committed to getting a little greener each day with an assortment that includes organic cottons, recycled glass, FSC-certified wood, and handcrafted products,” said Jim Brett, President of West Elm. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Orange County Coastkeeper for our opening, an organization that is equally as passionate about the environment as we are.”

“We also couldn’t be more excited to introduce West Elm Market to the South Coast customer in our first shop-in-shop,” continued Brett. “The assortment is full of clever, hard-working, time saving, clutter-busting solutions for everyday living.”

West Elm Market offers customers a total home toolkit in four key categories: Kitchen, Garden, Care & Repair and Personal Care. Products include kitchen tools, cookware, an exclusive line of modern enameled cast iron Dutch ovens and pans, handcrafted candles and soaps, and artisan pantry products chosen to represent the diverse regional culinary influences of the country.

The brand’s signature mix of globally inspired furniture, home décor and seasonally updated collaborations, including holiday trim from ConfettiSystem and bedding from Allegra Hicks, will be available, as well as a wide selection of gifts in shops inspired by open-air holiday fairs. Customers can also choose from gifts that give back, including a collection of Charity Mugs that donate to organizations such as ASPCA®, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and Oceana®.

As in other West Elm locations, associates at the South Coast Plaza store will be focused on helping customers express their personal style at home. The brand offers free one-on-one Home Stylist services – either in a customer’s home or in the store’s Design Lab. The Home Stylist can partner on making and mocking up measurements, creating a floor plan, picking paint colors and palettes and mixing new finds with old favorites. West Elm South Coast Plaza is open Monday-Friday from 10am – 9pm, Saturday from 10am – 8pm and Sunday from 11am – 6:30pm.

About West Elm

Mixing clean lines, natural textures and global accents, West Elm creates unique, affordable designs for modern living. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, the brand introduced its first catalog in 2002 and opened the doors of its first retail location in 2003. The brand’s complete collection of modern furniture and room décor, including, modern dinnerware, wall shelves, and modern bedding is available in 44 retail stores and around-the-clock at www.westelm.com. West Elm is a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands. Follow West Elm on Twitter: @westelm, Facebook: facebook.com/WestElm or visit www.westelm.com.

About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. These products, representing seven distinct merchandise strategies – Williams-Sonoma (cookware and wedding registry), Pottery Barn (furniture and wedding registry), Pottery Barn Kids (kid’s furniture and baby registry), PBteen (girls’ bedding and boys’ bedding), West Elm (modern furniture and room decor), Williams-Sonoma Home (luxury furniture and decorative accessories) and Rejuvenation (lighting and hardware) – are marketed through 579 stores, seven direct mail catalogs and six e-commerce websites. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States and Canada, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and franchises its brands throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

*Deadline to enter sweepstakes is October 28. For official rules and entry form please visit: http://www.westelm.com/southcoastplazasweeps.

Contacts

for West Elm:
Abigail Jacobs, 718-780-4488
ajacobs@wsgc.com
Kendall Coleman, 415-616-7926
kacoleman@wsgc.com

Release Summary

West Elm first store in Orange County at South Coast Plaza

Contacts

for West Elm:
Abigail Jacobs, 718-780-4488
ajacobs@wsgc.com
Kendall Coleman, 415-616-7926
kacoleman@wsgc.com