Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM)

this stock just report earnings and seems like it's going to explode

I love the stores. Wish I could afford the products.

The economy might surge but high taxes and brutal public
spending combined with long term suffering might just mean a very slow recovery for higher priced discretionary spending

I'm going long on WSM. I think in this age of Amazon and online shopping, customer service with face-to-face pleasant interactions and a great shopping experience will keep brick and mortar businesses growing. That will be the key differentiater for me at least, and WSM has that quality when you enter the store of wanting to come back. I use to have that feeling with Best Buy...but now I can't stand to walk into a Best Buy as it now has that WalMart feel.

It is a well known and high quality performer and is just starting to branch out internationally.

I know I can buy the same things elsewhere, but something about the shiny toys and great smells makes a stop at William Sonoma a must when we are at the mall and we always walk away with something.

It has nice valuation and is growing.

Stock is down 12% because of reduced outlook for Q4_12. Announcing increased div and buy back. ValuePro val around $45 with 5% growth, Quicken val around $40 with 10% growth.
It should be around $40

12/18

My wife and all her friends love these brands. They are expensive brands for a questionable economy but that isnt stopping them

Will grow nicely as the economy bounces back.

People are slowly going back to the excess lifestyle where this company has their feet planted.

Just beat quarterly earnings, but PE and PEG was high relative to the industry average so folks are selling on the good news. Need to wait until it reaches the 50d Moving average (which is right now actually to get back in).

Have to think long-term here. This stock will only increase as the economy improves. Not many people are going for the luxury products that WSM has to offer.

I am definitely late to this party, but there are plenty of drinks and gals left to have a good time. Going up!

Recent earnings reports show this company is recovering from the recession. The stats and charts look good. If you're cautious about buying into retail at this early stage of economic recovery, buy on a pull back from the $21 level as of the 12/4/09 market close. Also note that this is a higher end retailer that doesn't have to compete with the mid stream retailers in the home goods market segment.

Why has my Brookstone catalog stopped coming?

a good home retailer

Reload. From a previous post:
"I need some pottery to spruce up my section 8 housing. This thing is finished in five years. Americans, of which I am one, make me laugh."