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SubsidiariesLocations & production 
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| | year  | business source | 
 | 2008 | Williams-Sonoma operates 600 retail stores in 44 states in the United States, Washington, D.C., and Canada |  | 
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| | year  name | photo position;  compensation source | 
 | 2003Alber, Laura |   Chairman;  salary: 1,01 million US$; stock-options: 2,89 million US$; 
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 | 2002Lester, Howard |   Chairman;  salary: 2,34 million US$; stock-options: 9,63 million US$; 
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| | year  |   | sales | income |  | buyback | source | 
 | 2007 |  | 3,94 | 0,2 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2006 |  | 3,73 | 0,21 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2005 |  | 3,54 | 0,21 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2004 |  | 2,75 | 0,16 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2003 |  | 2,36 | 0,12 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2002 |  | 2,09 | 0,08 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2001 |  | 1,83 | 0,06 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
 | 2000 |  | 1,38 | 0,07 |  |   | billion US$ |  | 
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