Williams-Sonoma Inc. has expanded its call center in North Texas. The retailer has signed a lease for 6,653 square feet of office space at The Cascades in The Colony, expanding its space to 15,523 square feet. In 2011, an affiliate of Williams-Sonoma signed its original lease .

Williams-Sonoma Inc. celebrated the opening of four stores in the Bondi Junction suburb of Sydney, Australia. The Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm stores will open at 10 a.m. on May 2, preceded by a ribbon cutting hosted by The Honorable Barry O'Farrell MP, Premier of New South Wales.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net revenues of $1,406,419,000 against $1,268,144,000 a year ago. Operating income was $210,441,000 compared to $197,203,000 a year ago. Earnings before income taxes were $210,702,000 against $197,364,000 a year ago. Net earnings were $133,734,000 or $1.34 per diluted share against $122,586,000 or $1.17 per diluted share a year ago. Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Excluding Unusual Business Events was $1.34 compared to $1.17 last year. For the year, the company reported net revenues of $4,042,870,000 against $3,720,895,000 a year ago. Operating income was $409,163,000 compared to $381,732,000 a year ago. Earnings before income taxes were $409,956,000 against $381,830,000 a year ago. Net earnings were $256,730,000 or $2.54 per diluted share against $236,931,000 or $2.22 per diluted share a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $364,127,000 against $291,334,000 a year ago. Purchases of property and equipment were $205,404,000 against $130,353,000 a year ago. Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Excluding Unusual Business Events was $2.58 compared to $2.24 last year. The company provided earnings guidance for the first quarter and fiscal year 2013. For the first quarter, the company expects net revenues to be in the range of $850 to $870 million, Comparable brand revenue growth is expected to be in the range of 4% to 6%. Diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $0.33 to $0.36. For full year, the company expects total net revenues to be $4,200 million to $4,280 million, diluted EPS to be $2.65 to $2.75, income tax rate to be 38.2% to 38.6%, depreciation and amortization to be $150 to $160 million. Capital spending is expected to be in the range of $200 million to $220 million. The company planned to open 8 new stores in fiscal year 2013. The company planned to close 15 stores in fiscal year 2013.