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W. Howard Lester (August 14, 1935 – November 15, 2010) was an American businessman who took over Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 1976 and acquired Pottery Barn in 1986, building a major catalog retailer that had more than 600 stores and annual sales of $3.4 billion by the time of his death.
W. Howard Lester, entrepreneur, retail pioneer and philanthropist dies at age 75 W. Howard Lester, American entrepreneur, devoted husband, beloved father, grandfather and cherished friend, died Monday at his home surrounded by his loved ones in Indian Wells, California after a 13 year long and courageous battle with cancer.
Nov 19, 2010 · Nov. 18, 2010. W. Howard Lester, who in 1978 bought Williams-Sonoma, a small supplier of items for gourmet kitchens with four stores and annual sales of $4 million, and transformed it into...
Nov 16, 2010 · SAN FRANCISCO-- ( BUSINESS WIRE )--Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) announced today, with great sadness, that W. Howard Lester died Monday at the age of 75 at his home in Indian Wells, CA, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Jul 10, 2014 · Lester built Williams-Sonoma into a multibillion-dollar mail-order and retail empire that set a standard for customer service and helped fuel a revolution in American cooking and entertaining.
Nov 18, 2010 · Nov. 18, 2010 12 AM PT. W. Howard Lester, former chairman and chief executive of gourmet cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., died Monday at his home in Indian Wells after battling...
Jun 20, 2004 · Lester, 68, who still has an Oklahoma drawl that reveals his roots, oversees more than 500 stores, plus catalogs and Internet sites bearing the names Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery...
