Awards

Company

e–tailing group award for "e–tailing excellence"
2006

National Retail Federation's Innovator of the Year Award
2004

ASPIRE Retail Award
Creative merchandising — West Elm and Williams–Sonoma Home
2004

Gold Award
Williams–Sonoma, Inc. 2000 Annual Report
National ADDY Competition
2001

Award of Excellence
Williams–Sonoma.com
Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual
2001

Silver Clio
Williams–Sonoma.com
Interactive Consumer–Targeted Site
2000

Best Entry Into the Internet by a Bricks–and–Mortar Company
Williams–Sonoma.com
Internet World Magazine Industry Award
1999

Chuck Williams

Chuck and Howard inducted into the Hall of Fame
Direct Marketing Association
2008

Chuck and Howard receive
Inc. Magazine's Bernard A. Goldhirsh Lifetime Achievement Award
an acknowledgement to those who honor the values and virtues of American entrepreneurship
2007

Giants of American Design
House Beautiful
2006

Humanitarian of the Year
Housewares Charity Foundation
2003

Honored by the Valley of the Moon Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma, CA
2003

Inducted into the Hall of Fame
Culinary Institute of America
2002

Honored by the French–American International School, San Francisco
2002

Lifetime Achievement Award
International Association of Culinary Professionals
2001

Bon Appetit American Food & Entertaining Awards
1999

Salon International du Livre Gourmand
Perigueux, France
1998

Culinary Award of Excellence
14th Annual San Francisco Food Awards
1997

Marketer of the Year Award
American Marketing Association, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
1995

James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award
1995

James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence
Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America
1993

Retailer of the Year
The Gourmet Products Show
1992

Silver Spoon Award
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
1991

Wine and Food Achievement Award
Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food
1989