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Pottery Barn is an American-based chain of home furnishing stores with stores in the United States and Canada. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Contents 1 History 2 Brand Concept Stores 2.1 Pottery Barn Kids 2.2 Pottery Barn Teen 2.3 Pottery Barn Bed + Bath 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

The company began in 1949 as a single store in Lower Manhattan, founded by Paul Secon and his brother Morris. The current owners, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., acquired it in 1986.

After Jennifer Aniston's character Rachel Green in the American television sitcom Friends bought furniture from Pottery Barn in the episode The One with the Apothecary Table (first broadcast on January 6, 2000^[1]), many viewers also sought the store's products. The episode is often derided as an infomercial for Pottery Barn, as it centers around their furniture (see also product placement).

The Trolley Square shooting took place in a Salt Lake City mall in February 2007^[2]. The killer, Sulejman Talović, was finally cornered and killed during a gunfight that occurred in a Pottery Barn Kids store inside the mall^[3].

On October 2007, it was announced in a Puerto Rico local newspaper, El Nuevo Dia, that Pottery Barn will open its first store in Plaza las Americas shopping mall during Q1 2008 along with a new West Elm store.

Pottery Barn has expanded the brand line by offering new concept stores:

Pottery Barn Kids exclusively features children's furniture and accessories. Pottery Barn stores are divided into three main areas to include; Design Studio, Grand Lobby and Table Top. Design Studio's focus is on furniture sales, and accounts for the majority of the company's business.

Pottery Barn Teen (PBTeen) serves the tastes of preteens through the college years, since their tastes are much different than those of young adults and the middle-aged.

Pottery Barn Bed + Bath targets married women with a catalogue only concept selling linens and bathroom accessories.

• Pottery Barn rule
• Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn's competitor

• Pottery Barn's official site
• Pottery Barn Kids website
• Pottery Barn Teen website

1. ^ Friends episode list at IMDb.com
2. ^ ksl.com - Gunman Kills Five People at Trolley Square
3. ^ deseretnews.com | Police, DA give further details in Trolley shooting