Williams-Sonoma is opening a warehouse

US-based homewares group Williams-Sonoma has signed its first direct lease for warehouse and distribution centre operations in Western Sydney. The group has 20 stores spread across New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria. The seven-year lease of the 16,755 sqm warehouse will be designed to achieve a 5-star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, and will incorporate solar PV and battery storage to achieve carbon neutral certification, while using a bio-diesel generation back up. It will be completed in mid-2021.