Williams-Sonoma Inc. announced that it will bring its family of home furnishings brands to South Korea through a franchise agreement with Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd. Livart, an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group (HDG), will have exclusive rights to operate stores, shop-in-shops, and e-commerce for the following brands in the Williams-Sonoma Inc. portfolio: Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm. Over the next 10 years, Livart is expected to open over 30 stores in South Korea across four Williams-Sonoma Inc. brands. The first stores scheduled to open this spring include a combined Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids store (of 924/280 pyeong), a West Elm store (of 700/212 pyeong) at the Hyundai City Mall Garden Five Mall, and a Williams Sonoma store (297/90 pyeong) at the HDS Mokdong branch.