J Ballantyne & Co announced a New Zealand exclusive partnership with Williams-Sonoma, with the addition of three concept stores from their portfolio of brands: Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm. These concept stores will be located within Ballantynes stores in Christchurch and Timaru and will launch in October 2019. Currently Williams-Sonoma operates retail, wholesale and franchise stores across the world including the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom and throughout the Middle East, South Korea, The Philippines and Mexico. For customers that are unable to shop the selection in store, the range will be made available on the Ballantynes website with shipping available nation-wide.