Kitchen store Sur La Table has secured $12 million in financing to open more stores and revamp their online store. Competitor Williams-Sonoma is far ahead with 256 stores compared to Sur La Table’s 56. The plan is to open 10-20 stores a year for the next 3 years. Sur La Table deliberately slowed down their physical store expansion this year to focus on growing their website which is doing very well. Lucky for me, they’re looking into a downtown Bellevue location.