Business
Struggling specialty retailer Sharper Image Corp. chopped more than $3 million from the severance pay of recently departed Chief Executive Richard Thalheimer to offset his past windfalls from favorably priced stock options, according to documents filed with securities regulators.
Jan. 3, 2007
An investor group wants to replace the board at the gadget retailer in a plan to revive its business. Its stock rises.
March 10, 2006
In a boardroom coup, upscale San Francisco-based retailer Sharper Image Corp. said Tuesday that it had ousted company founder and Chief Executive Richard Thalheimer amid lower sales and share prices.
Sept. 27, 2006
Richard Thalheimer knows a thing or two about pride going before the fall.
April 16, 1991
Morgan Stanley said Monday that its Prime Property Fund unit paid $197 million for two buildings on San Francisco’s waterfront that serve as the corporate headquarters for Gap Inc., the biggest U.S. clothing-store chain, and retailer Sharper Image Corp.
Aug. 17, 2004
* Deutsche Telekom said it may cut as many as 55,000 jobs through 2005, or about 22% of its work force, as Europe’s biggest phone company trims costs. * Philip Morris Cos. and its Kraft Foods Inc. unit had their outlook cut to “negative” from “stable” by Standard & Poor’s after a California jury ordered the biggest tobacco company to pay $28 billion to a sick smoker. * Sharper Image Corp. said that sales at stores open at least a year rose 37% in September from a year ago, and that its third-quarter loss would be narrower than expected.
Oct. 9, 2002
Travel & Experiences
In this day of mail-order shopping, nearly everyone gets a stunning array of spiffy catalogues, from L.
Feb. 11, 1988
Sears executives figured that in a three-hour period, Super Bowl television viewers could only make so many trips to the kitchen.
Jan. 6, 1987
World & Nation
Today’s office fashion tip: Conformity is in, iconoclasm is out.
March 12, 1988
Technology Blog
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Jan. 6, 2011