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Article: Sharper Image founder never says die
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- September 17, 2008
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ROSS -- Richard Thalheimer of Ross never says quit.
When the board of the Sharper Image retail chain he created in
1977 ousted him, Thalheimer left with $31 million and started
Richard/Solo, an online merchandise sales operation based in
Greenbrae.
And he means to keep the business out of the hands of the
investors and financiers who forced him out of Sharper Image in
September 2006 when sales began to slump.
But by February 2008, the company filed for bankruptcy, saying it
had $251 million in assets and $199 million in debt. "It was
somewhat satisfying to see their incompetence revealed," Thalheimer
said while sipping an iced coffee in a San Anselmo cafe the other
day.
He said he ...