The Sharper Image
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Consumer Electronics and Lifestyle Products |
| Founded | Relaunched 2010 |
| Headquarters | Farmington Hills, Michigan |
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Key people
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David Katzman, CEO |
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Camelot Venture Group ThreeSixty Group, Inc. |
| Website | www |
San Francisco, California 1977
Camelot Venture Group
The Sharper Image is an American brand that offers consumers home electronics, air purifiers, gifts and other high-tech lifestyle products through its website – SharperImage.com, catalog, and third party retailers. The Sharper Image catalog and website are owned and operated by Michigan-based Camelot Venture Group, while the brand licensing is owned by ThreeSixty Group, Inc.
The brand has been in operation since its relaunch in 2010. The earlier consumer products retailer by that name was founded by Richard Thalheimer and was in business from 1977 until its closing in 2008. The company sold merchandise through dozens of retail stores throughout the United States, a monthly catalog and its website, along with business-to-business sales teams which marketed products for corporate incentive programs and wholesale to retailers.
The Sharper Image was the brainchild of Richard Thalheimer. The company started in 1977 as a catalog business to sell jogging watches Later, through what had become an iconic catalog, The Sharper Image expanded its product assortment to include high end, futuristic gadgets, electronics, massage chairs, and air purifiers. Popular products such as the Ionic Breeze and exclusive models of Human Touch massage chairs helped propel The Sharper Image to become an iconic American brand with 187 retail stores in 38 states.
In 2006 there was a change in the board of directors of the company, including the removal of Thalheimer as CEO. Thalheimer was replaced by Chairman Jerry W. Levin. Not longer after, on April 9, 2007, Steven A. Lightman became the President and CEO.
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