Q&As

Sharper Image Corp. posted sales of $29 million for January, a 29% decrease from $40.7 million in the prior year.

When “Time” magazine declared “You” Person of the Year 2006, it marked the official arrival of the age of consumer control. So when it comes to innovation, what do “You” want from new products?

The NBA’s All-Stars are the best on the basketball court. But how do they do on an obstacle course?

High school coaches in 18,000 U.S. schools will get samples for student athletes through a new contract for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.

Magazine circulators are relying increasingly on hard offers and vouchers and self-mailers in their subscription-building mailings, said Paul Masse, vice president of account management at ParadyszMatera at the Direct Marketing Association’s Circulation Day in New York Wednesday.

For the seventh year in a row, identity theft was the No. 1 consumer fraud complaint in 2006, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday.

Growth in both search volume and revenue per query contributed to a 46% year-over-year increase in Q4 2006 revenue for the media and advertising division at IAC/InterActive Corp., the parent of search engine Ask.com.

Southwest Airlines is tapping into the buzz over the popularity of consumer-generated Super Bowl spots with a contest inviting customers to create an ad for the company.

SABMiller will launch a new beer next month, debuting a product that is unique to the brewer’s portfolio.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products is taking its popular Speedy Gonzales character on tour with a new sport—skateboarding.