Because Nordstrom exceeded target performance levels for both earnings before interest and taxes and return on invested capital, Nordstrom was entitled to 165.9 percent of his salary, or $1.2 million, in nonequity incentive ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-3 compensation. This compared with zero in the prior year.Because of fluctuating stock prices and vesting schedules, stock and option awards weren't necessarily realized by the executives cited but are required to be filed with the SEC.At least on paper, Nordstrom benefited from a $1.4 million credit for the change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, versus no change in 2008.
His other compensation declined 27.9 percent to $47,000, the majority of ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-5 derived from more than $32,000 in merchandise discounts used by himself and his eligible dependents.In fiscal 2009, Nordstrom weathered the economic downturn better than many of its upscale retail peers. Net income grew 10 percent to $441 million, while sales pulled back 0.2 percent to $8.26 billion and retreated 4.2 percent on a same-store basis.Tiffany easily met its ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton Midsize CS-11 targets last year, entitling ceo Kowalski to a $2 million bonus and helping to lift his total compensation by more than two-thirds.
With his $7.9 million package, Kowalski, ceo of Tiffany since 1999 and chairman since 2003, earned 68.4 percent more than his 2008 take of $4.7 million.The biggest portion of his $3.2 million increase was $2 million in nonequity incentive ChronoSwiss Regulateur Dual Time CS-16 compensation, the maximum amount payable to its ceo, which kicked in when net earnings for the year exceeded the target of $116 million. Tiffany's net income last year was $264.8 million, 20.4 percent above its 2008 level despite a 4.9 percent decline in sales to $2.71 billion.
The incentive bonus equals twice Kowalski's annual salary of $1 million.The sum of Kowalski's stock and option awards grew 8.1 percent to $3.1 million from $2.9 million in 2008. Tiffany also recorded $1.6 million in change in ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-3 value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings for Kowalski, versus $454,000 in 2009.All other compensation was nearly halved to $168,000 from $322,000.Taking in $5.5 million last year, Jones' Card earned $6.2 million in 2008, but that amount was reduced to $5.4 million when he declined the $810,000 in nonequity incentive plan compensation. He accepted the $2.4 million earned on that budget line last year.
Jones' proxy said Card voluntarily elected not ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-5 accept receipt of the cash award in recognition of business conditions in late 2008 and 2009 and the impact on associates of the company. Jones engaged in aggressive cost cutting, including hundreds of store closures, as it fought to deal with the worst effects of the recession.Card's salary was unchanged at $1.6 million, and his $2.4 million incentive plan payment represented 150 percent of his ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton Midsize CS-11 based on the company registering operating income and operating cash flow more than 10 percent above target levels. These calculations exclude nonrecurring items, such as one-time charges for goodwill or store impairment.
Last year, Jones narrowed its net loss to $86.3 million from an impairment-laden loss of $765.4 million in the prior year. Revenues fell 8 percent to $3.33 billion.Card received no option awards for last year's performance, as in 2008, and ChronoSwiss Regulateur Dual Time CS-16 value of his stock awards fell 63.8 percent to $1.3 million from $3.6 million.There was no change recorded in Card's pension value or nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, as in 2008, and all other compensation rose 7.7 percent to $225,000.
Sidney Kimmel, chairman of the firm, recorded total compensation of $1.3 million, the same as in 2008, with $1.2 million in salary in both years.For full daily stock changes and more financial news, seeWWD.com/business-news.A ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-3 appeals court ruling on Thursday largely favored eBay Inc. in its legal battle with Tiffany & Co. but left the jewelry firm with one leg to stand on.In an opinion two years in the making, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan certified an earlier decision that eBay was not liable for trademark infringement or dilution for the sale of counterfeit jewelry on its site.
The three-judge panel overseeing the case stood by ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-5 lower court's finding that eBay had taken adequate measures to block known counterfeit dealers and that it is ultimately Tiffany's responsibility to patrol its own trademarks.A federal appeals court ruling on Thursday largely favored eBay Inc. in its legal battle with Tiffany & Co. but left the jewelry firm with one leg to stand on.In an opinion two years in the making, the U.S. Second Circuit ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton Midsize CS-11 of Appeals in Manhattan certified an earlier decision that eBay was not liable for trademark infringement or dilution for the sale of counterfeit jewelry on its site.
The three-judge panel overseeing the case stood by a lower court's finding that eBay had taken adequate measures to block known counterfeit dealers and that it is ultimately Tiffany's responsibility to patrol its own trademarks.Circuit Judge ChronoSwiss Regulateur Dual Time CS-16 Sack, who authored the opinion, wrote that Tiffany's appeal sought too broad an understanding of current law. Sack further noted that eBay itself has an interest in keeping bogus wares out of its listings, writing that & private market forces give eBay and those operating similar businesses a strong incentive to minimize the counterfeit goods sold on their Web sites.
The appeals panel did grant a smaller victory to Tiffany by returning its previously dismissed claim of false advertising to the lower court for reconsideration. The jeweler has asserted that eBay misled consumers in ads on its own site ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-3 third-party search engines that linked to possibly fake Tiffany goods.Tiffany chairman and chief executive officer Michael Kowalski said his firm was very disappointed by the overall decision. The company said its attorneys were reviewing the ruling and would consider an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
As an e-commerce leader, eBay has ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton CS-5 responsibility to protect consumers and promote trust in its marketplace, Kowalski said. EBay knew that counterfeit merchandise was being sold on its site and eBay took no effective steps to stop it. EBay deliberately misled consumers for profit and, unfortunately, the court has justified its actions. The consumer is the real loser today.Meanwhile, eBay general counsel Michael Jacobson said the ChronoSwiss Opus Skeleton Midsize CS-11 validated the San Jose, Calif.-based Web firm's anticounterfeiting efforts.
We continue to support cooperation, rather than litigation, as the best way to address these issues in everyone's best interests and we remain confident that the one remaining issue in the case will be decided favorably on remand, Jacobson said.New York-based Tiffany first brought suit against the online marketplace in 2004. It alleged a majority of the Tiffany goods for sale on the site were counterfeit and that eBay was ChronoSwiss Regulateur Dual Time CS-16 to infringement by offering a venue for their sale. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan sided with eBay and dismissed the suit in July 2008 following a weeklong bench trial.
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