Sorry, but I was far more interested by an irrelevant detail I read in a more detailed article about Lampert: he was kidnapped in 2003. http://www.businessweek.

Sorry, but I was far more interested by an irrelevant detail I read in a more detailed article about Lampert: he was kidnapped in 2003. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-11/at-sears-eddie-lamperts-warring-divisions-model-adds-to-the-troubles http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-11/at-sears-edd... >His notoriety grew in the early 2000s, when he launched a takeover of bankrupt retailer Kmart. During negotiations, Lampert was kidnapped from a parking garage in Greenwich, Conn., and held for two days... http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2004-05-17-kmart-kidnapper_x.htm http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2004-... >In exchange for his release, Lampert agreed to stash $40,000 in a garbage can outside a Wendy's restaurant in Greenwich, prosecutors said. The money was never paid. Instead, the FBI took up the case. They found that an associate of the kidnappers had used a stolen credit card to order a pizza delivery.