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Borsheims

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1870; 154 years ago (1870) in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Founder	Louis Borsheim
Headquarters	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	Karen Goracke (President and CEO)
Products	Jewelry Watches Home Decor
Parent	Berkshire Hathaway
Website	www.borsheims.com

Borsheims (/ˈbɔːrʃaɪmz/ BOR-shymz) is a luxury jewelry store that sells fine jewelry, timepieces, engagement rings and home decór in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1870, Norwegian immigrant and silversmith Louis Borsheims founded his independent jewelry business that would later become known as Borsheims. The luxury jewelry retailer began as Brown and Borsheim. In 1907, Louis A. Borsheim sold his interests in Brown and Borsheim, thus began the Omaha staple, Borsheims. The business was sold to Louis Friedman and his son Ike in 1955, who both retained the Borsheims name.

In 1986, Borsheims moved to the Regency Court Mall. In 1989, investor Warren Buffett purchased a majority of Borsheims stock, making it part of his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway.

Borsheims is led by Karen Goracke, who became Borsheims president and CEO in 2013. The store maintains an inventory that includes more than 50,000 pieces of jewelry and watches.

It has been the location of Berkshire shareholder-only events held in association with its annual general meeting.

References

1. Podsada, Janice (2013-10-08). "Warren Buffett's pick for Borsheims CEO took six-year break on rise to the top". Omaha.com. The Omaha World Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2013-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Buffett, Warren. "Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Berkshire Hathaway. p. 27. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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