Smartphones, Tablets and EBay Send SkyMall To Chapter 11

alphadogg writes SkyMall, the quirky airline catalog, looks as though it may be grounded before long. Parent company Xhibit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeks to sell its assets. In an SEC filing, Xhibit explains that it has fallen victim to an "intensely competitive" direct marketing retail industry that now includes the likes of eBay and Amazon.com. Smartphones and tablets are largely to blame for SkyMall's downfall, according to the SEC filing. "Historically, the SkyMall catalog was the sole in-flight option for potential purchasers of products to review while traveling. With the increased use of electronic devices on planes, fewer people browsed the SkyMall in-flight catalog."

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We put a company in our company

[Anonymous Coward]

We put a company in our company, so that we can bankrupt while we bankrupt.

Re:Why would anyone buy something from those catal

[BarbaraHudson]

Delta used to give out newspapers I remember one evening I got one that they hadn't noticed the front page had a story (with photo) of an airplane crash that morning. I turned to the woman next to me and said "This flight is going to be super-safe. After all, the odds of TWO airplanes crashing the same day."

My humor wasn't appreciated by her, or the stewardesses ...