Macworld:
Online retailer and distributor Dr. Bott, a fixture in the Apple-accessory market since the late 1990s, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in its home state of Oregon, according to public records and information provided to Macworld. The original petition was filed on May 1, with notices sent to creditors later in the month.
Founded in 1999, Dr. Bott was originally a distributor providing accessories to independent Macintosh resellers.
Many of us will hope that Dr Bott can get on the other side of this bankruptcy mostly intact. They have been a long time Mac vendor and a great friend to many in the Mac Community.
Well I guess “being a friend” turned out to be a crappy business plan, now didn’t it.
Sad to hear this. I may have bought from them once or twice, but Newegg replaced them on my radar.
Do we know what portion of Dr. Bott’s revenues were distribution and what portion were direct retail to consumers?
Nothing official but unofficially, the vast majority of their sales were B2B.