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, Macworld.com reported yesterday. 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. As a distributor, Dr. Bott was known for providing smaller accessory vendors the means of distributing their products much more widely than they could on their own. Though the company’s website currently advertises a Spring Cleaning Sale, sources told Macworld that the sale is mainly a way for Dr. Bott to sell off the company’s remaining inventory.
