3 posts and columns on bankruptcy protection

Not a Kodak Moment: Legendary Camera Maker Files for Bankruptcy Protection

in News on January 18 at 9:29 pm PT

Struggling camera maker Kodak said on Wednesday night that it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization.
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Yellow Pages Companies Sinking Into Oblivion

in News on March 13, 2009 at 1:43 pm PT

For a vivid reminder of the way the Internet–combined with a vicious recession–can destroy a well-established industry, consider today’s news from the collapsing Yellow Pages business.

And Be Sure to Give Our Best to CompUSA When You See It

in News on October 20, 2008 at 1:51 pm PT

Circuit City’s latest ad campaign ends with a “We’ll Hook You Up” tagline. Its marketing message was presumably meant to refer to good prices, but today it’s referring to something else: layoffs. The long-suffering electronics retailer is reportedly considering a plan to shutter at least 150 stores and sack thousands of employees.