This will be Brookstone’s second trip to bankruptcy court since 2014.

(Bloomberg)—Brookstone Inc., No. 371 in the Internet Retailer 2018 Top 1000, whose quirky products are a staple of airport shopping, filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors.

The Chapter 11 petition covers assets of $50 million to $100 million and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million, according to court documents filed Thursday in Wilmington, Delaware.

The specialty gift retailer, which sells everything from remote-control drones to massage chairs, is the latest in a spate of bankruptcies in an industry beat down by online competition and a surfeit of stores. Mall tenants in particular have suffered, leading to bankruptcies like The Gymboree Corp. (No. 531), and Rue21 Inc. (No. 458), which reorganized with fewer stores. Other merchants like Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (No. 151) didn’t survive.

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This will be Brookstone’s second trip to bankruptcy court since 2014, when the Merrimack, New Hampshire-based company filed a Chapter 11 petition with a deal to sell its assets to Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc. for about $146.3 million. A group of Chinese buyers backed by retailing conglomerate Sanpower Group and Hong Kong-based private-equity firm Sailing Capital subsequently outbid Spencer with a deal valued at about $174 million.

The 53-year-old company began with an ad placed in Popular Mechanics, according to its website, and was named after the farm where the founders lived. In 1973, it expanded from its catalog offerings (with items like self-watering plant pots) to open its first store. The company says it helped introduce brands such as Fitbit and iRobot to American consumers.

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