--- title: SkyMall Is Back from the Dead description: Under new owners, the brand is back to selling some of the weirdest products around. authors: - name: Jacob Davidson url: https://money.com/author/jacob-davidson/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 106 covers: - Business - Banking - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/JakeD former_staff: true published: '2015-05-27T16:24:57.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T05:54:42.000Z' section: Business tags: - Airlines - pubdesk - skymall - Travel word_count: 198 canonical: https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![World's Largest Airport Operator AENA Start Trading On Madrid Stock Exchange](https://img.money.com/2015/05/gettyimages-463175798.jpg) *Need a neck pillow? There may be an app for that.* Looking for a [wireless padlock](http://www.skymall.com/ivation-smart-wireless-bluetooth-electronic-padlock-metal-3-1-2-quot-for-iphone-android/IVBTPLKBK.html) or an [intelligent toilet](http://www.skymall.com/jumbl-saniseat-automated-intelligent-toilet-seat-w-cover-one-button-activation-white/IT100A.html) seat? Well, you're in luck. SkyMall, the original purveyor of weird and eccentric products you don't need but secretly want, has returned. The retailer's parent company, Xhibit Corp., [filed for bankruptcy in January](https://time.com/3680482/skymall-bankruptcy/). At the time, Xhibit's acting CEO Scott Wiley’s CEO blamed the publication's troubles on the rise of electronic devices on planes, resulting in fewer passengers browsing SkyMall's catalogue. However, Wiley expressed hope that SkyMall could find a buyer who would keep it operational. It appears Wiley's prayers have been answered. In April, SkyMall was purchased by C&A Marketing, a New Jersey-based company. The company, which also owns Ritz Camera and Polaroid, snagged SkyMall at action in April for just under $2 million. The *Atlantic* [reports](http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/the-triumphant-return-of-skymall/394127/) how SkyMall's new owners have been [using Twitter](https://twitter.com/SkyMall/status/600701728372174849) to revamp and build up hype for the ironically iconic—or is it now iconically ironic?—brand. Clearly, the new SkyMall wants you to know it's in on the joke about what its website calls its "occasionally unusual" products: ![Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 12.04.47 PM](https://img.money.com/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-27-at-12-04-47-pm.png) SkyMall's new owners seem optimistic about the resurrection, telling [*NJBiz*](http://www.njbiz.com/article/20150413/NJBIZ01/304139988/skyhigh-hopes) they plan to build mobile apps in addition to selling online. [Classical Marcellus statue](http://www.skymall.com/marcellus-statue/NG-31618.html), anyone? ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Business", "item": "https://money.com/business/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "E-Commerce", "item": "https://money.com/e-commerce/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "SkyMall Is Back from the Dead" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/", "name": "SkyMall Is Back from the Dead", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-05-27T16:24:57.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-16T05:54:42.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "SkyMall Is Back from the Dead", "articleSection": "Business", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/05/gettyimages-463175798.jpg", "width": 3000, "height": 2003, "caption": "World's Largest Airport Operator AENA Start Trading On Madrid Stock Exchange" }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-27-at-12-04-47-pm.png", "width": 400, "height": 506 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jacob Davidson", "url": "https://money.com/author/jacob-davidson/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/jacob-davidson/#author", "image": "https://money.com/content.money.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jake-davidson-2.jpg?crop=35px%2C18px%2C872px%2C872px&resize=640%2C640&quality=85&strip&ssl=1", "email": "jake.davidson@yoh.timeinc.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/JakeD" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-05-27T16:24:57.000Z", "description": "Under new owners, the brand is back to selling some of the weirdest products around.", "abstract": "Under new owners, the brand is back to selling some of the weirdest products around.", "@id": "https://money.com/skymall-is-back-from-the-dead/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-16T05:54:42.000Z", "wordCount": 198, "keywords": [ "Airlines", "pubdesk", "skymall", "Travel" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Business", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "E-commerce", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" ] } ] } ] } ```