Jessops is the biggest high street camera retailer in the UK <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659>
They bought out a lot of the old-fashioned camera stores during the digital revolution and turned them into anonymous clones. On the other hand, they did have a wonderful classic camera outlet for a while, and it was Jessops that my insurance company got to resupply me when my Pentax stuff was stolen. However, I haven't bought much from them, and I can't say I regret their passing. This comment is telling: "Neil Saunders, retail analyst at Conlumino, explained the root of Jessops' problems. "The amateur market collapsed because people who once bought cameras found that they had these things on their smartphones and they used those instead, and the professionals found that they could use online niche specialists who were cheaper and often had more extensive ranges," he said. "So both migrated away from Jessops." B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
