It seems that old fashioned camera stores can survive better than huge
faceless chains. It just requires /work/ , and probably a bit of
masochism. Milford Photo, seems to be surviving very nicely, at least
for now. It probably helps that every other camera store in a 100 mile
radius has dried up and blown away. Too bad they can't get Pentax to
even return their calls...
On 1/9/2013 3:35 PM, Bob W wrote:
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
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