I remember going there, but it never was my favorite store. Back in my go-go
OM days I went primarily to either Photo Barn out in Lilburn, Crown Camera
downtown, or that big store on Cheshire Bridge, by the Lowes Tara and Varsity
Jr. (can't remember the name). Wolf always turned me off, and CC-USA was out
of my way.
Sad to see it go, but it's bound to happen to more stores that don't change.
My local store in Westfield, NJ, which does a good business, has installed a
new $175k Noritsu Digigal printer to stay in the game. Otherwise, the local
one-hour lab was going to eat them alive. Even so, they still struggle a bit.
Skip
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Subject: [OM] Another photo store bites the dust
From: Gary Teller <gmteller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 07:18:14 -0500
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>This is probably of specific interest only to those in the Atlanta, GA area
>or anyone who likes to buy up a lot of stock. Yesterday I stopped by
>Camera Country USA, the camera/photo shop closest to my home, in hopes of
>finding something Zuiko recently traded in for a new digital Xmas
>present. Approaching the door I spotted a "going out of business"
>sign. Starting today, 12/1 and running through 1/31 (I was told 12/31 if
>they sell enough inventory) the inventory will be liquidated. I'm not sure
>of just how much they're discounting initially although I suspect, like a
>lot of liquidations, the first cut will approximate what customers pay via
>mail order.
>
>As for the used gear, it's the same stuff that's been on the shelf for
>months. More Nikon and Canon than anything else. Only three lenses are OM
>mount-one Zuiko 28, two aftermarkets. No OM bodies. One of the staff told
>me that the film processing side of the business has kept them going for
>some time and even that's not what it was thanks to everyone having the
>ability to be their own "lab" with the current technology available.
>
>Sad to see another mom and pop small business go down the tubes.
>
>Gary
>
>
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