Re: B&H puts another local camera store out of business (with my help, unfortunately)

In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Michael Meissner
<meissner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Paul J Gans <gans@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>> In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Roy Smith <roy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >Paul J Gans <gans@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> B&H is branching out into all sorts of other gear too like
computers.
>> >> I hope they don't lose sight of their primary business.
>> 
>> >I'm guessing their primary business is making money.  If they can do
that 
>> >selling cameras, they'll sell cameras.  If they can make money selling

>> >computers, they'll sell computers.  You either evolve or become
extinct.
>> 
>> Oh, I think they are making money selling camera.  Their
>> "new" businesses are branch-offs from photography.  For
>> example they sell binoculars and spotting scopes.  That's
>> pretty close.
>> 
>> They started selling Apple computers years ago when they were
>> the preferred choice for folks doing Photoshop and similiar
>> things.  (They now sell Photoshop too.)  Since then they've
>> added other computers.
>> 
>> And they have added iPods and similar as well.
>> 
>> The front to back bit seems reversed at B&H.  There's more
>> room in back and that's where the crowds are -- in the 
>> photography sections.

>Well generally you want the main items in the back so that you can tempt
people
>to buy other stuff as they walk to the back to get what they came for,
and
>obviously put the impulse items near the cash register.

The checkout section itself is larger than many stores.  It
is off by itself.

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   --- Paul J. Gans