My local camera store is reporting a marked increase in sales during the holiday season. I was frankly shocked at the sales volume (I cannot divulge numbers). Let's just say they expanded into more floor area last year, and they could use a couple extra staff!! Their portrait and printing lab business is very, very brisk. They are close in terms of pricing to big chain electronic stores, but bring the valuable intangible: lots of experience to the counter for customers. Coupled with a generous return policy (30 days, IIRC), they are hard to beat.
It's nice to see this smaller chain bucking the trend by
a lot...
Regards,
Marc