Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Mumbai is way too expensive for call centres. (-: Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > Jim, all is not yet lost. > > A recent and very positive sign - my "local" (it's based in Hannover) > Internet camera accessories store, "enjoyyourcamera.com" has opened up a > real shop so you can drop round and take a look at things before you buy, > present complaints (very rare) face-to-face without being connected to a > helpdesk in Mumbai and drop in for a coffee and a chat about gear and > gadgets. And that despite the fact that they are gradually becoming one of > Europe's biggest operators in their segment. > > I hope the idea catches on! > > Cheers > Douglas > > > On 17.02.2011 00:18, Jim Shulman wrote: > >> As for camera stores staying in business, suffice it to say that the >> business model has changed so radically in the past decade that few are >> able >> to survive. Cameras have gone from a specialty item, requiring technical >> assistance and a variety of consumable supplies, to a computer peripheral >> requiring little additional supplies (save for batteries or the >> now-occasional print). The whole point-n-shoot market has largely >> disappeared, thanks to sophisticated cell phone cameras. The rock bottom >> end are paper cameras in drugstores; the top end, prosumer equipment sold >> at >> big box stores, and pro gear sold in the few real camera stores left with >> sufficiently wealthy markets. >> >> Jim Shulman >> Wynnewood, PA >> >> >> - >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >