Ritz Camera To Expand Offerings

It's not surprising that Ritz Camera sort of looked at their stores and realized that a store that only sells cameras and camera accessories really can't compete with web sites like Amazon and stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart, all of which are essentially big-box stores that sell a whole lot more than one particular ...

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Ritz Camera Closes 300 Stores Nationwide

A move that has been seen as an offshoot of the court-supervised bankruptcy organization of the specialty camera store, was the closure of 300 stores nationwide. The move will leave approximately 400 Ritz Camera stores still open around the country. Retail inventory valued at more than $50 million will be liquidated at the stores that are ...

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Ritz Camera Files for Bankruptcy

Ritz Camera Centers Inc., a 91 year old company that is one of the largest stores in America has filed Chapter 11 due to the worsening economic crisis the world is experiencing today. Ritz also operates 800 stores in 40 states under the names Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Kits Cameras, Inkley's and The Camera Shops. ...

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