B&H Photo Video
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| B&H Photo & Electronics Corp. | |
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| Type | Retail |
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| Founded | 1973 New York, New York |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Cameras, Video, Film, Audio, and Electronics. |
| Slogan | "The Professional's Source" |
| Website | bhphotovideo.com |
B&H Photo Video, founded in 1973 and located in New York City, is the largest photo and video equipment store in the United States.[1] The store is patronized by the majority of the city's professional photographers and videographers, serving thousands of customers per day, while a substantial portion of the company's business comes from their internet operation.
On its website, B&H claims to be the "world's leading retailer of imaging products". The store carries an extremely wide range of products as well as professional and specialty equipment. NASA once purchased a lens for a Hasselblad camera to photograph space.[2]
The business is owned by Herman Schreiber. Mr. Schreiber and a number of the store's employees are observant Hasidic Jews (adherents of a group within Orthodox Judaism). The store is closed on Shabbat and Jewish holidays[3].
B&H opened as a storefront film shop on the Lower East Side run by Herman Schreiber and his wife (the store's name comes from their initials). The store quickly outgrew its space. B&H moved to a large space on West 17th Street in the Photo District in the 1970s. Catering to the needs of neighborhood artists, B&H expanded to selling film equipment as well as photo products. In 1997 the store moved to its present location. It now has a staff of approximately 1,000 employees.[4] B&H's flagship store is located in West Midtown Manhattan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Camera store sizzles, except on Saturdays", St. Petersburg Times, January 9, 2006.
- ^ "B & H Photo Emerges as a N.Y. Institution", The New York Sun, February 5, 2007.
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- ^ "B & H Photo Emerges as a N.Y. Institution", The New York Sun, February 5, 2007.
