[Leica] OT: Wal-Mart and film

[jplaurel at spectare.com (Jim Laurel)]

...and it will be a long time before it is dead, because a good many  
of the target (pun intended) customers may not be able to afford to  
ride the digital treadmill.  But they CAN afford to buy film once in  
a while for special events or holidays.


On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Kenneth Frazier wrote:

> I just got back from a trip to Wal-Mart, and while there I checked  
> out the film and camera section.  The local store has started  
> stocking very large amounts of Fuji and Kodak film, including fresh  
> BW400CN at dirt cheap prices.  They've expanded the shelving  
> available for film stock.  (Needless to say, I bought a bunch and  
> am going back tomorrow to clean them out.)
>
> It sure doesn't look like film is dead in Wal-Mart's world.