Ritz Camera: Not Dead Yet

Many camcorder shoppers have passed through the doors of Ritz Camera Centers. The nation's largest camera store chain declared Chapter 11 in April and at the time said it would close down about half of its stores. Now, the company is preparing to sell off its remaining stores, if it can find a buyer. In this economy, that is likely to be difficult.

But, as they say, every crisis is an opportunity. And Ritz's crisis is an opportunity for you to head over to a local store (or a Wolf Camera, which is also owned by Ritz) to check out the camcorder deals. Also note that the Ritz Camera website is not the same as the brick and mortar store - the website licenses the Ritz name but is an independent company.