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Home > Company Index > Specialty Retail > Miscellaneous Retail > Ritz Camera Centers, Inc.

Ritz Camera Centers, Inc.
 PROFILE
Ritz Camera Centers began as a one-man portrait studio and developed into the largest photographic chain in the US. (Ritz's cousin, David Wolf, owns Wolf Camera, the #2 photo chain in the US.) The company has more than 1,000 stores nationwide offering one-hour photofinishing, digital imaging, cameras, film, and related products. Ritz Camera also sells binoculars and cellular phones, among other items. Some of its stores operate as The Camera Shop; the company sells online as well. Subsidiary Boater's World Marine Centers has more than 100 stores nationwide that offer gear and clothing for fishing, boating, and watersports. President and CEO David Ritz owns Ritz Camera, which was founded in 1918.

 COMPETITION
Walgreen Co. (WAG)
West Marine, Inc. (WMAR)
Wolf Camera, Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2002 Sales (mil.): 800.00
Employees: 7,000
Revenue per employee: $114,285.71

 KEY PEOPLE
• David Ritz
    CEO
• Jay Sloan
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
6711 Ritz Way
Beltsville, MD 20705
US
Phone: 301-419-0000
Fax: 301-419-2995
Online: Web Site

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