b & h redirects here . for other uses see b & h disambiguation . coordinates 40 45 11 n 73 59 47 w 40.753124 n 73.996281 w 40.753124 ; 73.996281 b & h photo & electronics corp. type retail industry retail founded 1973 new york new york headquarters manhattan new york city number of locations 1 products cameras video film audio computers electronics website bhphotovideo.com b & h photo video founded in 1973 and located at 420 ninth avenue on the corner of west 34th street in manhattan new york city is the largest non chain photo and video equipment store in the united states . 1 contents 1 ownership and clientele 2 history 3 lawsuits 4 social media 5 industry recognition 6 see also 7 references 8 external links ownership and clientele edit b & h photo video on 34th street . b & h photo video targets professional photographers and videographers . although it is visited by more than 5 000 customers every day from sunday to friday most of the company s business comes from the internet and corporate sales . it also runs a warehouse in the brooklyn navy yard located in williamsburg brooklyn . 1 the store carries a wide range of electronics products with emphasis on professional and specialty photographic equipment . citation needed the business owner herman schreiber and many of the store s employees are observant satmar hasidic jews . the store is closed on shabbat most jewish holidays except for hanukkah when business dealings are permitted and christmas . although the web site remains open orders are not taken or shipped between friday evening and saturday evening or on jewish holidays . 2 3 the physical store employs hundreds of orthodox jews . an orthodox jewish bus company provides daily service to and from kiryas joel a satmar village in orange county new york as well as brooklyn and queens . 4 history edit b & h opened in 1973 as a storefront film shop at 17 warren street in tribeca and obtained its name from the initials of owners blimie schreiber and her husband herman . later in the 1970s b & h moved to a large loft at 119 west 17th street between sixth and seventh avenues in the photo district and began to expand its stock to a wider range of film and photography products . in 1997 the store moved to its present location . it now has more than 1 500 employees . 5 b & h is located in hell s kitchen manhattan at 420 ninth avenue at the intersection with west 34th street . in 2007 b & h opened a second floor above its original sales floor making a total of 70 000 sq ft 6 500 m2 of sales space . the first floor sells professional lighting binoculars scopes video audio darkroom film and both home and portable entertainment ; the second floor focuses on film and digital photography computers printers scanners and related accessories . 1 in 2007 b & h began making sales through google checkout . the store is noted for having an extensive conveyor belt system that runs along the ceiling . 6 the store is often sponsoring reviews and events for many tech savvy websites and tech enthusiast websites including androidguys and imaging resource . 7 8 in 2015 their google play app was named the best mobile shopping app at the mobile shop conference . 9 in 2016 vaio announced that they have signed a contract with b & h photo video to offer their products once again in new york . 10 11 b & h photo video announced that they joined forces with ce week and that they will be present on the tech show in june 2016 . 12 13 14 lawsuits edit in october 2007 it was announced that b & h photo agreed to pay us 4.3 million to settle allegations that it discriminated against hispanic workers . 15 in november 2009 a lawsuit against b & h photo alleged that the store refused to hire women in violation of new york city and new york state human rights laws . 16 the lawsuit brought by four women sought class action status on behalf of all women discriminated against by b & h over the course of many years . 17 given b & h s prior alleged discriminatory practices 15 the lawsuit sought us 19 million in compensatory and punitive damages in order to deter future discriminatory practices . 18 in 2011 a lawsuit alleged discrimination against hispanic workers . 19 20 in february 2016 the united states department of labor filed a lawsuit against b & h alleging that the company had only hired hispanic men into entry level jobs in a brooklyn warehouse and then subjecting them to harassment and unsanitary conditions . 21 social media edit in 2015 b & h hired sitespect a personalization platform to help them with online shoppers . 22 b & h themselves strive to engage with every potential customer and this is why listening to the voice of the customers on the social media networks is important for the company . 23 b & h often host famous photographers on their podcasts discussing their books and photos . 24 they have a human operator or employee maintaining an active presence on twitter youtube facebook instagram and company blogs . citation needed industry recognition edit in may 2007 zagat reviewed the two major professional photo equipment suppliers in nyc adorama ; and b & h photo video . regarding b and h zagat wrote the store offers more cameras than the paparazzi at the oscars with cordial staffers who know their stuff . 25 26 see also edit photography portal new york city portal business portal references edit a b c goldman adam 2005 12 12 . new york camera shop combines 18th century jewish traditions and the hottest digital technology . pittsburgh post gazette . archived from the original on 2006 05 16 . b & h photo video . archived from the original on 11 may 2010 . retrieved 2010 05 11 . please note that b & h does not process web orders from friday evening to saturday evening . b & h order processing schedule . retrieved 2010 05 11 . santos fernanda 2006 08 27 . reverberations of a baby boom . the new york times . karni annie 2007 02 05 . b & h photo emerges as a n.y. institution . the new york sun . inside b & h conveyor system . swiss miss . retrieved 10 may 2016 . sony xperia z5 review a sleek and snappy flagship . androidguys . 3 may 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . mindshift s multi mount holster lets you match your camera carry style to your active lifestyle . imaging resource . 4 may 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . b & h photo video wins best app of the year at mobile shopping conference . yahoo . 19 oct 2015 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . vaio expands distribution with ingram micro on board . twice . 13 apr 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . correcting and replacing vaio expands distribution channels to b & h photo video datavision and ingram micro . businesswire . 13 apr 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . b & h photo video joins ce week to educate consumers about new ce devices . reuters . 24 apr 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . b & h photo joins forces with ce week ; welcomes attendees to june tech show . pr newswire . 31 mar 2016 . retrieved 10 may 2016 . what s new in 2016 . ce week . retrieved 10 may 2016 . a b eeoc and b & h reach 4.3 million settlement in national origin discrimination case . equal employment opportunity commission . october 16 2007 . retrieved 2007 11 13 . gadget retailer faces discrimination suit . ny1 . november 19 2009 . archived from the original on november 22 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 19 . b & h photo sued for talmudic discrimination against women . village voice . november 19 2009 . archived from the original on november 21 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 19 . eligon john november 18 2009 . it was some day in court for ampersand . the new york times . archived from the original on november 11 2011 . retrieved 2009 11 18 . del signore john december 14 2011 . b & h photo sued again for discriminating against employees . gothamist . retrieved 2014 06 17 . ross barbara december 14 2011 . b and h photo discriminated against us say 2 hispanic employees in lawsuit . new york daily news . retrieved 2014 06 17 . mcgeehan patrick february 26 2016 . b & h electronics store sued for discrimination of hispanic workers . the new york times . guy sandra 24 august 2015 . b & h photo gets a clearer picture of online shoppers intentions . internetretailer . retrieved 2016 05 10 . b & h photo video . bhphotovideo . twitter . retrieved 2016 05 10 . b & h photography podcast 14 april 2016 . the b & h photography podcast presents on air an interview with vincent laforet . yahoo . retrieved 2016 05 10 . simon stephanie 2007 05 16 . shopping cameras . ny1 . archived from the original on 2012 09 27 . retrieved 2010 04 11 . cs1 maint unfit url link b & h . zagat . retrieved 2016 05 10 . external links edit official website ratings at better business bureau of new york retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title b % 26h photo video & oldid 742769134 categories photographic retailersretail companies established in 1973companies based in manhattanshops in new york cityretail companies of the united statesconsumer electronics retailers in the united stateshidden categories cs1 maint unfit urlcoordinates not on wikidatapages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2016articles with unsourced statements from october 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 17 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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