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Why London Camera Exchange and Wex Photo Video are opening new stores, as Jessops is closing them – and what that means for the high street
Though still a relatively new name to the UK trade, the distributor has been proactive during the pandemic and has new, exclusive brand acquisitions to share
Readers have just until mid May to nominate and vote for their industry winners! Categories include Retailer Of The Year and Product Of The Year
With photo retailers re-opening following a third lockdown, we look at how to avoid a ‘dead cat bounce’; short term gain, maybe, but long term pain, ultimately