Calumet Photographic to Liquidate, Closes US Stores

March 13, 2014 Marco | Editor

Calumet Photographic, the 75-year-old camera supply and rental company, is closed and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Chicago Tribune reports.

This morning, Calumet announced on its Facebook page that it had closed all its stores in the US, though its stores in Europe remain in business. Calls to Calumet stores in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles were not returned, and the company’s website is down. The petition for Chapter 7

Calumet’s bankruptcy filing lists 585 creditors, including photo manufacturers such as Canon, Fuji, Manfrotto, Phase One, …read more

Via: PDN Pulse

Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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