SIC 5946 Camera and Photographic Supply Stores

SIC 5946

This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of cameras, film, and other photographic supplies and equipment. Establishments engaged primarily in the retail sale of video equipment are categorized in SIC 5731: Radio, Television, and Consumer Electronics Stores; and those primarily engaged in photo finishing are covered in SIC 7384: Photo Finishing Laboratories.

NAICS CODE(S)

443130

Camera and Photographic Supply Stores

The retail photographic supply industry has historically been competitive, even more so in recent years as establishments struggle to attract the 6 to 10 percent of U.S. households that purchase cameras and photography supplies at camera specialty stores. The vast majority of Americans purchase cameras through consumer electronic and computer stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores, and supermarkets. With the advent of digital cameras and camera phones in the early 2000s, department stores, mass merchandisers, and other electronic equipment stores have taken further market share from stores that specialize in camera and photographic supply. The 2,779 camera and photographic supply stores...