Calumet Closing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kirk Gittings]

I just heard a rumor that Calumet was closing its American stores. Have you heard anything? Their website is gone or down. Too bad if this is true. Not my favorite retailer the last decade. I used to do a ton of business with them and a bit the last decade.

I just looked at their Facebook page and it says:

After 75 years of business it is with a heavy heart that we announce our immediate closing in the United States (our European stores will continue). It has been a joy to share our passion for photography with you all of these years. We'll miss each other and we'll miss all of our customers. Thank you for everything.

[David Karp]

Wow. I used to go to the LA Calumet store frequently. Not so much in the past ten years too.

[Gem Singer]

Bought my first LF camera from Calumet in the late 1970's.

Sorry to see them go.

[Bob Salomon]

They filed for Chapter 7 on March 12th. Case # 14-08893 in the Northern District Court of IL (Federal Bankruptcy Court)

[Oren Grad]

They filed for Chapter 7 on March 12th. Case # 14-08893 in the Northern District Court of IL (Federal Bankruptcy Court)

And the filing itself has already been obtained and posted:

http://www.photobusinessforum.com/im...e_14-08908.pdf

[Sal Santamaura]

They filed for Chapter 7 on March 12th. Case # 14-08893 in the Northern District Court of IL (Federal Bankruptcy Court)

HP Marketing is on the list of creditors. I hope that today's typical practice of retailers not stocking big-ticket items (i.e. placing the stock keeping burden on distributors until an actual end-user order is received) means you won't be stiffed for too much.

[Rollinhofuji]

Wow. This is a big thing.

[Paul Cunningham]

I was just in their little downtown Chicago store on Saturday, and I tried to order a camera bag yesterday online, but the website was offline. Now I know why!

[Kirk Gittings]

Once upon a time they were very good to me. I did product testing for them. They gave me materials grants for projects I was working on and I wrote for their newsletter and their "Journal of American Photography". I knew a number of people there personally like David Gremp. But all my contacts there are gone but perhaps one. I will try and contact him and see what he knows.

[Taija71A]

... I knew a number of people there personally like David Gremp. But all my contacts there are gone but perhaps one. I will try and contact him and see what he knows...

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Although, this was inevitable... It is still SAD, SAD News indeed! Number of Creditors: 585
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I see that the 'List of Creditors' includes...

Gremp, David
2030 Marston Lane
Flossmoor, IL 60422

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The last time that I called Calumet for something listed as 'In Stock' on their Web Site... They asked ME what the item was?

I tried to explain to 'them'... That it was for a 4x5 Large Format Camera...
They then asked ME... "What is 4x5 ???"

Enough said...
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Best regards,

-Tim.
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