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GE cameras for sale in Longs Drug stores
Mark Peters : September 28th 2008 - 20:15 CET
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 GE Digital Cameras continue to grow presence : General Imaging, the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE digital cameras, announced that it is expanding its presence in the chain-drug category, adding West Coast-based Longs Drug to its growing list of retailers carrying the GE digital camera line. Under the agreement, Longs stores will stock three models - the GE A730 Black, the GE A835 Black and the GE A1030 Red - beginning in late October 2008. “Longs Drug stores have a long and storied history in the Western United States, with high visibility in many key markets,” said Hiroshi “Hugh” Komiya, Chairman and CEO of General Imaging. “We’re delighted to add such an important retailer to our team.”
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Longs Drugs store
Founded in 1938 by brothers Joe and Tom Long, Longs operates 521 stores in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona. The company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif. Rene Buhay, General Imaging’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Americas, agreed with Mr. Komiya. “Working with Longs will allow us to reach many more consumers in the food and drug channel. Adding Longs is a key part of our continuing effort to expand GE-branded cameras throughout the retail environment of North America.”
GE cameras for sale
Longs is the second major chain-drug retailer to add GE cameras to its inventory this year. In January General Imaging announced the addition of the 6,100-store Walgreen’s chain to the list of retailers carrying its digital cameras and accessories. The GE A730 digital camera offers 7 megapixels of resolution, a 3x zoom, and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. The GE A835 digital camera features 8 megapixels, and the GE A1030 has 10 megapixels.
About General Imaging cameras
Based in Torrance, Calif., General Imaging is the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE branded cameras. Unveiled for the first time in March 2007, General Imaging has set a new precedent for high-quality, feature-rich cameras that offer excellent value. All GE cameras boast sleek and intuitive design, as well as an array of popular, advanced functions as standard features, including face detection, image stabilization, red-eye removal, and panorama stitching - all of which are embedded in the camera. Panorama stitching allows users to “see the bigger picture” by joining three images together seamlessly to take in landscapes and other wide vistas. The 2008 lineup of GE cameras are among the first on the market to include blink detection and smile detection features, ensuring that the user captures just the right moment when taking shots of people.
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