Concord Camera
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer electronics, Photography equipment |
| Defunct | May 11, 2009 |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Digital cameras, 35mm film cameras, 110 format cameras, disposable cameras, framing and photo preservation products |
Concord Camera Corporation was an American company focused on manufacturing cost-effective consumer cameras, with the majority of production taking place in China.
The company declared its intention to liquidate on December 18, 2008, and officially stopped trading on May 11, 2009.
Product range
The product assortment from Concord encompassed digital cameras, 35mm film cameras, 110 format cameras, and disposable models. Among these, the Concord 3045 stood out as a 3.1 megapixel digital camera within the Concord eye-Q series. Film and disposable cameras were sold under the Polaroid name.
In addition to camera equipment, Concord marketed framing and photo preservation items under the Frame and Store label, offering picture frames, photo CDs, and solutions for storing negatives.
Concord operated a global distribution network for its imaging products through offices located in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and France, along with independent representatives. The company provided both proprietary and private-label merchandise to prominent retailers worldwide such as Aldi, Argos, Boots, Carrefour, CVS, Dollar General, Ito-Yokado, MetroAG, Rite Aid, Ritz Camera Shops, Target, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart.
Brands
Prior to discontinuing its business activities, Concord Camera manufactured products under several brand names:
- Accomplishments
- Concord
- Concord Eye-Q
- Polaroid
- Fun Shooter
- On Guard Kids
- Frame and Store
- Easyshot
- Jenoptik
In 2004, Concord acquired Jenimage Europe GmbH, affiliated with Jenoptik, obtaining a 20-year license to utilize the Jenoptik trademark. Under this brand, it marketed a variety of compact digital cameras.