Kodak Digital Camera Sales Likely Increased on Holiday Demand |
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| Published by: Bloomberg 12-26-2005 Read Complete Article |
Article Summary
Eastman Kodak Co. probably generated increased holiday sales of digital cameras and printers, boosting efforts by the world's largest photography company to shift from its traditional film business.
"This will be a great year for Kodak in digital," said Christopher Chute, senior analyst at market-research firm IDC." They have a pretty simple strategy: "Pictures are forever, and we're all about pictures. They sell simplicity."....Read Complete Article
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