Two local businesses have felt the heat of the recession causing them to come together. On Lefferts Blvd. right at the heart of Liberty Avenue, Camera Corner and Boom Boom Electronics have both been independent businesses for many years both positioned a store away from one another. However, Camera Corner store owner Haseeb Mohamed indicates that recently due to sales decreasing, rent has become an issue for most stores within this block which is why he decided to rent half of his store to Boom Boom Electronics. Boom Boom Electronics has offically moved into the Camera Corner property occupying the front portion and Camera Corner is situated in the back area.
Although this was a compromise made in order to benefit both companies, Ccamera Corner seems to suffer for other reasons now. Due to the new sign which once read “Camera Corner” now says “Boom Boom Electronics and Camera Corner,” most customers are not aware that Camera Corner is still in business. Especially since Camera Corner is situated in the back, most customers believe that the store no longer exists and was taken over by Boom Boom Electronics. Camera Corner store owner has this to say, “We combined the two stores to make things easier on us, however we have lost some customers by doing so because they think we have closed down.” Hopefully they will use more advertising tactics to attract customers and prosper at the same time.