ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

You are talking about "goals" and "concern" but facts are what drives meaningful discussion. So list the accusations, and then answer them.

Actually, the local sales force, with face to face questions and answers, is the reason that B&H has such a good reputation. I'm often impressed with them. But moving such people offshore is NOT an option for B&H; not unless its reputation drowns in the waters between here and offshore.

And it would also be impossible to outsource the local handling of the mountain of goods that pass through the warehouses between ports of delivery and the retail store. The only outsourcing possible, therefore, might be offshore telephone and online personnel for customers who cannot make it to the retail store.

So stop using spurious defenses for B&H. They tend to make it obvious that things are as bad as reported -- even by NYT.

ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

This report on B&H just came into my inbox. If it is accurate, and I'm assuming it is, then I am saddened and also angry.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/08/america-s-largest-indie-photo-store-b-h-sued-for-segregated-bathrooms.html

The article exposes more than segregated bathrooms. Until this is settled, I will not purchase from B&H.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

Of all the "news" articles I've seen, many are one-sided or exhibit regrettable bias and inaccuracy but the one you mentioned is the absolute worst and most disappointing of them all.

In case you've missed it, our reply:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/promotion/11326/statement.htm

ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

I already commented regarding this reply. See above, two or three posts.

But you are right in one respect: the article is very disappointing.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

I think "disappointing" is the kindest characterization for this inaccurate, biased, prejudicial piece of what sadly passes for "journalism" nowadays. We've reduced ourselves to turning to "Kim Kardashian is Nude Central" for our news.

ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

Why don't you address some of the accusations rather than complain how inaccurate the articles are. What about the smoke and fire? What about the lack of women's restrooms at some locations and/or segregated bathrooms? I'm not an insider to this conflict, so all I can do is read the accusations and the reports by the investigating officials, and simple denials like yours.

But perhaps this forum is not the place to do it. The original post merely reported the accusations; you however are arguing and it led me to argue. So I'll stop.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

There are not and have never been separate restrooms, except male & female. There is no asbestos, no lung-searing clouds of dust, no flakes of fiberglass peeling off the ceiling. The restrooms are as clean as those in my house. There are no "substandard conditions." The employees are not, as has been widely reported, "undocumented." Other than take-home pay, every B&H employee, including the warehouse workers, me and my boss, get the EXACT same menu of benefits.

There was a fire near, not in, our warehouse. At the time the NYFD specifically asked us NOT to evacuate our workers for two reasons - there was no need to do so as there was no danger at all from smoke or fire, and the evacuation of several hundred workers into a relatively small and confined space would have severely impeded the NYFD's ability to deal with the situation safely, effectively and efficiently. What you read was hyperbole and fiction designed to cast negative aspersions on us.

The allegations we had or have separate restrooms based on ethnicity are UNTRUE.