I will say that their "house" brands were better than others. Calumet view cameras, rebranded Bowens travellites, rebranded Caltar large format lenses (you get the same lens at a lower price!), stands, grip, scrims, softboxes, etc.
In my area, we had Penn Camera, which went bankrupt, and then was bought and supported by Calumet. So now, we really have two stores that are no longer in business. Sad.