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The Tux Shop at 341 Bloomfield Street in Hoboken has packed their bags and is moving to 719 Broadway in Bayonne, NJ. Their number there will be 201-436-5210. They are promising a larger selection and same day service with the move and likely they will have lower rent and more space to provide their services. This is yet another business in Hoboken that has shuffled or moved out of Hoboken in recent months. Here is wishing them well at their new location.
Energy Kitchen located at 96 Hudson Street in Hoboken appears to have been closed down for renovations or perhaps for good. A source that is a local businessman in the area thinks they closed that location for good. Their website http://energykitchen.com/order no longer displays the Hoboken location but there are still plenty of locations listed in NYC. Seems like they could have been a promising chain in a promising location in Hoboken. Perhaps the ratio of high rent to lack of foot traffic did them in (plus the PATH being closed) despite it being a very busy corner. I hope the source is incorrect and that they are just renovating but I have seen this play out on other closings in Hoboken before.
The hospitality industry can be a very tough business to survive in Hoboken and there are a lot factors that go into the success of any given food establishment. Perhaps healthy eating is not the best option for a viable food business without a liquor license but I am pretty sure we have enough pizza places. It will be interesting to see what goes in there next.
Anastasia’s Accessories, established in 1989 in Hoboken, N.J is unfortunately going out of business. Hurricane Sandy apparently packed too big of a punch for this Hoboken business that lasted 24 years.Here is their note below…
“We are sad to announce that Anastasia’s Accessories sustained significant damage from Hurricane Sandy.
While we managed to save most of our merchandise, our losses were great. Our front door, some inventory, our counter, cabinets, flooring, supplies, furniture, and fixtures were all destroyed or damaged.Having only rebuilt a year ago from flooding as a result of Hurricane Irene, this time we have decided not to rebuild.
We have had the extreme pleasure of helping you and your friends and family shop for many beautiful items over 24 years and we are offering you one last chance to do so. We are open for business for just a few weeks to liquidate our inventory and display items. Please visit the store, make your final purchases, talk over old times and help us to celebrate 24 amazing years!”
Below is the going out of business sales flier….
Anastasia’s Accessories
Address: 88 Garden Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 201-792-7330
Below is an email from Bio and Chic Owner, Phoebe Osman. While her store is closing its brick and mortar presence in Hoboken at 262 First Street she is reporting that they are doing very well with the eCommerce and retail website portions of the business. In addition they have a POS system for sale for any interested upstart businesses that might be coming to Hoboken soon.
Bio and Chic Has Closed Its Doors [But still open for business online!]
Hello All,
I must thank everyone for welcoming us to Hoboken’s business community. At this time our online and wholesale b2b is growing so fast we have decided to close the doors to our retail store and focus wholly on the b2b side of things. It has been our pleasure to experience Hoboken at it’s very best. While we are no longer operating our physical store our website is going strong at www.bioandchic.com and Hoboken residents receive a 20% discount when using the code ‘Hoboken’.
Now that we have closed our doors we have both our POS system and our outdoors standing signboard that we no longer need. Both have been hardly used and are in like new condition. If anyone needs a new POS system or knows someone who does, please contact me or Adam here at the store by phone or email for pricing. The details are listed below and are attached to this email as well.
Take Care Everyone and Happy Selling!
Phoebe Osman
Bio and Chic201-683-8664POS System Specs:
- HP AP5000 All-in-One with Keyboard, Mouse, MSR, Touch Screen Monitor, Receipt Printer, Barcode Scanner, Credit Card Swipe and Cash Drawer
- On-Site parts replacement
- An already paid for technical support line
- Software that includes: Payment Module, Inventory Management, Back Office, Management Reporting, Customer Database, Time and Attendance and Employee Management
Here is a the latest update on the ever shifting business landscape on Washington in Hoboken. By no means is it complete and this week’s focus is below 8th Street….
Famous Artichoke Pizza is set to open up at 207 Washington Street soon at the former Fresh Pommes Frites site but not without its share of controversy. Artichoke Pizza (http://artichokepizza.com/) is a 4 restaurant chain in NYC that is in no way affiliated with this new store opening in Hoboken. It has been reported in local media that two former employees are opening up this store and insist that their name is different as well as the recipe. Expect to potentially see this hit the courts before the grand opening assuming the owner of Artichoke Pizza in NYC can get on the docket.
Matt and Meera, located at 618 Washington Street opened up this week in Hoboken and is an Indian inspired restaurant but not Indian. No food review yet but their menu is below in a link. The interior is nicely done and the menu inexpensive based on solely on price. Hopefully Matt and Meera opening a restaurant has a lot more taste than Zack and Miri Make a Porn (actual movie title). We look forward to trying it ourselves and not some contrived quid quo pro “I will work for food” tasting that in no way reflects what the customers will get based on some megalomaniac’s hater blog of retail coercion. You simply can’t trust that source on anything, even food related.
Matt and Meera Menu Hoboken 6-26-2012
Serenity Boutique, A woman’s and children’s boutique has closed its doors at 736 Washington Street. The world of woman’s clothing store retail is a harsh one with even the venerable Jesse James recently closing as well. Perhaps there is an excess of women’s clothing stores in Hoboken. Then again clothing store Anthology between 7th and 8th on Washington Street seems to consistently do a booming business. Getting the right mix of clothes and the right price point can be difficult. Rent can always be an issue but at the end of the day TheBoken.com believes if a store can establish the right mix of product at the right prices, it can succeed in Hoboken. Blathering on about parking being the exclusive cause like some other unbalanced blogger in town does is simply is a cop out and shows a lack of business acumen.
TheBoken.com of course is sorry to see this business owner not be able to stay open. Success sometimes comes from failure. Look at Lebron James this year. He had to lose an NBA title before he could win one.
Prudential Castle Point Reality is scheduled to move uptown at 626 Washington Street as of July 1st according to their signage.
Its a Sprint to Get More Cell Phone Share!
The Sprint Store at 416 Washington Street has signage which usually indicates that the opening could be soon. Yeah, another cell phone store on Washington Street! Yippee!
Hoboken Antiques located at 511 Washington Street recently had their owner Dora Stern pass on after many years in Hoboken as a business. Medicine Man Pharmacy is slated to replace this store and perhaps pickup as a mid-town replacement to Barron’s Drug which served the Hoboken community well for many years until they sold off their customer list to Walgreen’s Pharmacy.
Great balls of falafel! It appears Ibby’s Falafel is closed at their Hoboken location at 614 Washington Street in Hoboken. The eatery had not even been open a year and the location appears to be shut down. Perhaps there were too many falafel places in Hoboken for them to make a go of it. I thought the owner was very nice and had a good sense for business and produced a good product with nice décor inside. Mamoun’s, which is down the street still seems to get the business despite the competition due to their reputation and connection to their famous NYC location. This closing will probably only help them a little bit more. Here is wishing the owner the best of luck whatever he decides to do next.
This is a sad day in Hoboken as a long standing store is apparently closing due to a death of its owner. The Store is Hoboken Antiques and it was located at 511 Washington Street and served Hoboken for many years. Dora Stern, proprietor and owner of Hoboken Antiques, had died on March 6, 2012, at Hoboken University Hospital. She had lived in Hoboken since 1976 and was active in the community and a supporter of the arts.
The photo below is from today sent in by Rory Chadwick who owns a business in town Midtown Authentic, masquerades around town as Hoboken Robin and contributes to this site on occasion.
Belated condolences to the family and best of luck with whatever they decide to do with this storefront.
The Bar and Restaurant Gaslight located at 400 Adams Street in Hoboken posted this message on Facebook yesterday: “The light is officially out at the Gaslight. It was a pleasure” . This reads to TheBoken.com as they are going out of business. TheBoken.com will update this post as we get more information.
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/gaslight
The HomeMade Pizza store in Hoboken has been shut down according toThe Boken.com reader and occasional photo contributor Anthony Torres of AST Photos . The Boken.com went down to check it out and the store located at 213 Washington Street in Hoboken is papered over and already advertising it is available for rent. They left this message on the door to the customers of Hoboken that they served for about a year. the message reads as follows:
“We’re sorry to say that our Hoboken store will be closed as of Friday March 16th. Over the last 10 months, your friendship and loyalty have meant a lot to us, so thanks for inviting us into your home. Be on the lookout for our new stores at www.homemadepizza.com”
For whatever reason the business model didn’t seem to work in Hoboken because it seems they are having success in other markets. They did provide an excellent whole wheat crust which distinguished them in terms of pizza dough but apparently that was not enough to drive sales at this location. Feel free to share your thoughts below as to why you think their idea could not make it in Hoboken.
Here is a rundown of just some of the recent happenings on Hoboken’s busiest retail street, Washington Street. Feel free to add any other developments in the comments section below…
Tribal Home Finally Closes Rug Store
Tribal Home finally closed its bricks and mortars store down at their temporary location at 706 Washington Street on January 29th, the site of the former Wishing Tree store. They will still run their rug cleaning business but the retail portion of their business will remain online at www.tribalhome.com.
Jesse James Closes Hoboken Store
As reported earlier this week in local media, a fashion icon of a store Jesse James is closing shop to focus on their online business and NYC location. This location in Hoboken was here since 2006 and women that I know shopped there would swear by their blue jeans not necessarily for price but for cut and fit. TheBoken.com wonders if the closing was due to a pre-emptive part on the ownership since Anthropologie has been said to be coming to Hoboken at the 420 Washington Street location. I wonder how many other women’s clothing retailers will feel the pinch as well when Anthropologie finally opens shop.
Anthropologie Should Open in Hoboken in 2012
TheBoken.com was the first to break this story on August 29th, 2011 much to the chagrin of another numerically challenged local website. The link to the article is here: http://theboken.com/hoboken/washington-street-shuffle-big-retail-store-arrivals-anthropologie-and-office-depot-coming-soon/
The 420 Washington Street storefront facade has been cleaned up and a Halloween popup store named Spirit Halloween came and went. As of today there are no construction permits in the window but it is still anticipated that Anthropologie will still occupy this location sometime in 2012. Many in Hoboken wanted an Apple Store and Apple did purportedly take a look at the location but did not commit to this location.
Planet Fitness Construction Continues
Planet Fitness had some delays in opening this year and they have pushed back the date for their opening at February 7th according to their most recent customer service letter. As a courtesy people who signed up won’t be billed until March for using the gym as a sign of good faith by the owners of Planet Fitness. This is the site of the former Empire Fitness so people could be understandably weary of any delays but this delay in charging people seems to have created a bit of good will on behalf of future gym members that this company is on the up and up. Bel0w are some photos of the interior in progress…
Hoboken Robin Perches a Bit Higher at 728 Washington Street
Last but not least Hoboken consignment store Midtown Authentic is doing a Jefferson’s and moving on up to the second floor in the same building the store is currently at. It will not be a deluxe apartment in the sky but will offer more floor space then the basement location. The store is owned by Hoboken’s own Robin and it is felt that this bird derived superhero needed a higher perch than being a cellar dweller. Just saying. Below is Hoboken Robin on the right with one of his future customers, Grandma Wolf. Rumor has it she likes vintage purses.
Photography & Design Assistance By AST Photos.
