West Marine

[LongLine]

West Marine in Irondequoit to close.

 

Outdoor retail giant closes 59 stores in Chapter 11 bankruptcy

[Bad Habit]

 Doesn't really surprise me. Anytime I've gone there it seems like I'm the only one. With that and our short boating season I'm surprised it stayed open this long. It was nice to have them there for those things needed asap.

[rolmops]

It reminds me of the demise of Sears. Their products are high quality and highly overpriced, although lately their prices did come down. 
When Rob was still there, his knowledge, help and friendly presence made me pay their prices without complaining, but when he retired the place lost way more than just an employee 

[Gill-T]

Niagara St in Buffalo is staying open. 

[Shakemsam]

It never should have stayed this long. My last purchase from them was my Xi5 for a ridiculous low price. Unfortunately during transport, it was stolen off their truck at the Watertown Store. Rob made it right and got me another but it took forever. It was also during the plague, so everything was in short supply.

Prior to West Marine, we had Boat U.S. on Petten St and Rob was the manager, there. Much better location and always busy. WM bought them out and moved the employees up to E Ridge Rd. Made no sense!

 

[chinook35]

The WM in Watertown is closing too

i bought many items from that store and the Manager , Ted was the best

Their prices and shipping policy were their demise 

a large company like WM was surely  able to buy in quantities large enough to get a large discount, yet their prices remained much higher than most retail outlets. 
I will miss them 

Edited 5 hours ago by chinook35

[HB2]

Amazon is killing all these brick and mortar stores . Most everything is 1/3 less and delivered to your door soon . I feel for the tackle shops . 

You can shop during lunch and the stuff is on your doorstep a few days later or the next day . Not worth the drive to the store . Many times I gone to the store and they didn't have what I needed . 

 

I went to West Marine occasionally . 

I don't think their prices were unreasonable . Costs money to run a business .