Central Aquarium closing Yonkers Store...

[nellynel21]

best choice if coming on the 6 train is stay on westchester sq.
Lest walking compare to zerega station

 

[salpet]

i was there last night and its going to be an incredible store once its completed

 

[coralcruze]

I thought they was staying open in Yonkers ? Damn that sucks

Yup.. it doed. I personally think that they used to service folks like me from north westchester where there is no other store to go to. I think they missed that point. However, in the end they chose to go where all of the competition is. I'm currently back to hitting decent CT stores.

Hey "the coral reef llc" is not too far from you and a great store with awesome frags and great prices. a bit of a drive for me though

 

[duromega]

Yup.. it doed. I personally think that they used to service folks like me from north westchester where there is no other store to go to. I think they missed that point. However, in the end they chose to go where all of the competition is. I'm currently back to hitting decent CT stores.

Hey "the coral reef llc" is not too far from you and a great store with awesome frags and great prices. a bit of a drive for me though

Honestly if you drive is just 15 minutes or so from the old store
they didn't move to California
they moved relatively in the same borough

 

[CHINO THE BOSS]

Yup.. it doed. I personally think that they used to service folks like me from north westchester where there is no other store to go to. I think they missed that point. However, in the end they chose to go where all of the competition is. I'm currently back to hitting decent CT stores.

Hey "the coral reef llc" is not too far from you and a great store with awesome frags and great prices. a bit of a drive for me though

I really don't get it . Why is so hard to go and make it to the new location..
I live in Clarksburg NJ
And you are closer then me lol

 

[evolution21]

I love it....I use to drove from JFK and you got people complaining they have to drive an extra 15 minutes....smh

 

[dubs]

This great i love that they moved in back yard i guess all the winning babies will just stay home they probably scared to come to the bronx which is even better more fish and corals for me

 

[thirty6]

^^^^. Leave some for me dubs!

 

[Dosepher]

I really don't get it . Why is so hard to go and make it to the new location..
I live in Clarksburg NJ
And you are closer then me lol

I live in Hartford Connecticut which is 3hours away and I can get there fine too!

 

[coralcruze]

MY POINT, boys and girls was that I was agreeing with the other poster in that the added distance of 20 more minutes makes it a PITA. Impossible to get to? NOPE... am I going to go to the new store.... mnnnn yeah once in a while...sure but no where near as much as I used to go before. Why? cause new location is more of a PITA and I have other choices at 40-50 minute distances. Max Reef missed the point that he had people that came from CT and North NY (evident by this post) and he was it in this area, moving further south puts him amoung other store competition. Will that work in his favor? only time will tell.

So here is what I'm going to do the next time I go to The new max reef. I'm going to hit all the other stores in that area if I'm already venturing further. I would bet others will do the same too.

In the 16 years I've been in the hobby I've seen my share of great coral stores close. Sal's NY Aquaria for one. Others moved out of the area. However, I can guarantee that someone else will open a new store to fill that void. If their buisness model is to be competative they will do well in this area. Where there is a market demand someone will move in to fill that demand. its just science.

 

[coralcruze]

I really don't get it . Why is so hard to go and make it to the new location..
I live in Clarksburg NJ
And you are closer then me lol

I cant speak for anyone else but for me its not about distance but more about travel time. Coasting on 95/75MPH in straight-away is quite different than zig-zaging across town.

I just did a comparison of travel time from me to Absolutely fish and to new store. They are both just about the same "travel time" from me. However Absolutely fish is further distance wise. So how many times have I gone to Absolutely fish this year??? ZERO. I think I went once last year. Am I going to go again? Yeah, maybe next year lol.

 

[duromega]

So here is what I'm going to do the next time I go to The new max reef. I'm going to hit all the other stores in that area if I'm already venturing further. I would bet others will do the same too.

please let me know what other stores you know located in the bronx
I don't know any other store around here.. besides PETLAND
:lol2:

 

[coralcruze]

please let me know what other stores you know located in the bronx
I don't know any other store around here.. besides PETLAND
:lol2:

where did I say that it had to be in the bronx brother???
here is what I meant... zoom in to see http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/nyc-store-ratings/

Old location = no competition around
New location = quite a few others within 20 minutes.

Ralph made a buisness decision. I get it. The bronx store is bigger and probably the same or less to rent out. MY POINT again is its all about location...location...location...

and again... its science not voodoo.

 

[marrone]

Actually it maybe further for you but for a lot of people it's much closer, plus the 6 train stop right by the place.

The distance between the new store and the old store doesn't really have much impact on competition, as all these places were already the competition, and moving 7 miles or so south didn't change that one bit.

 

[coralcruze]

Actually it maybe further for you but for a lot of people it's much closer, plus the 6 train stop right by the place.

The distance between the new store and the old store doesn't really have much impact on competition, as all these places were already the competition, and moving 7 miles or so south didn't change that one bit.

OK, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I can respect that but right now the above is theory. Lets see if the new location will hold.

However, i do remember that when max reef came into Yonkers from Mt. Vernon (man I loved that location) It did very much have a bearing on the local competition. I can think of two places that Max reef put out of buis. and one other that's been struggling since. So again I beg to differ that moving closer to competition and LOCATION doesn't matter. It most certainly does IMHO.

 

[CHINO THE BOSS]

Ok guys let him be on his own world making things hard lol
Let's change the topic before this tread be close lol we just trying to explain but we can't help...
Today I went a took some nice favia that came in and zoa.. Great price and lower then they use to sale in max reef .. Damm this store is big .. I haven't been on a shop this big.. Been else where but nothing like this... Wow
All the best for the new place guys!!!!

 

[coralcruze]

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hey chino...why would anyone close this thread. the title is Central Aquarium closing Yonkers Store.."

Nothing we are talking about is not on topic. And its all a freindly convo. No one here is getting excited.

 

[dubs]

love that the new location is in the bronx if u dont want to come here or u too scared just stay under ur rock

 

[marrone]

OK, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I can respect that but right now the above is theory. Lets see if the new location will hold.

However, i do remember that when max reef came into Yonkers from Mt. Vernon (man I loved that location) It did very much have a bearing on the local competition. I can think of two places that Max reef put out of buis. and one other that's been struggling since. So again I beg to differ that moving closer to competition and LOCATION doesn't matter. It most certainly does IMHO.

It's not like they're moving right across the street from the competition, the distance is pretty much the same, but for a lot of people it's actually a lot easier to get to now, so if anything it may hurt the other stores, as now people will go there more than before. Your theory just doesn't make much sense, outside of it being hardier for you to get to it's a lot easier for a lot more people.

 

[CHINO THE BOSS]

:grouphug: