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Cap'n Morgan

Post subject: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:08 am

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Location: West Michigan

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In a letter to vendor partners in Canada, West Marine has announced that it will be closing its Canadian stores as their leases expire.

Within the next year, seven of the 10 leases on West Marine's stores in Canada will expire. West Marine says that currently none of the seven are meeting the company's ‘minimum hurdles.' The remaining stores will also close as their leases expire in the following years.
West Marine currently has locations in Vancouver, BC; Richmond, BC; Nanaimo, BC; Sidney, BC; Victoria, BC; Toronto, Ontario; Oakville, Ontario; Barrie, Ontario; Midland, Ontario; and Kingston Ontario

Probably not a big deal to most of you, since WM did not have a very large presence anyway. Just thought I would pass along the info.

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acguy

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:37 am

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Joined: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:56 am
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Location: Georgian Bay, Ontario

Never shopped there way, too expensive but maybe there will be some good deals when they close on remaing stock in the store

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alex8q4

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:57 am

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Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:12 am
Posts: 632
Location: Ontario

I always wondered how a stand alone marine accessory shop like the one in Barrie could survive.

Turns out it can't.

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blue dragon

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:06 am

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I bought my Xantrex inverter at the one in Toronto. Stuff is expensive, even more so than the US pricing on the website.

Its still sad that they are leaving, one less option

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Decision

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:23 pm

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Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 1:43 pm
Posts: 762
Location: Lake St.Clair, Ontario, Canada

Closest WM to me is in Oakville, Ontario, about an hour and a half drive away. Funny I have purchased more marine items at the West Marine in Mount Clemens, Michigan when we boat over there. WM does have some good sale items from time to time, but most items can be found more local and cheaper.

Too bad they are closing though, I would of liked one closer to home since they do price match.

Thanks for the info Cap'n.

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Juniore68

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:09 pm

Seahorse

Joined: Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:08 pm
Posts: 21
Location: Onatrio

Thanks Cap'n Morgan for thinking of us, always appreciated.

I was only in the Barrie store once, and like most, I found it to be expensive. It's hard for a store like that to compete with a lot of the web options that are out there.

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Winter Sux

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:26 pm

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Posts: 645
Location: Lower Trent Ontario, Canada

Thanks so much Cap"n. That quite possibly saved me a trip to Kingston some day.

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RookieCrew

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:02 pm

Minnow

Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:39 pm
Posts: 14
Location: Barrie, Ontario

Never shopped there because they weren't locally owned and expensive.

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clayton

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:12 pm

Starfish

Joined: Wed May 28, 2014 3:29 pm
Posts: 50
Location: Mississauga, Ontario - Canada

Thank you for the news!!

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weather

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:40 pm

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Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:15 am
Posts: 456
Location: Lake Ontario

Really it's too bad - I don't like their prices, but with one 10 minutes from my house I go there when I need something quickly. I will miss the Oakville store. I've also used the Toronto store in a pinch when visiting TO Islands.

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soggydawg

Post subject: Re: To Canadian boaters

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:45 am

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Joined: Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:01 pm
Posts: 7

Most items in our Marina chandlery are less expensive than in West Marine in Midland Ontario. Should WM pull out of Midland I wonder how that will affect our Chandlery prices ?

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