Office Depot
Cake Boss hauls 500 pound cake to Hoboken Office Depot Party
As promised, Cake Boss was on hand at the new Office Depot “ribbon cutting” ceremony this morning.
Office Depot Grand Opening in Hoboken with Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
Frankly, neither office supplies nor reality TV shows are of much interest to this author. But what happens when you mix these two “exciting” aspects of life?
Much of the same…
However, Cake Boss fans will probably go berserk seeing Buddy Valastro on Saturday, January 21st over at the new Office Depot grand opening festivities… Better get their early – Buddy tires out quickly!
“Office Depot is celebrating the grand opening of its new store in Hoboken with Buddy Valastro, celebrity baker and owner of the famed Carlo’s Bakery. Customers can meet Buddy, receive an autograph (first 100 attendees) and enjoy a slice of a larger-than-life Office Depot-themed cake.
No grand opening in Hoboken would be complete without the obligatory ribbon-cutting ceremony with Office Depot executives. Also, the Make-a-Wish Foundation (New Jersey Chapter) will be recognized with a $1,000 donation from the Office Depot Foundation.The Office Depot store in Hoboken is the first store in the Northeast to debut a new ultra-convenient format, which is being rolled out in select markets across the country.”
WHERE: Office Depot retail store – 59 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey
WHEN: Saturday, January 21 from 10am – 1pm (Ribbon at 10, cake & autographs 11:30 to 1pm)
Would an Office Depot work in Hoboken?
9/1/2011 Update:
Ever since Barnes & Noble at 59 Washington St. closed back in 2010 – everyone was wondering who they’d want next tenant to be. From Staples, to Carlo’s Bakery, and even the most desired business: Trader Joe’s.
Well – now we’re talking about an Office Depot taking this spot late this year or early 2012.
Most people I know buy their electronics online, and the “need” for basic office supplies in Hoboken doesn’t seem like it’d be so strong that a business like this could survive with the rent I suspect they’ll be paying.
Can Office Depot thrive in Hoboken selling reams of paper? Or will they fill a convenient niche for people who quickly need the items they sell?
Latest Barnes & Noble rumor in Hoboken: Trader Joe’s
7/25/2011 Update:
Barnes & Noble has been closed for over 15 months now – and Hobokenites are eagerly waiting for the next tenant to occupy the large downtown space at 59 Washington Street.
We’ve heard many rumors, from Cake Boss – to Staples and many others (including Trader Joe’s).
I’ve received a few messages over the weekend, and it seems like Trader Joe’s is the current “hot rumor” of the moment (from sources “in the know.”) However, the Hoboken spot is not on their list of locations “coming soon…”
Would Trader Joe’s put a hurtin’ on Garden of Eden?
So what really is coming next? Carlos Bakery?
5/26/2010 Update:
Many rumors have been circulating around what’s coming next to the old Barnes & Noble location in downtown Hoboken (Staples, etc.)
The latest one I caught wind of was that Carlos Bakery (and Cake Boss Buddy Valastro) may be taking part of this building (supposedly beating out a White Castle and Wendy’s on the bidding). Not sure if that’s true – nor am I sure exactly if the building is being partitioned or not.
Is the Cake Boss such a phenomenon that it’d make sense to leave his existing location and expand? Is it going to be a TV series for the next 10 years? What happens when the show gets canceled?
What’s the latest you guys have heard?
No, please don’t let this happen!
3/11/2010 Update:
Word on the street is that the next “big box” store to fill the space at the Barnes & Noble will be….
With one just walking distance away in Jersey City, NJ – would you approve or disapprove of this? What would you rather see?
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CONFIRMED
1/25/2010 Update:
Yep. Barnes and Noble is closing on March 31, 2010. Thanks for coming in, destroying the smaller local bookstores, then leaving us high and dry! See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya!
The staff was told a couple weeks ago, and now the clearance signs are going up. Currently at 30 percent off much of the store, but that discount will probably grow as we get closer to the day the doors are closed. No word on who will take the space.
Sad news for Hoboken, but staff has been told they can move to other stores…
Is it true? Barnes & Noble closing?
1/25/2010:
I haven’t been able to verify this – but I received an email from a reader that said: “Looks like Barnes & Noble is closing… this is really bad news for a town of our size to lose a great book store!”
It was in the spam folder, so who the heck knows. Anyone know for sure?
Description: Booksellers
Services: Books, Magazines, Starbucks coffee
Website: www.bn.com
Address: 59 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone: 201-653-1165
152 Responses to ** Office Depot **
May 27th, 2010 |
Does anyone know what’s going in the lot up on…I guess it’s basically 15th Street? The one between the two bridges. Looks like some major leveling action was taking place up there this morning.
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August 18th, 2010 |
Maybe Hoboken is the canary in the mineshaft!
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July 25th, 2011 |
If Trader Joe’s does take a bit out of Garden of Eden and any other grocery stores in town, then you should chalk it up to healthy free market competition.
you know what would really be Phenomenal, is a GAP or Old Navy!!! That would save me countless trips to Jersey City and their classy and clean mall for all of my kid’s clothes. A store like that would be a huge hit in town and the impact would promote more shopping along Washington Street by thousands of other parents in town! No more loading the kids up in the car and tracking to JC or Paramus for clothes for them. Now we’d just stroll down Washington street and spend our hard earned money right here in HOBOKEN! yeah.
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September 1st, 2011 |
Clearly Office Depot won’t make enough money to support the rent. I’m surprised Buddy doesn’t take the space for a restaurant, tied in to the bakery. Picture it: The tourists can come in to Hoboken, have breakfast, lunch or dinner at Buddy’s restaurant, and from their table , order bakery goods to go and everything is on one check. There could also be a separate beverage bar (shakes, smoothies, lattes etc.) where people who are waiting on the bakery line could order drinks and also put in their bakery orders. Tablets could be put at each table and at the beverage bar to facilitate bakery orders. Diners who want the actual experience of being in the bakery could be assigned numbers and their waiter could let them know when its their turn to go to the bakery. Outside of Buddy, the only other businesses that would do great business there would be Trader Joes (of course) or Applebees (both would pick up some business off Buddy’s long lines).
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September 1st, 2011 |
Hoboken was once the “Athens” of hudson county, even some people from the city came over to enjoy some nice reading time, those were good times! something other than bars, I used to look forward to a couple of hours of reading something interesting, now that’s just a memory
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November 17th, 2011 |
Does Hoboken really need an Office Depot? I don’t think so.
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December 2nd, 2011 |
I can confirm that Office Depot is indeed moving into the space at 59 Washington. The sign is going up as I type this.
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December 3rd, 2011 |
Im trying to hard to shop at small businesses (mom & pops) instead of big corps like this but it seems the small businesses are getting so hard to find. I really do feel helping big companies get bigger is killing our communities. If you buy from small shops the money usually stays in the community and we need it! The big businesses seem to avoid taxes with off shore accounts and loopholes. Im not saying Office Depot does this – I don’t know if it does or not but by a rule they don’t put the profits back into the area. If we all support local we will all be better off.
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January 23rd, 2012 |
Went in here over the weekend and I was surprised at how small it is. Seemed bigger when it was filled with books. They have a little bit of everything the larger sells store….just not much. It appears they’ll be focusing on printing more than retail. There were 10-15 people in line….and one cashier. I immediately put everything I had in my hands down….and left. I know its a new store but you’ve gotta make a better first impression than 1 cashier.
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January 23rd, 2012 |
If they are primarily focused on printing, I will continue to give my business to The Office. why go with the chain when you can go local?
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January 24th, 2012 |
Definitely — the guys at the Office at least know what they are doing. I’ve found that for the most part, printing experts at Office Depot, Office Max and Staples never know what they are doing. Whatever your printing job is….thats a first for them….and they’re stumped. And the manager is always out to lunch.
In response to briank who said:
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January 30th, 2012 |
I will continue to support local businesses like Cartridge World whenever I can, and save money while am at it. It’s nice to know that Office Depot is there for the stuff you can’t find anywhere else in Hoboken but you can’t beat Cartridge World when it comes to prices on cartridges and paper… and they have a friendly staff.
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