Unfortunately The Ark has to close its doors. We appreciate all the love and support you have given us throughout the years.
Then again, it might not just be the high prices, high rent or Amazon that are entirely to blame for The Ark's demise. Quite a few Yelp reviews gave The Ark exceptionally low marks for the staff including some pointed comments like “The male cashier, Sean, always provides terrible customer service, scowls at us, and is extremely unhelpful and unfriendly” and “I had this shocking discussion with a sales person who explained me that spanking is good for your child.” As of this writing, The Ark's website is also down.
Sad to see The Ark go – here’s hoping something just as useful and entertaining takes its place.
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Wow.. guess my store credit that I have is worthless now.. How to contact the owners about that?
"HAS" to close its' doors?
Or was it because you just stop being a viable business?
To the commenter above... just because the note says "has to close its doors" doesn't preclude it from meaning that it has to close its doors because it's not a viable business. The word "has" doesn't mean the decision to close was out of their control. Seems really unnecessary of you to post a mean-spirited (and flawed) critique of the note.
@JB: then perhaps the store owners should not be so coy and evasive when simply saying the store "has" to close.
seems fishy to me.
The Ark toy store owners, Gerald and Audrey Johnson, filed for bankruptcy and had about 150 creditors. You can read more about it here https://business-bankruptcies.com/cases/ark-toy-company.
didn't work out.....too bad----https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P10JvWcrgIU
This is really unfortunate; I really loved this store - they always had great recommendations for age appropriate toys and would even gift wrap. Its a shame to see this happening to a small business in a completely child packed neighborhood like Noe. Parents - get off the computer and let your kids play with toys in a real store. Remember the huge FAO that we played in as kids (know its a Barneys)!
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