Sickles Market In Red Bank Closed; Thursday Was Last Day, Say Owners

RED BANK, NJ — The owners of Sickles Market have announced they are closing the store's Red Bank location, effective 6 p.m. Thursday. It opened there in 2020.

"It is with a heavy heart that we have made the very difficult decision to close @sicklesredbank as of 6 p.m. today, Thursday, February 15th," the store said in an announcement on Instagram Thursday.

Sickles Market in Little Silver (@sicklesmarket) and Bottles by Sickles in Red Bank (@bottlesbysickles) will remain open, the owners said. Booskerdoo (@booskerdoo) in the Red Bank site will also remain open, they said.

The family-owned business has been in operation in the area since 1908, owners said.

"We can assure you that this decision was not made lightly; we acknowledge the impact Sickles Red Bank closing will have on our team, our friends of the Anderson Building and all of Red Bank," the company said.

The Red Bank location was at 200 Monmouth St., the Anderson Building.

The store explained that it opened its operations in Red Bank in August 2020 and - even four years later - "the repercussions of the pandemic never allowed us to fully turn this location into what we had dreamed. Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to move forward. This is the step we are taking to do just that," the owners said.

"To say we are heartbroken does not quite cover it," the owners added.

Sickles Red Bank had high hopes for the Red Bank westside location when it opened in August 2020 - right at the Red Bank NJ Transit Train Station near places such as The Rail retail/apartments and JBJ Soul Kitchen community restaurant.

The Red Bank market was located on the first floor of the renovated Anderson Building, its website noted.

Metrovation, the owner the Anderson Building, said it has leads on future tenants.

"Architecturally, it’s some of the most interesting space we’ve ever had in Red Bank and we are working diligently to re-lease the space with an interesting/exciting use that contributes to the greater whole of the building. We have a lot of very good leads right now and are in discussions with several possible tenants," said Chris Cole, managing partner of Metrovation. The building has other tenants currently, such as a hair salon, yoga studio and others.

The Sickles company also said it hopes the community continues to support its businesses that remain, such as Sickles Market in Little Silver.

"We ask you to support us at Sickles Market Little Silver and Bottles by Sickles. . . . Please support us like you have for the past 116 years and most importantly support our team who have been hard at work with all of this noise that has surrounded us these past few months."

"Lastly, we humbly ask for your patience and understanding as we take a little time to pull it all together," the family said.