A fishing shop in Dagenham that closed after almost 90 years of business is still up for sale three months on from when it was listed on the market.
Robertson's Fishing Tackle in Oxlow Lane was put up for sale on Rightmove and was valued at £750,000 in December last year.
The shop closed on December 6, 2025 after "increasing pressures" on the business and a "sudden family bereavement" for owner Sam Dear.
As of February 25 this year, Robertson's is still up for sale.
A TFK Chartered Surveyors 'for sale' sign can still be seen above the shopfront.
The Robertson's Fishing Tackle branding remains intact.
According to the listing, the site comprises of a "triple-fronted commercial premises arranged over ground and first floor levels with a double-storey rear extension".
Part of the first floor (242) has been sold on a long lease and the other part remains as accommodation connected to the shop trade although "suitable for a residential conversion".
Robertson's Fishing Tackle was founded by George Robertson in Plaistow in 1938 and moved to Dagenham in 2002.
Sam started working on Saturdays at the shop when he was 16 and took over as the owner in early 2025.
In June last year, Sam told this paper that he had been watching Robertson's "die" due to the closure of Wantz Road car park, located down the road.
After a year out of action, the car park was reopened in November 2025 but it proved too late for Sam.
In an effort to revitalise the business, Sam opened a tattoo parlour in the shop in September 2025 with his friend Kyle Dias but only a matter of months later he confirmed the closure of the shop "with great sadness" on Facebook.
The post read: "We've come to the end of the line.
"Please accept my apologies for the sudden closure, this is due to increasing pressures on the business and sudden family bereavement."
