Updated – List of SF Closings

[Mick1]

I’ve updated the list of businesses closing in San Francisco to include Nordstrom (all stores), Marshall’s and KPMG.

Theft is up 14.6%, auto theft is up 6%, and violent crime is up: 50% rise in homicide in January, and 27.3% rise in rapes. The SF robbery rate is 4.5x what the average city robbery rate is. And there were 806 overdose deaths in SF in 2023. 80% from fentanyl.

Mayor Breed is now allying with Republicans to toughen up on organized retail theft.

San Francisco’s Democrat Mayor JOINS Republican effort to roll back law that made it nearly impossible to jail repeat shoplifters and people who deal fentanyl | Daily Mail Online

Anthropologie

Arcteryx

AT&T

Banana Republic

Brooks Brothers

CB2

Cinemark

Coco Republic

Container Store

Crate & Barrel

Disney Store

DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse

Gap

Goorin Brothers

H&M

Hilton

Huntington

KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building

La Cocina

Marmot

Marshall’s

Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square 

Old Navy

Office Depot

Omega

Parc55

Ray Ban

Saks Off Fifth

Uniglo

Yotel

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[Mick1]

The LEGO store has announced its closure. There are three other LEGO stores left in the SFBA, in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Pleasanton.

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[Mick1]

Pre-COVID, there were 203 retailers operating in and around Union Square. As of May, 2023, only 107 were left. And they continue to leave.

Here’s the updated list with an additional 33 major companies closing their Union Square/Market street locations in the last 12 months. New additions in bold. Of note is the 172-year old Shreve & Company departing downtown San Francisco:

24-Hour Fitness

Abercrombie & Fitch

Adidas

Aldo

Alexander McQueen

Amazon Go

American Eagle Outfitters

Anthropologie

Arcteryx

AT&T

Athleta

Banana Republic

Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)

Bloom Room, The

Brooks Brothers

CB2

Cinemark

Coco Republic

Container Store, The

Crate & Barrel

Disney Store

DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse

Express

First Republic Bank

Gap, The

Goorin Brothers

Green Arcade Bookstore

H&M

Hilton Union Square

Hollister

Huntington

J. Crew

Jeffrey’s Toys

KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building

La Cocina

Lego Stores

Lucky Brand

L’Occitane

Macy’s

Madewell

Marmot

Marshall’s

Mephisto

Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square

North Face

Old Navy

Office Depot

Omega

Parc 55

Ray Ban

RealReal, The

Saks Off Fifth

Scotch & Soda

Sephora

Shreve & Company Jewelers

Starbuck’s (Two closings)

Ted Baker

T-Mobile

Uniglo

Walgreen’s (closed five SF stores in late 2021)

Westfield Mall

Williams Sonoma

Yotel

Zara

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[Mick1]

I suppose it was going to come to this. The owners of the now-closed Tarantino’s (opened 1946) and Fisherman’s Grotto (opened 1935) on Fisherman’s Wharf have filed suit against San Francisco, alleging that the City and Port of SF neglected its responsibilities to foment tourism by creating an attractive environment for the tourist industry to thrive. That, therefore, forced those restaurants out of business.

Complaint is 144 pages long.

Owner of longstanding Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants slaps SF with multimillion dollar lawsuit (msn.com)

 

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[Beeg_Dawg]

Sounds like the tenant has a legit shot with this case.  Maybe this will open the door for other similar lawsuits.

[Mick1]

Whole Foods, which shuttered its Civic Center store in May, 2023 is opening a new store on Geary between Broderick and Baker, about three blocks from a Trader Joe’s, 10 blocks north of the Panhandle:

Whole Foods set to open ninth location in San Francisco

There is a bill that will require markets to give six months’ notice before closing:

San Francisco Bill Would Let People Sue Grocery Stores for Closing Too Quickly

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[Mick1]

Here’s the updated list with an additional 57 major companies closing their Union Square/Market street locations. 140 closures in all since 2019.

New additions in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. A Miner Miracle Shop
3. Abercrombie & Fitch
4. Adidas
5. Agent Provocateur
6. Aldo
7. Alessi
8. Alexander McQueen
9. AllSaints
10. Amazon Go
11. American Eagle Outfitters
12. Amy Kuschel Bride
13. Anthropologie
14. Archive
15. Arc’teryx
16. AT&T
17. Athleta
18. Babette
19. Banana Republic
20. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
21. Barneys New York
22. Bed Bath & Beyond
23. Benefit
24. Bloom Room, The
25. Brooks Brothers
26. California Girl Jewelry
27. Camper Shoes
28. CB2
29. Christian Louboutin
30. Cinemark
31. Coach
32. Coco Republic
33. Cole Haan
34. Container Store, The
35. Crate & Barrel
36. Cuyana
37. CVS Pharmacy
38. Diana Slavin
39. Diesel
40. Disney Store
41. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
42. eDressit
43. Ethos
44. Express
45. Façonnable
46. Farinelli Decorative Arts
47. First Republic Bank
48. Forever 21
49. Forum
50. Gallery of Jewels
51. GameStop
52. Gap, The
53. Goorin Brothers
54. Green Arcade Bookstore
55. G-Star
56. H&M
57. Harputs
58. Hilton Union Square
59. Hollister
60. Huntington
61. Icebreaker
62. Crew
63. Jeffrey’s Toys
64. Jimmy Choo
65. Jimmy Choo Men’s
66. Jin Wang Bridal
67. Jins Eyewear
68. John Varvatos
69. Johnny Was
70. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
71. Journeys
72. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
73. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
74. L’Occitane
75. La Cocina
76. La Perla
77. Lego Stores
78. Lily Samii Collection
79. Longchamp
80. Lucky Brand
81. Lululemon
82. Lush
83. Macy’s
84. Madewell
85. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
86. Margaret O’Leary
87. Marlowe
88. Marmot
89. Marni
90. Marshall’s
91. MCM Worldwide
92. Mephisto
93. Merrell
94. New Balance
95. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
96. North Face
97. Oakley
98. Office Depot
99. Old Navy
100. Omega
101. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
102. Paper Source
103. Parc 55
104. Rae | Costumes
105. Ray Ban
106. RealReal, The
107. Ria’s Shoes
108. Rims & Goggles
109. Saks Off Fifth
110. Scotch & Soda
111. Sentiero
112. Sephora
113. Shreve & Company Jewelers
114. Starbuck’s (Two closings)
115. Steve Madden
116. Sunglass Hut
117. Target
118. Ted Baker
119. The Body Shop
120. Theory
121. Thomas Pink
122. Tina’s Jewelry
123. T-Mobile
124. Tourbillon Boutique
125. TSE
126. TUMI
127. Uniglo
128. V Boutique
129. Veo Optics
130. Vilebrequin
131. Walgreen’s (closed five SF stores in late 2021)
132. Warby Parker
133. Westfield Mall
134. Williams Sonoma
135. Wolford
136. World of Charms
137. Yotel
138. Zadig & Voltaire
139. Zara
140. Zumiez

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[rogpodge]

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/video-massive-crowd-robs-oakland-gas-station-after-car-crashes-into-glass/

Near where the In n Out closed.

[Mick1]

(12) Thomas Hawk on X: “Look at all of these beautiful Christmas decorations at the Crocker Galleria mall in San Francisco. It’s 4:47 PM and everybody should be shopping and buying Christmas presents for their family, but nobody is in this mall. There are only three stores left that are open here. https://t.co/SvkAK2ImYK” / X

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[Mick1]

Here’s the updated list. Bloomingdale’s, open in San Francisco since 2006 with 330,000 square feet, once the largest Bloomingdale’s outside of New York, is now closing. So will Michael Kors.  with an additional 7 major companies closing their Union Square/Market street locations. 153 closures in all since 2019. Doesn’t count 1,200 shuttered restaurants since COVID started.

New additions in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. A Miner Miracle Shop
3. Abercrombie & Fitch
4. Adidas
5. Agent Provocateur
6. Aldo
7. Alessi
8. Alexander McQueen
9. AllSaints
10. Amazon Go
11. American Eagle Outfitters
12. Amy Kuschel Bride
13. Anthropologie
14. Archive
15. Arc’teryx
16. AT&T
17. Athleta
18. Babette
19. Banana Republic
20. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
21. Barneys New York
22. Bed Bath & Beyond
23. Benefit
24. Bloom Room, The
25. Bloomingdale’s
26. Brooks Brothers
27. California Girl Jewelry
28. Camper Shoes
29. CB2
30. Christian Louboutin
31. Cinemark Multiplex
32. Coach
33. Coco Republic Furniture
34. Cole Haan
35. Container Store, The
36. Crate & Barrel
37. Crunch Gym
38. Cuyana
39. CVS Pharmacy
40. Denny’s
41. Diana Slavin
42. Diesel
43. Disney Store
44. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
45. eDressit
46. Ethos
47. Express
48. Façonnable
49. Farinelli Decorative Arts
50. First Republic Bank
51. Forever 21
52. Forum
53. Gallery of Jewels
54. GameStop
55. Gap, The
56. Goorin Brothers
57. Green Arcade Bookstore
58. G-Star
59. H&M
60. Harputs
61. Hilton Union Square
62. Hollister
63. Huntington
64. Icebreaker
65. In-N-Out Burger
66. J. Crew
67. Jamba Juice
68. Jeffrey’s Toys
69. Jimmy Choo
70. Jimmy Choo Men’s
71. Jin Wang Bridal
72. Jins Eyewear
73. John Varvatos
74. Johnny Was
75. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
76. Journeys
77. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
78. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
79. L’Occitane
80. La Cocina
81. La Perla
82. Lego Stores
83. Lily Samii Collection
84. Longchamp
85. Lucky Brand
86. Lululemon
87. Lush
88. Macy’s
89. Madewell
90. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
91. Margaret O’Leary
92. Marlowe
93. Marmot
94. Marni
95. Marshall’s
96. MCM Worldwide
97. Mephisto
98. Merrell
99. Michael Kors
100. New Balance
101. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
102. Nordstrom Rack
103. North Face
104. Oakley
105. Office Depot
106. Old Navy
107. Omega
108. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
109. Paper Source
110. Parc 55
111. Rae | Costumes
112. Ray Ban
113. RealReal, The
114. Ria’s Shoes
115. Rims & Goggles
116. Saks Off Fifth
117. Scotch & Soda
118. See’s Candies
119. Sentiero
120. Sephora
121. Seven Eleven 
122. Shreve & Company Jewelers
123. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
124. Steve Madden
125. Subway
126. Sunglass Hut
127. Taco Bell
128. Target
129. Ted Baker
130. The Body Shop
131. Theory
132. Thomas Pink
133. Tina’s Jewelry
134. T-Mobile
135. Tourbillon Boutique
136. TSE
137. TUMI
138. Uniglo
139. V Boutique
140. Vans
141. Veo Optics
142. Vilebrequin
143. Walgreen’s (closed five SF stores in late 2021, twelve by 2025)
144. Warby Parker
145. Westfield Mall
146. Whole Foods
147. Williams Sonoma
148. Wolford
149. World of Charms
150. Yotel
151. Zadig & Voltaire
152. Zara
153. Zumiez

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[Mick1]

And the average home price has dropped 12% (the headline below refers to a single, specific home). Next month, my son is leaving his North Beach home for New York, a move he has been both contemplating and desiring for a while.

Meanwhile, the Millenium Tower continues to sink, this time in the middle…

San Francisco Home Price Plunges 30% as City’s Housing Market Stagnates – Newsweek

U. S. Home sales in general have fallen to their lowest level in 30 years. And when the interest rate increases and mortgage rates continue to rise, they will fall even further.

U.S. Homes Sales in 2024 Fell to Lowest Level in Nearly 30 Years – WSJ

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[Mick1]

We can add the Fillmore Safeway to the list of closings. Technically, today is the last day, but there’s nothing on the shelves.

SF’s Fillmore District Safeway closes | Watch

They wanted to close it a year ago, but the city and “activists” pushed to have it remain open. Bordered by Fillmore, Geary, Webster and Ellis. Safeway said too many thefts, poor safety. Too bad. It was in an area with lots of foot traffic.

There are 14 remaining Safeways in SF. There’s a Mollie Stone’s about six blocks north, a grove street market about eight blocks south, and others. Tough for Fillmore.

 

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[Mick1]

And in the category of “All-time, all-clueless” we can position Governor Newsom’s portrait, who announced that “California is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!”

Interesting approach. He is directing California companies to pursue strategic partnerships with foreign trading partners, and asking that California companies be exempted from retaliatory tariffs.

That, and the prick says that agriculture is the engine of the state economy, after he and the Democrats have done everything possible to ruin agriculture. Drive down highway 5, Mr. Governor. Yeah, we’re open for business. Especially with the country’s second highest unemployment rate (after Nevada), tied with other Democratic strongholds Michigan, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

White House spokesperson Kush Desai offered Newsom some excellent advice, stating that Gov. Newsom should focus on “out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking.”

Newsom to world: California open for business

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[Mick1]

Here’s the updated list. Please note, although Rolex and Richemont have closed in the mall, they’ve invested in nearby Union Square. Rolex recently opened a showroom with Kerns Fine Jewelry at 255 Post St., and Richemont’s A. Lange & Söhne division opened at 140 Geary St. Separately, Breitling opened its own watch store last year at 299 Post St.

Please note, Zara did close its 20k space, but is reopening as a 40k space.

New closings in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. A Miner Miracle Shop
3. Abercrombie & Fitch
4. Adidas
5. Agent Provocateur
6. Aldo
7. Alessi
8. Alexander McQueen
9. AllSaints
10. Amazon Go
11. American Eagle Outfitters
12. Amy Kuschel Bride
13. Anthropologie
14. Archive
15. Arc’teryx
16. AT&T
17. Athleta
18. Babette
19. Banana Republic
20. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
21. Barneys New York
22. Bed Bath & Beyond
23. Benefit
24. Bloom Room, The
25. Bloomingdale’s
26. Brooks Brothers
27. Bucherer / Rolex
28. Burke Williams Spa
29. California Girl Jewelry
30. Camper Shoes
31. CB2
32. Christian Louboutin
33. Cinemark Multiplex
34. Coach
35. Coco Republic Furniture
36. Cole Haan
37. Container Store, The
38. Crate & Barrel
39. Crunch Gym
40. Cuyana
41. CVS Pharmacy
42. Denny’s
43. Diana Slavin
44. Diesel
45. Disney Store
46. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
47. eDressit
48. Ethos
49. Express
50. Façonnable
51. Farinelli Decorative Arts
52. First Republic Bank
53. Forever 21
54. Forum
55. Gallery of Jewels
56. GameStop
57. Gap, The
58. Goorin Brothers
59. Green Arcade Bookstore
60. G-Star
61. H&M
62. Harputs
63. Hilton Union Square
64. Hollister
65. Huntington
66. Icebreaker
67. In-N-Out Burger
68. IWC Schaffhausen
69. J. Crew
70. Jamba Juice
71. Jeffrey’s Toys
72. Jimmy Choo
73. Jimmy Choo Men’s
74. Jin Wang Bridal
75. Jins Eyewear
76. John Varvatos
77. Johnny Was
78. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
79. Journeys
80. Kate Spade
81. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
82. Kohl’s (27 closings nationwide)
83. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
84. L’Occitane
85. La Cocina
86. La Perla
87. Lego Stores
88. Lily Samii Collection
89. Longchamp
90. Lucky Brand
91. Lululemon
92. Lush
93. Macy’s
94. Madewell
95. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
96. Margaret O’Leary
97. Marlowe
98. Marmot
99. Marni
100. Marshall’s
101. MCM Worldwide
102. Mephisto
103. Merrell
104. Michael Kors
105. New Balance
106. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
107. Nordstrom Rack
108. North Face
109. Oakley
110. Office Depot
111. Old Navy
112. Omega
113. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
114. Panerai
115. Paper Source
116. Parc 55
117. Psycho Bunny
118. Rae | Costumes
119. Ray Ban
120. Razer
121. RealReal, The
122. Richemont
123. Ria’s Shoes
124. Rims & Goggles
125. Rolex
126. Saks Off Fifth
127. Scotch & Soda
128. See’s Candies
129. Sentiero
130. Sephora
131. Seven Eleven
132. Shreve & Company Jewelers
133. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
134. Steve Madden
135. Subway
136. Sunglass Hut
137. Taco Bell
138. Target
139. Ted Baker
140. The Body Shop
141. Theory
142. Thomas Pink
143. Tina’s Jewelry
144. T-Mobile
145. Tourbillon Boutique
146. TSE
147. TUMI
148. Uniglo
149. V Boutique
150. Vans
151. Veo Optics
152. Vilebrequin
153. Walgreen’s (closed five SF stores in late 2021, twelve by 2025)
154. Warby Parker
155. Westfield Mall
156. Whole Foods
157. Williams Sonoma
158. Wolford
159. World of Charms
160. Yotel
161. Zadig & Voltaire
162. Zara
163. Zumiez

 

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[Mick]

Thought I would update the list, this time with closures from San Francisco Centre (two blocks south of Union Square on Market between 4th and 5th), which is down to two restaurants in the entire mall.

New closings in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. A Miner Miracle Shop
3. Abercrombie & Fitch
4. Adidas
5. Agent Provocateur
6. Aldo
7. Alessi
8. Alexander McQueen
9. AllSaints
10. Amazon Go
11. American Eagle Outfitters
12. Amy Kuschel Bride
13. Anthropologie
14. Archive
15. Arc’teryx
16. AT&T
17. Athleta
18. Babette
19. Banana Republic
20. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
21. Barneys New York
22. Bed Bath & Beyond
23. Benefit
24. Blondie’s Pizza (relocated)
25. Bloom Room, The
26. Bloomingdale’s
27. Bristol Farm
28. Brooks Brothers
29. Bucherer / Rolex
30. Burke Williams Spa
31. California Girl Jewelry
32. Camper Shoes
33. CB2
34. Christian Louboutin
35. Century Theaters
36. Cinemark Multiplex
37. Coach
38. Coco Republic Furniture
39. Cole Haan
40. Container Store, The
41. Crate & Barrel
42. Crunch Gym
43. Cuyana
44. CVS Pharmacy
45. Denny’s
46. Diana Slavin
47. Diesel
48. Disney Store
49. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
50. eDressit
51. Ethos
52. Express
53. Façonnable
54. Farinelli Decorative Arts
55. Fires of Brazil Express
56. First Republic Bank
57. Forever 21
58. Forum
59. Gallery of Jewels
60. GameStop
61. Gap, The
62. Goorin Brothers
63. Green Arcade Bookstore
64. G-Star
65. H&M
66. Harputs
67. Hilton Union Square
68. Hollister
69. Huntington
70. Icebreaker
71. In-N-Out Burger
72. IWC Schaffhausen
73. Izzy & Wooks
74. J. Crew
75. Jamba Juice
76. Jeffrey’s Toys
77. Jimmy Choo
78. Jimmy Choo Men’s
79. Jin Wang Bridal
80. Jins Eyewear
81. John Varvatos
82. Johnny Was
83. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
84. Journeys
85. Kate Spade
86. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
87. Kohl’s (27 closings nationwide)
88. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
89. L’Occitane
90. La Cocina
91. La Perla
92. Lego Stores
93. Lily Samii Collection
94. Longchamp
95. Lucky Brand
96. Lululemon
97. Lush
98. Macy’s
99. Madewell
100. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
101. Margaret O’Leary
102. Marlowe
103. Marmot
104. Marni
105. Marshall’s
106. Mashaallah  Halal Pakistani Food
107. MCM Worldwide
108. Mephisto
109. Merrell
110. Michael Kors
111. Mija Cochinita
112. Milk Tee
113. New Balance
114. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
115. Nordstrom Rack
116. North Face
117. Oakley
118. Office Depot
119. Old Navy
120. Omega
121. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
122. Panerai
123. Paper Source
124. Parc 55
125. Psycho Bunny
126. Rae | Costumes
127. Ray Ban
128. Razer Computer
129. RealReal, The
130. Richemont
131. Ria’s Shoes
132. Rims & Goggles
133. Rolex
134. Saks Fifth Avenue
135. Saks Off Fifth
136. Sarku Japan
137. Scotch & Soda
138. See’s Candies
139. Sentiero
140. Sephora
141. Seven Eleven
142. Shreve & Company Jewelers
143. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
144. Steve Madden
145. Subway
146. Sunglass Hut
147. Taco Bell
148. Target
149. Ted Baker
150. The Body Shop
151. Theory
152. Thomas Pink
153. Tina’s Jewelry
154. T-Mobile
155. Tourbillon Boutique
156. TSE
157. TUMI
158. Umai Savory Hot Dogs
159. Uniglo
160. V Boutique
161. Vans
162. Veo Optics
163. Vilebrequin
164. Walgreen’s (closed five SF stores in late 2021, twelve by 2025)
165. Warby Parker
166. Westfield Mall
167. Westzel’s  Pretzels
168. Whole Foods
169. Williams Sonoma
170. Wolford
171. World of Charms
172. Yotel
173. Zadig & Voltaire
174. Zara
175. Zumiez

[Mick]

I am updating the list one final time with the last two closures from San Francisco Centre (two blocks south of Union Square on Market between 4th and 5th). They were down to their final two restaurants, the only businesses operating in the entire mall.

I am also adding 13 businesses that I had overlooked, but with the help of AI, I am adding to the list.

Also, I removed Macy’s, Parc 55 and Hilton Union Square from the list. They announced they would close, then they announced they would stay. Call it the endangered list.

New closings in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. 7-Eleven
3. A Miner Miracle Shop
4. Abercrombie & Fitch
5. Adidas
6. Agent Provocateur
7. Aldo
8. Alessi
9. Alexander McQueen
10. AllSaints
11. Amazon Go
12. American Eagle Outfitters
13. Amy Kuschel Bride
14. Anthropologie
15. Archive
16. Arc’teryx
17. Armani Exchange
18. AT&T
19. Athleta
20. Babette
21. Banana Republic
22. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
23. Barneys New York
24. Bed Bath & Beyond
25. Benefit
26. Blondie’s Pizza (relocated)
27. Bloom Room, The
28. Bloomingdale’s
29. Bristol Farm
30. Brooks Brothers
31. Bucherer / Rolex
32. Burke Williams Spa
33. California Girl Jewelry
34. Camper Shoes
35. CB2
36. Charley’s Cheesesteaks
37. Christian Louboutin
38. Century Theaters
39. Cinemark Multiplex
40. Coach
41. Coco Republic Furniture
42. Cole Haan
43. Container Store, The
44. Crate & Barrel
45. Crunch Gym
46. Cuyana
47. CVS Pharmacy
48. Denny’s
49. Diana Slavin
50. Diesel
51. Disney Store
52. Doc Martens
53. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
54. Ecco
55. eDressit
56. Ethos
57. Express
58. Fabric Outlet
59. Façonnable
60. Farinelli Decorative Arts
61. Fires of Brazil Express
62. First Republic Bank
63. Forever 21
64. Forum
65. Gallery of Jewels
66. GameStop
67. Gap, The
68. Good Vibrations
69. Goorin Brothers
70. Green Arcade Bookstore
71. G-Star
72. H&M
73. Harputs
74. Hollister
75. Huntington
76. Icebreaker
77. In-N-Out Burger
78. It’Sugar
79. IWC Schaffhausen
80. Izzy & Wooks
81. J. Crew
82. Jamba Juice
83. Jeffrey’s Toys
84. Jimmy Choo
85. Jimmy Choo Men’s
86. Jin Wang Bridal
87. Jins Eyewear
88. John Varvatos
89. Johnny Was
90. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
91. Journeys
92. Jug Shop
93. Kate Spade
94. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
95. Kohl’s (27 closings nationwide)
96. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
97. L’Occitane
98. La Cocina
99. La Perla
100. Lacoste
101. Lego Stores
102. Lily Samii Collection
103. Longchamp
104. Lucky Brand
105. Lululemon
106. Lush
107. Madewell
108. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
109. Margaret O’Leary
110. Marlowe
111. Marmot
112. Marni
113. Marshall’s
114. Mashaallah Halal Pakistani Food
115. MCM Worldwide
116. McDonald’s (closed after 30 years)
117. MedMen
118. Mephisto
119. Merrell
120. Michael Kors
121. Mija Cochinita
122. Milk Tee
123. Miller & Lux Provisions (Tyler Florence owner of Wayfare Tavern closed this patisserie and sister rotisserie cafe. SF gave him a grant of $440k just two years ago to open it)
124. New Balance
125. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
126. Nordstrom Rack
127. North Face
128. Oak & Fort
129. Oakley
130. Office Depot
131. Old Navy
132. Omega
133. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
134. Panda Express
135. Panerai
136. Paper Source
137. Psycho Bunny
138. Puma
139. Rae | Costumes
140. Ray Ban
141. Razer Computer
142. RealReal, The
143. Richemont
144. Ria’s Shoes
145. Rims & Goggles
146. Rolex
147. Saks Fifth Avenue
148. Saks Off Fifth
149. Samsonite
150. Sarku Japan
151. Scotch & Soda
152. See’s Candies
153. Sentiero
154. Sephora
155. Shake Shack
156. Shreve & Company Jewelers
157. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
158. Steve Madden
159. Subway
160. Sunglass Hut
161. Taco Bell
162. Tad’s Steakhouse
163. Target
164. Ted Baker
165. The Body Shop
166. Theory
167. Thomas Pink
168. Tina’s Jewelry
169. T-Mobile
170. Tourbillon Boutique
171. TSE
172. TUMI
173. Umai Savory Hot Dogs
174. Uniqlo
175. V Boutique
176. Vans
177. Veo Optics
178. Vilebrequin
179. Walgreen’s (closed nine SF stores between 2021 and 2024, twelve more closed in February 2025, two were in Union Square)
180. Warby Parker
181. Westfield Mall
182. Wetzel’s Pretzels
183. Whole Foods
184. Williams Sonoma
185. Wolford
186. World of Charms
187. Yotel
188. Zadig & Voltaire
189. Zara
190. Zumiez

[Beeg_Dawg]

Greedy capitalists! How dare they close stores.  What about the employees…..

[Mick]

That freak show of a Mayor in Seattle won’t allow money losing grocery stores to close.

Seattle’s New Socialist Mayor Goes Full Communist, Says She Won’t Allow Private Grocery Stores To Close – IJR

She wants corps. to give a 90 day notice for closures. WARN act is already 60 days for 100+ employees. And she wants government grocery stores.

This hits home for me, a little bit. My dad owned a grocery store in Santa Cruz, a health food store essentially. Had about 8-10 employees at any one time. I worked it, my stepmother worked it. Operated on decent margins, but the grosses weren’t very high and given that Dad’s lease was a percentage of the gross, he was fine with that. Never made a ton of money, but was profitable, in no small part due to his business acumen.

Four points:

1. Mayor Wilson says grocery stores should not be allowed to only sell food to those who can afford it. Right. That’s why there are SNAP benefits.
2. Most grocery stores operate on very narrow margins. There are plenty of discount stores that are extremely efficient; Dollar General, Food4Less, DollarTree, Save-A-Lot, WinCo, Grocery Outlet (and United Grocery Outlet), to say nothing of Costco, Target, and WalMart (there are 20 of those alone in Seattle). And Mayor Wilson? There are 214 grocery stores in Seattle’s city limits that include grocery stores, outlets, supermarkets. That doesn’t include corner stores, bodegas, farmers markets, drug stores…there are 493 stores in Seattle that have permits which allow retail sales of groceries, including 41 farmers markets, 20-40 drug stores, 200-300 corner stores, on top of the 214 grocery stores. Seattle is 84 square miles of land mass, that averages six stores per square mile.
3. Customer pilferage is an enormous problem in all grocery stores, but employee pilferage is a far worse in government owned stores, because there’s no profit motive. No one’s minding the store, so to speak. Typically, a store manager is incentivized towards profitability. No incentives = no profitability = quality managers and quality employees depart, no one cares if anything gets stolen. I once chased a guy who stole an orange for two blocks. It wasn’t the orange, I wanted the thief to tell his friends you can’t steal from my store. Kansas City had a government-run grocery store, it closed down in less than a year because of these problems.
4. In the bad old evil early 1970s, I was 11 years old and living in Pacifica, about as blue collar a town as there was back in the day. My single mom would send me to walk to the Safeway to pick up bacon, eggs and orange juice. Just over three miles each way. Never had an issue at all. Given that Mom smoked three packs a day, I could see why she didn’t want to walk it, even though she would only be in her early 30s. She just wanted me out of the house to get two hours’ worth of time with no arguments between me and my sister.

My dad ultimately sold the store to his store manager, who cratered the business in two years after it was profitable for 19 years.

[Mick]

Two Three final additions. On January 26, the last store in the San Francisco Town Centre is closing, ECCO and so is the Peet’s at 595 Market Street. New closings in bold:

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. 7-Eleven
3. A Miner Miracle Shop
4. Abercrombie & Fitch
5. Adidas
6. Agent Provocateur
7. Aldo
8. Alessi
9. Alexander McQueen
10. AllSaints
11. Amazon Go
12. American Eagle Outfitters
13. Amy Kuschel Bride
14. Anthropologie
15. Archive
16. Arc’teryx
17. Armani Exchange
18. AT&T
19. Athleta
20. Babette
21. Banana Republic
22. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
23. Barneys New York
24. Bed Bath & Beyond
25. Benefit
26. Blondie’s Pizza (relocated)
27. Bloom Room, The
28. Bloomingdale’s
29. Bristol Farm
30. Brooks Brothers
31. Bucherer / Rolex
32. Burke Williams Spa
33. California Girl Jewelry
34. Camper Shoes
35. CB2
36. Charley’s Cheesesteaks
37. Christian Louboutin
38. Century Theaters
39. Cinemark Multiplex
40. Coach
41. Coco Republic Furniture
42. Cole Haan
43. Container Store, The
44. Crate & Barrel
45. Crunch Gym
46. Cuyana
47. CVS Pharmacy
48. Denny’s
49. Diana Slavin
50. Diesel
51. Disney Store
52. Doc Martens
53. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
54. Ecco
55. eDressit
56. Ethos
57. Express
58. Fabric Outlet
59. Façonnable
60. Farinelli Decorative Arts
61. Fires of Brazil Express
62. First Republic Bank
63. Forever 21
64. Forum
65. Gallery of Jewels
66. GameStop
67. Gap, The
68. Good Vibrations
69. Goorin Brothers
70. Green Arcade Bookstore
71. G-Star
72. H&M
73. Harputs
74. Hollister
75. Huntington
76. Icebreaker
77. In-N-Out Burger
78. It’Sugar
79. IWC Schaffhausen
80. Izzy & Wooks
81. J. Crew
82. Jamba Juice
83. Jeffrey’s Toys
84. Jimmy Choo
85. Jimmy Choo Men’s
86. Jin Wang Bridal
87. Jins Eyewear
88. John Varvatos
89. Johnny Was
90. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
91. Journeys
92. Jug Shop
93. Kate Spade
94. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
95. Kohl’s (27 closings nationwide)
96. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
97. L’Occitane
98. La Cocina
99. La Perla
100. Lacoste
101. Lego Stores
102. Lily Samii Collection
103. Longchamp
104. Lucky Brand
105. Lululemon
106. Lush
107. Madewell
108. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
109. Margaret O’Leary
110. Marlowe
111. Marmot
112. Marni
113. Marshall’s
114. Mashaallah Halal Pakistani Food
115. MCM Worldwide
116. McDonald’s (closed after 30 years)
117. MedMen
118. Mephisto
119. Merrell
120. Michael Kors
121. Mija Cochinita
122. Milk Tee
123. Miller & Lux Provisions (Tyler Florence owner of Wayfare Tavern closed this patisserie and sister rotisserie cafe. SF gave him a grant of $440k just two years ago to open it)
124. New Balance
125. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
126. Nordstrom Rack
127. North Face
128. Oak & Fort
129. Oakley
130. Office Depot
131. Old Navy
132. Omega
133. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
134. Panda Express
135. Panerai
136. Paper Source
137. Peet’s
138. Psycho Bunny
139. Puma
140. Rae | Costumes
141. Ray Ban
142. Razer Computer
143. RealReal, The
144. Richemont
145. Ria’s Shoes
146. Rims & Goggles
147. Rolex
148. Saks Fifth Avenue
149. Saks Off Fifth
150. Samsonite
151. San Francisco Town Centre
152. Sarku Japan
153. Scotch & Soda
154. See’s Candies
155. Sentiero
156. Sephora
157. Shake Shack
158. Shreve & Company Jewelers
159. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
160. Steve Madden
161. Subway
162. Sunglass Hut
163. Taco Bell
164. Tad’s Steakhouse
165. Target
166. Ted Baker
167. The Body Shop
168. Theory
169. Thomas Pink
170. Tina’s Jewelry
171. T-Mobile
172. Tourbillon Boutique
173. TSE
174. TUMI
175. Umai Savory Hot Dogs
176. Uniqlo
177. V Boutique
178. Vans
179. Veo Optics
180. Vilebrequin
181. Walgreen’s (closed nine SF stores between 2021 and 2024, twelve more closed in February 2025, two were in Union Square)
182. Warby Parker
183. Westfield Mall
184. Wetzel’s Pretzels
185. Whole Foods
186. Williams Sonoma
187. Wolford
188. World of Charms
189. Yotel
190. Zadig & Voltaire
191. Zara
192. Zumiez

[Mick]

And the list gets smaller! Four businesses have or will return to their former locations. New closings openings in bold:

Retailers are returning to Union Square – in the same locations where they closed

1. 24-Hour Fitness
2. 7-Eleven
3. A Miner Miracle Shop
4. Abercrombie & Fitch
5. Adidas
6. Agent Provocateur
7. Aldo
8. Alessi
9. Alexander McQueen
10. AllSaints
11. Amazon Go
12. American Eagle Outfitters
13. Amy Kuschel Bride
14. Anthropologie
15. Archive
16. Arc’teryx
17. Armani Exchange
18. AT&T
19. Athleta
20. Babette
21. Banana Republic
22. Bank of America (brand on 1 Market Street)
23. Barneys New York
24. Bed Bath & Beyond
25. Benefit
26. Blondie’s Pizza (relocated)
27. Bloom Room, The
28. Bloomingdale’s
29. Bristol Farm
30. Brooks Brothers
31. Bucherer / Rolex
32. Burke Williams Spa
33. California Girl Jewelry
34. Camper Shoes
35. CB2
36. Charley’s Cheesesteaks
37. Christian Louboutin
38. Century Theaters
39. Cinemark Multiplex
40. Coach
41. Coco Republic Furniture
42. Cole Haan
43. Container Store, The
44. Crate & Barrel
45. Crunch Gym
46. Cuyana
47. CVS Pharmacy
48. Denny’s
49. Diana Slavin
50. Diesel
51. Disney Store
52. Doc Martens
53. DSW/Designer Shoe Warehouse
54. Ecco
55. eDressit
56. Ethos
57. Express
58. Fabric Outlet
59. Façonnable
60. Farinelli Decorative Arts
61. Fires of Brazil Express
62. First Republic Bank
63. Forever 21
64. Forum
65. Gallery of Jewels
66. GameStop
67. Gap, The
68. Good Vibrations
69. Goorin Brothers
70. Green Arcade Bookstore
71. G-Star
72. H&M
73. Harputs
74. Hollister
75. Huntington
76. Icebreaker
77. In-N-Out Burger
78. It’Sugar
79. IWC Schaffhausen
80. Izzy & Wooks
81. J. Crew
82. Jamba Juice
83. Jeffrey’s Toys
84. Jimmy Choo
85. Jimmy Choo Men’s
86. Jin Wang Bridal
87. Jins Eyewear
88. John Varvatos
89. Johnny Was
90. Jos. A. Bank Clothier
91. Journeys
92. Jug Shop
93. Kate Spade
94. Klaus Murer Swiss Jeweler
95. Kohl’s (27 closings nationwide)
96. KPMG – Leaving their $400 million name building
97. L’Occitane
98. La Cocina
99. La Perla
100. Lacoste
101. Lego Stores
102. Lily Samii Collection
103. Longchamp
104. Lucky Brand
105. Lululemon
106. Lush
107. Madewell
108. Makeshop by Brit + Co.
109. Margaret O’Leary
110. Marlowe
111. Marmot
112. Marni
113. Marshall’s
114. Mashaallah Halal Pakistani Food
115. MCM Worldwide
116. McDonald’s (closed after 30 years)
117. MedMen
118. Mephisto
119. Merrell
120. Michael Kors
121. Mija Cochinita
122. Milk Tee
123. Miller & Lux Provisions (Tyler Florence owner of Wayfare Tavern closed this patisserie and sister rotisserie cafe. SF gave him a grant of $440k just two years ago to open it)
124. New Balance
125. Nordstrom – Closing all San Francisco stores, not just Union Square
126. Nordstrom Rack
127. North Face
128. Oak & Fort
129. Oakley
130. Office Depot
131. Old Navy
132. Omega
133. Ordinary, The | DECIEM
134. Panda Express
135. Panerai
136. Paper Source
137. Peet’s
138. Psycho Bunny
139. Puma
140. Rae | Costumes
141. Ray Ban
142. Razer Computer
143. RealReal, The
144. Richemont
145. Ria’s Shoes
146. Rims & Goggles
147. Rolex
148. Saks Fifth Avenue
149. Saks Off Fifth
150. Samsonite
151. San Francisco Town Centre
152. Sarku Japan
153. Scotch & Soda
154. See’s Candies
155. Sentiero
156. Sephora
157. Shake Shack
158. Shreve & Company Jewelers
159. Starbuck’s (Two closings three more by 2025)
160. Steve Madden
161. Subway
162. Sunglass Hut
163. Taco Bell
164. Tad’s Steakhouse
165. Target
166. Ted Baker
167. The Body Shop
168. Theory
169. Thomas Pink
170. Tina’s Jewelry
171. T-Mobile
172. Tourbillon Boutique
173. TSE
174. TUMI
175. Umai Savory Hot Dogs
176. Uniqlo
177. V Boutique
178. Vans
179. Veo Optics
180. Vilebrequin
181. Walgreen’s (closed nine SF stores between 2021 and 2024, twelve more closed in February 2025, two were in Union Square)
182. Warby Parker
183. Westfield Mall
184. Wetzel’s Pretzels
185. Whole Foods
186. Williams Sonoma
187. Wolford
188. World of Charms
189. Yotel
190. Zadig & Voltaire
191. Zara
192. Zumiez

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