Retail giant Nordstrom is planning to close its Downtown San Francisco stores citing the ‘lack of enforcement against rampant criminal activity’
The leases at both locations are about to end. Options to renew the leases were available, but Nordstrom apparently turned them down because there just aren’t enough shoppers, thanks to a shift in shopping patterns since the pandemic and petty crime concerns.
“Decisions like this are never easy, and this one has been especially difficult, but as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully,” the company’s chief stores officer, Jamie Nordstrom, said in a statement to impacted workers which was obtained by SF Business Times.
A spokesperson for Westfield says the closure highlights the city of San Francisco’s lack of action when it comes to the rising rates of shoplifting and other brazen crimes along Market Street.
“We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement against rampant criminal activity.
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