Williams-Sonoma Latest Retailer to Leave Downtown San Francisco

Breitbart ^ | 05/23/2023 | JOEL B. POLLAK

[ChicagoConservative27]

Williams-Sonoma, a retailer specializing in kitchen and home furnishings, confirmed Friday that it will leave its downtown San Francisco location next year, becoming the latest big retailer to leave the Union Square area.

The San Francisco Standard reported (original links):

The Williams-Sonoma Union Square store will close in 2024, the retailer confirmed Friday afternoon.

…

Williams-Sonoma is one of many stores that have left or plan to leave Union Square, with several of them blaming street conditions and reduced foot traffic.

News of the retailer’s closure comes after Nordstrom announced it would close both of its Downtown San Francisco locations. Whole Foods announced the closure of its flagship store at Market and Eighth streets in early April—just one year after it opened—citing deteriorating conditions locally.

The store is reportedly to be replaced by another retailer, Chanel. However, the future of retail in the Union Square area is in doubt — not only because the city has seen an exodus of residents and businesses since the pandemic, but also because it has suffered a rise in crime, including “mass looting” events in Union Square.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Embrace the suck. You voted for this

[2banana]

Detroit Death Spiral...

DDS

[monkeyshine]

They turned San Francisco into another corporate mall. I for one and happy it can go back to selling bongs and tie-dye t-shirts.

[rdcbn1]

In the 70’s economic turn down in Washington State, there was a bill board sign with “ Will the last person to leave Seattle please turn the lights out”

This one won't work for SF because by then all of the lights in SF will be stolen or broken out, unless they have already burned out. Maybe not even then.

[dynachrome]

“leave its downtown San Francisco location next year”

Still plenty of time to loot stuff.

[thegagline]

Up next: It is rascist if you don’t stay and allow our people steal from you.

[wally_bert]

Movin On had an episode with a similar title except the city was Charlotte.

[SamAdams76]

Soon there will be nothing left there but a few pawn shops, a couple of check-cashing joints and a whole bunch of liquor stores.

[mewzilla]

Didn’t Chanel buy the building last year...?

[mewzilla]

Yup, they did...

https://hoodline.com/2022/01/chanel-van-cleef-arpels-grab-new-retail-locations-in-sf-s-union-square/

[dblshot]

So a pot retailer left San Francisco. IRONIC!

[Michael.SF.]

Why are the delaying until next year? If they are losing money now, why prolong the agony?

[lapsus calami]

 

 

There is another saying some associates of mine used to say, way back "last one out, bring the [American] flag!" These days it's fitting.

 

 

[joshua c]

white flight

bunch of racists

[mewzilla]

Gee, I wonder what Chanel paid for the property...

[ConservativeMind]

Crud, and I was wanting some free cookware.

[A Navy Vet]

Are you leaving from San...Fran...sicko? Be sure to wash the feces from your hair.
If you're going to San...Fran...sicko, you're gonna meet the most deranged perves anywhere.

[nesnah]

Here locally, in Bridgewater Commons Mall, the W-S is teetering on the edge of closing. Too much on-line competition was the reason. Lady said people really don’t need to see and touch products anymore.

[frank ballenger]

Polite way to say good bye to the Dem cities....

Sound of Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy9_lfjQopU

[Texas resident]

Turn out the lights. The party’s over.