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An Old Navy employee is speaking out about the out-of-control crime in downtown San Francisco that resulted in the company making its recent decision to permanently shutter the store location on Market Street, following in the footsteps of Nordstrom, Whole Foods, T-Mobile, and a whole host of other business. In an interview with CBS News, the worker detailed the rampant shoplifting and violence towards staff that employees were forced to deal with on a daily basis. "They're (shoplifters) there every day. When I'm on the floor walking around I would say at least 12, 14 during the day," the worker...

In the face of the economic downturn, retail chains over the past 12 months have been closing stores to cut costs. Here is rundown of what major retailers who operate stores in the Tucson market have done: • Ann Taylor — Is closing 117 of its 959 women’s clothing stores. By year’s end the company will have closed 25 Ann Taylor and 39 Loft stores with the remainder to be closed in 2009. The company has an Ann Taylor store in La Encantada and Loft stores in Tucson Mall and Park Place Mall, none of which are among the announced...