Store closures are hitting Downtown San Francisco as office vacancies and fears of crime are on the rise. Here's the full list of retailers pulling out of the city's downtown neighborhood.

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:00

Buildings housing Macy's and other stores are seen around Union Square in San Francisco, California on a sunny day. — San Francisco's downtown, including Union Square, has continued to lose retailers from Amazon Go to Nordstrom this year.
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Nineteen retailers have left San Francisco's Union Square area since 2020.
The latest departures include Nordstrom and Office Depot, The San Francisco Standard reported.
Retailers cite concerns over employee and customer safety related to shoplifting and other crimes.

Whole Foods' decision to close its flagship store in downtown San Francisco made national news, but it is far from the only retailer to pull out of the area recently.