Nordstrom Closes its Doors in San Francisco Amidst City’s High Crime
After over three decades of operation, Nordstrom’s flagship store in San Francisco has permanently closed its doors.
The beloved department store is located in the Centre Mall on Market Street, a very popular location in San Francisco. Nordstrom announced they would close the store early last spring. Jamie Nordstrom, the company’s chief stores officer, said “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.”
According to the San Francisco Standard, police have regularly patrolled the mall and have noted a significant uptick in crime over the last year.
The liberal stronghold of California has left the city of San Francisco filled with crime and progressive policies that hurt retail locations. Following Nordstrom’s decision to close its San Francisco location, Mayor London Breed held a conference in Union Square Downtown to announce new funding to revitalize the streets of the city.
“We know we need to combat the issues around crime and public safety and affordability and transportation,” Breed later said in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. “But I am optimistic about the future, because what we are seeing in San Francisco is something like nothing else before. We have the possibility to be whatever we want to be.”
Several large retail stores like Walmart have closed locations in major metropolitan areas like San Francisco, Chicago, and Portland, citing extreme violence from looters, rioters, and career criminals emboldened by soft-on-crime policies. Several businesses have been forced to abandon large cities after employees reported being fearful for their safety in areas plagued by rampant crime.
“Even Target’s CEO raised concerns over retail theft, which has jumped 50% year over year, according to CNBC, and has had a ‘$400 million impact on Target’s margins.'”
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It’s no secret that San Francisco has become overrun with crime, homelessness, filth, and open-air drug use. Perhaps retail stores like Nordstrom deciding to close up shop will send a clear and direct message to city officials.
