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Century-old business latest casualty of San Francisco retail closures
Foxnews via MSN ^ | 7-9-2023 | Emma Colton

Posted on 07/09/2023 7:56:55 PM PDT by Vendome

A more than century-old hat boutique will shutter a location in San Francisco's Union Square, the latest retail shop to close in the city in the aftermath of pandemic shutdowns and crime spikes.

Goorin Bros. haberdashery opened in 1895 and specializes in fedoras and leopard print hats, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The hat shop currently has nine locations in operation across the country.

The store's location at 111 Geary St. in Union Square closed on June 23, the outlet reported, noting the city has struggled to attract tourists and office workers following government-mandated lockdowns during the pandemic

The Goorin Bros. location closure comes on the heels of Nordstrom announcing two stores in the Golden City were closing due to the "dynamics of the downtown San Francisco" that have "dramatically" changed in recent years, resulting in less foot traffic to the stores.

A Whole Foods location temporarily closed in April over safety concerns for staff and shoppers, and Walgreens closed a handful of stores in 2021 over rampant shoplifting and other crimes.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: closures; ferals; humans; into; made; retail; retailclosures; sanfrancisco
San Francisco has been the site of repeated smash-and-grab robberies in recent years, while a few stores have closed since the pandemic, when foot traffic cratered during lockdowns. Shoplifting issues have plagued many stores across the city, with the police staking out retail locations late last year to help curb the crimes.
1 posted on 07/09/2023 7:56:55 PM PDT by Vendome
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2 posted on 07/09/2023 7:57:27 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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We don’t need fewer guns - we need fewer criminals..


3 posted on 07/09/2023 8:02:41 PM PDT by GOPJ (Stop 'gun violence' by stopping and incarcerating criminals.)
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“Progressives” doing what earthquakes could not.


4 posted on 07/09/2023 8:02:56 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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A bunch were killed by corona as well.

Restaurants that survived the Depression, earthquakes etc killed by the misconduct of gov’t, either the corona lockdowns, or a deliberately created urban crime crisis.


5 posted on 07/09/2023 8:06:15 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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Keep voting for Brandon and Newsom. Embrace the suck.


6 posted on 07/09/2023 8:11:46 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Some guy just posted this video of Zombieland San Francisco. There used to be 125 stores in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center, but now only two remain: a doctor's office and a bridal shop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAYlTLdGvA

7 posted on 07/09/2023 8:18:15 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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47 straight months of gun purchases of 1 million per month is an amazing numberv


8 posted on 07/09/2023 8:23:00 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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I agree with the message.
All I would change is spelling of the last word to “Heroes”.


9 posted on 07/09/2023 8:35:51 PM PDT by lee martell
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What amazes me are the people still living in Democrat run “shit-holes” who keep voting Democrat! These voters have no sense of self preservation.
10 posted on 07/09/2023 8:42:16 PM PDT by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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Almost as disturbing is the haberdashery (in the U.S., a store that purveys men’s clothing) selling leopard print hats. Of course, it is San Francisco, so maybe not surprising.


11 posted on 07/10/2023 1:28:18 AM PDT by twister881
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(A Whole Foods location temporarily closed in April over safety concerns for staff and shoppers, and Walgreens closed a handful of stores in 2021 over rampant shoplifting and other crimes)

Stealing is a right!

C’mon man!!!


12 posted on 07/10/2023 3:56:00 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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(Zombieland San Francisco. There used to be 125 stores in San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center, but now only two remain: a doctor’s office and a bridal shop.)

Keep voting Democrat!

It’s working well!!


13 posted on 07/10/2023 3:57:57 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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On target 100%


14 posted on 07/10/2023 8:04:46 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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Thank God we still have the right to defend ourselves...

More Guns - Less Crime

15 posted on 07/10/2023 10:21:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (Stop 'gun violence' by stopping and incarcerating criminals.)
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