Closing of the San Francisco Bloomingdale Center location

Bloomingdale’s plans to close its massive store inside the San Francisco Center shopping mall in the coming months.

brand, Owned by Messi, He said in a statement to FOX Business that the location inside the mall “will remain open until late spring 2025” and then close its doors.

Bloomingdale’s website inside San Francisco Centera shopping center near the city’s Union Square area downtown, spans approximately 339,000 square feet, according to the leasing brochure.

Bloomingdale’s also said that San Francisco “has been home to the brand for nearly two amazing decades” and that it “hopes to return to serving the San Francisco community in the future and look forward to introducing new ways to provide enhanced service to our customers,” loyal local shoppers.

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Bloomingdale’s upcoming exit, which local media reported earlier, comes on the heels of Michael Kors, the luxury brand known for its clothing and handbags, closing its store in the San Francisco mall.

The San Francisco Center has lost tenants like Adidas, American Eagle and J.J. Crew, Madewell, Aldo, Nordstrom and L’Occitane in recent years.

Mall He stays home to Aritzia, Bath & Body Works, Coach, Kate Spade, Rolex, Ray Ban, Tumi, and others, according to its online store directory.

In June, the shopping center said it had entered into leases for seven new businesses. That included five for retail and two for offices, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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FOX Business has reached out to Trident Pacific Real Estate Group, the company that became the recipient of the San Francisco mall in 2023, and JLL, the company listed on the mall’s website as managing the property, for comment on Bloomingdale’s departure from the site.

Mayor Daniel Lowry called Bloomingdale’s withdrawal “disappointing” in a post on X on Tuesday.

The expansive Union Square area has experienced its share of retail exits over the past two years. The reasons varied, with some citing business conditions, decreased traffic, and shifts in the retail sector.

In the post

“We are open for business here San Francisco“We will make sure downtown is safe and clean,” he said in an accompanying video. We will start by creating a new police task force that will focus on people coming to conferences, shoppers and visitors, and making sure they feel safe, just as we were able to do last week at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, and we will do that at the Lunar New Public Show Celebrations and Match. All-Stars in the NBA.”

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“There is a lot to look forward to in our city. We will do it right. You have my commitment that our department heads and my team will work tirelessly to make sure we bring retailers, businesses and conventions back to San Francisco.”