😢🛍️🌉 Da Kine Nordstrom Stores Closing in Downtown San Francisco
Nordstrom stay closing both of da stores in downtown San Francisco, brah.
Da big kine department store chain wen say da San Francisco Centre store goin’ close at da end of August, and da Market Street Rack store goin’ shut down aftah business on July 1. Both stores stay right next to each other on Market Street. 🏢🚶♀️🚶♂️
“Decisions like dis one nevah easy, and dis one been supah hard,” Jamie Nordstrom, Chief Stores Officer at Nordstrom, wen say in one statement. “We stay ovah 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships wit dem and investing in da local community. But as plenny of you guys know, da dynamics of da downtown San Francisco market wen change choke ovah da past few years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability fo’ operate successfully.” 😕🌆📉
Da news wen hit shoppers like Krystina Coakley hard.
“I stay so upset,” she wen say. “I love Nordstrom, I love da Nordstrom Cafe.” 😭❤️☕
Da retail giant going leave SF aftah 35 years. “My mom and I used to come down hea every weekend, park at da 5th and Mission parking lot, so I get choke memories hea,” said Coakley. 🚗🛍️👩👧
“No question dat da loss of Nordstrom stay one serious blow,” said Supervisor Aaron Peskin. 😟💔
Da announcement come just weeks aftah Whole Foods and Safeway wen say dey goin’ close too, and right wen da city stay struggling fo’ refill empty offices downtown and in da Financial District. 🏙️🏢🛒
Peskin said da news come as da downtown area stay trying fo’ make some progress aftah da pandemic. 😷🔙🌟
“Safety, and cleanliness, and we wen put our money wea our mouth stay, but we get challenges, and we no can deny those challenges, as a matter of fact we gotta stop denying those challenges,” he wen say. 💰🧼🚔
But even as Mayor London Breed wen release one statement promising one mo’ safe shopping experience in da area, police wen called to da Nordstrom Rack as NBC Bay Area stay filming on Tuesday. 📺🚨🛍️
“Stay real disappointing and lil bit sad, I tink dat San Francisco stay going da right direction, we stay doing plenny good work fo’ clean up our streets, fo’ bring peeps back to da office, fo’ bring up foot traffic. But look like maybe we nevah do enough, quick enough,” said Daniel Herzstein, director of public policy at da SF Chamber of Commerce. 😞🌁👣
Da stores expected fo’ shut down by da end of August. 🗓️🔐👋
NOW IN ENGLISH
🛍️🌉😢 Nordstrom Stores Closing in Downtown San Francisco
Nordstrom is set to close both of its locations in downtown San Francisco.
The prominent department store chain has announced that the San Francisco Centre store will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack store will cease operations after business on July 1. Both stores are situated next to each other on Market Street. 🏢🚶♀️🚶♂️
“Decisions like this are never easy, and this one has been particularly difficult,” stated Jamie Nordstrom, Chief Stores Officer at Nordstrom. “We’ve spent over 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community. But as many of you are aware, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have drastically changed over the past few years, affecting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” 😕🌆📉
The news has struck shoppers like Krystina Coakley significantly.
“I’m so upset,” she said. “I love Nordstrom, I love the Nordstrom Cafe.” 😭❤️☕
The retail giant is planning to exit SF after a 35-year presence. “My mom and I used to come down here every weekend, park at the 5th and Mission parking lot, so I have so many memories here,” shared Coakley. 🚗🛍️👩👧
“There’s no doubt that the loss of Nordstrom is a serious blow,” stated Supervisor Aaron Peskin. 😟💔
The announcement comes just weeks after Whole Foods and Safeway announced closures, at a time when the city is struggling to refill vacant offices downtown and in the Financial District. 🏙️🏢🛒
Peskin shared that the news arrives as the downtown area has been striving to make some post-pandemic progress. 😷🔙🌟
“Safety and cleanliness are priorities, and we’ve committed our resources accordingly, but we face challenges, and we can’t deny those challenges, in fact, we need to stop ignoring these challenges,” he stated. 💰🧼🚔
However, even as Mayor London Breed released a statement promising a safer shopping experience in the area, police were summoned to the Nordstrom Rack as NBC Bay Area was filming on Tuesday. 📺🚨🛍️
“It’s really disappointing and a bit sad. I think San Francisco is headed in the right direction, we’re doing a lot of good work to clean up our streets, to bring people back to the office, to increase foot traffic. But it seems like maybe we didn’t act quickly enough,” said Daniel Herzstein, director of public policy at the SF Chamber of Commerce. 😞🌁👣
The stores are expected to close by the end of August. 🗓️🔐👋
