#san-francisco-centre

#san-francisco-centre

The new entity that owns San Francisco Centre, the city's biggest mall, has sued to evict three of the last remaining tenants, according to court filings. An unlawful detainer motion filed Friday seeks the eviction of Executive Order bar; KBR Enterprises Inc., which operates the Shoe Wiz repair service; and Fardin Amiri, who appears to own a salon in the mall.

But H&M just confirmed that they have gotten their notice to vacate from the mall's new owners, and they'll be doing so in January. Presumably that means that the H&M Man and H&M Kids stores will be closed as well the mall directory shows them both as still open, among about two dozen stores that are still doing business there. But the Chronicle got a statement from H&M that suggests that they, perhaps like Japanese discount retailer Uniqlo, might be plotting a return to SF after closing their huge Powell Street store early in the pandemic. "We remain committed to our presence in the San Francisco Area and will continue to explore opportunities for the best store locations a guiding principle since our founding in 1947 as reflected in our recent opening at Stonestown Galleria on Nov. 20, 2025," the company said.

It's just been so different coming in and not seeing anybody really. And all the stores are closing and it's just so sad to see that,

The most visible example of downtown SF's post-COVID malaise was the Westfield San Francisco Centre, which lost its Nordstrom and its Bloomingdale's.