Nordstrom leaves downtown San Francisco flagship as lease expires following sagging foot traffic

Nordstrom Inc. has closed its former marquee store in the heart of San Francisco due to low foot traffic after disclosing plans to do so earlier this year. The retailer JWN, ended up shutting the store down over the weekend, just days before its self-imposed deadline of Aug. 31, according to reports. The five-story store had been open for 35 years at that location. A store employee told the Daily Mail, “It is definitely partially due to the crime in the area [and] COVID had a big impact.” The closure...