{"id":1940745,"date":"2023-05-30T16:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:26:24","slug":"old-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Navy shuts down flagship store in SF due to retail theft surge."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fold-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940745&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Old Navy to Close Flagship Store in San Francisco Amid Rampant Crime and Retail Theft<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Old Navy has announced the closure of its flagship store in downtown San Francisco, becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft\/\" title=\"Old Navy shuts down flagship store in SF due to retail theft surge.\">latest retail company<\/a> to shut down stores in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-explosion-in-downtown-nashville-on-christmas-morning-possible-car-bomb-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive Explosion in Downtown Nashville on Christmas Morning, Possible Car Bomb (VIDEO)\">area due<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">rampant crime<\/a> and retail theft.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to support law and order in America<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donate now to help protect our communities<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><span>An Old Navy employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/worker-closing-downtown-old-navy-store-victim-of-out-of-control-shoplifting\/\">told<\/a> a local CBS affiliate that the store, which has been open for more than two decades, has become a frequent target of shoplifting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;They&#8217;re [shoplifters] there every day. When I&#8217;m on the floor walking around I would say at least 12, 14 during the day,&#8221; the employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said. &#8220;It&#8217;s really bad because it&#8217;s downtown San Francisco and it&#8217;s really out of control.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nordstrom <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/nordstrom-saks-become-latest-high-end-companies-to-flee-crime-ridden-san-francisco\/\">announced<\/a> earlier this month that it would be closing both of its downtown locations this summer, and Saks OFF 5th said its only location in San Francisco would close in the fall. Whole Foods <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/whole-foods-closes-san-francisco-store-due-to-rampant-crime-drugs\/\">closed<\/a> its &#8220;flagship&#8221; location in San Francisco in April, citing the &#8220;safety&#8221; of its employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Join the fight to protect our communities<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donate now to support law and order<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><span>Walgreens <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/walgreens-closes-5-more-san-francisco-stores-over-organized-retail-crime-wave\/\">closed<\/a> five stores in San Francisco this year, citing the challenges posed by an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cynthia-nixon-denounces-anti-shoplifting-laws-stealing-basic-necessities\/\" title=\"Cynthia Nixon Denounces Anti-Shoplifting Laws: \u2018Stealing Basic Necessities\u2019\">organized retail crime<\/a>&#8221; wave. According to a National Retail Association <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nrf.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-09\/National%20Retail%20Security%20Survey%20Organized%20Retail%20Crime%202022.pdf\">survey<\/a>, the San Francisco-Oakland area ranks as the second-most affected by organized retail crime, behind only Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Old Navy did not mention crime in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/worker-closing-downtown-old-navy-store-victim-of-out-of-control-shoplifting\/\">statement<\/a> to the CBS affiliate, saying the &#8220;difficult decision&#8221; was made after evaluating the company\u2019s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activism-for-dummies\/\" title=\"Activism for Dummies\">real estate portfolio<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>victim of rampant crime and retail theft, leading to its closure. The flagship store of Old Navy in downtown San Francisco will be shut down, following the trend of other chains that have closed their stores due to the same reason. 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