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Old Posted Jan 22, 2025, 3:36 AM
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Originally Posted by craigs View Post
Wow. The announced closure of Bloomingdale's (confirmed--it is the second-largest in the chain) is Union Square's final nail in the coffin as a world-class shopping district. Not only have the big national flagships closed or will soon, but retailers headquartered in SF like Old Navy and the GAP have also closed their Union Square flagships. That is a lot of empty, windowless space to fill.
This is all extremely disappointing to read.

Union Square was once one of the absolute alphas of US downtown retail.

I guess nothing lasts forever.

Is there any possible way to get it back, or is it gone for good?
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