Pressed Juicery has quietly pulled out of its Downtown Commons (DOCO) shop in the heart of downtown Sacramento, leaving yet another dark storefront in the plaza. By midweek, nearby workers and shoppers were finding the counters shut down and the signage stripped, a visual reminder of a juice bar that disappeared almost overnight. The closure lands on top of a stretch of recent pullbacks for the brand across Sacramento and other U.S. markets.
According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the DOCO location has officially been shuttered. The brief item published Friday tags the Downtown Commons store as the latest Sacramento outpost to go dark, following earlier notices that detailed additional local closures this summer.
Part of a nationwide pullback
The DOCO shutdown fits into a broader retrenchment by the company. Pressed has been closing multiple company-owned stores around the country while shifting its focus to grocery distribution, digital ordering and delivery, according to TheStreet. That coverage notes the chain is leaning more heavily on wholesale and retail grocery channels and expanding delivery-focused operations through partners such as CloudKitchens.
A Pressed spokesperson told MyNorthwest that the closures and realignment reflect shifting customer habits and an effort to "meet consumers where they shop today." In practice, that means fewer walk-up juice bars and more bottles ordered online or picked up alongside weekly groceries.
Local ripple effects
In Sacramento, the DOCO closure follows Pressed's exit from its Ice Blocks R Street shop at the end of June, a move first reported by The Sacramento Bee. The now-former Midtown space was soon listed for lease, according to Turton Commercial Real Estate, highlighting how quickly landlords are trying to backfill these suddenly vacant units.
Downtown Commons itself has been no stranger to churn this year, with other openings and closings that did not last long, a pattern tracked by local outlets such as short-lived DOCO food spots.
Even as storefronts disappear, Pressed products are still sticking around in the refrigerated aisles. Its bottles and wellness shots remain widely available in grocery chains, with the brand selling through retailers including Costco, Sprouts and Albertsons, TheStreet reports, and the company is continuing to lean into digital and delivery channels. For downtown shoppers, that translates to fewer dedicated juice bars in DOCO, but plenty of chances to grab a Pressed bottle at the supermarket or via a delivery app.
For now, DOCO's owners and leasing brokers are left with another darkened unit on K Street and a little more empty space along the plaza's food row. They will be looking for a new tenant to plug the gap, and we will be watching lease filings and company announcements and will update this story if Pressed or DOCO representatives share more details.
