After seven months in licensing limbo, The Humidor is back in business—now at 1 Embarcadero Center.

Hailed for recent improvements in safety and security, the store is now testing out staying open until midnight.

Jackson Square's evolution into a high-fashion hub is continuing with the recent arrivals of two new fashion retailers.

A new owner may turn the fabric store's second, third, and fourth floors into office space.

Want to try out virtual reality games for yourself? A pair of pop-up virtual arcades are setting up shop in SF.

The shop's first West Coast location stocks 4,200 bottles of wine, spirits, beer, sake and cider, and features an in-house tasting room.

The practice, which requires a $1,600-1,800 annual membership fee, is opening within the FiDi location of coworking space WeWork.

Tomorrow, the city's first location of indoor cycling studio Flywheel will open its doors to the public. It will be Flywheel's Bay Area flagship; locations also exist in Walnut Creek and Sunnyvale.

The openings will include a larger flagship cafe in the Financial District.

The sourdough purveyor has shut down its popular Market Street outpost, which opened in 1990.

The downtown deli, beloved for its breakfast burritos and more, will close its doors on Dec. 31st.

The Denver-based company is closing its Mission Street outpost for good this evening.

A Walgreens at 776 Market Street in the Financial District is shuttering after just seven years in business. Its last day is Dec. 6th.

Not everyone in Union Square is happy about the potential arrival of a BevMo! on Kearny Street.

The company is closing all 110 of its stores, and will likely no longer make its clothes in the U.S.

Uber's meal delivery service is now serving weekday lunches to users in the Financial District and SoMa.

It's a wave of closures, with three restaurants, a photography store, and a dry cleaners calling it quits.

A cup of coffee at Blue Bottle set Mokhtar Al-Khanshali on a path that now connects Yemeni farmers to consumers who appreciate the most extraordinary coffee in the world.

The round-meat station might be the first of its kind in the country.

Recent openings include a boba tea shop and caviar store, while the former Buckshot Bar & Gameroom space will soon reopen with an entirely new concept.

The Mission's "friendliest custard purveyor" is gone, but East Coast-style sandwiches and a popular juice joint will be opening up soon.

The death of the local chain’s owner prompted the closures of all the Bistro Burger locations in San Francisco.

After closing to make way for Rickhouse, the LGBT bar has reopened in a new space around the corner.

Monica Funk and Maria Thrower Kay run the tidy, well-stocked store, which brings in everyone from builders to FiDi workers.

Cocco European Shoes, which set up shop for a few months in 2 Embarcadero Center, has closed, and a sign on the door says it skipped out on its lease and still owes back rent.

Barbary Coast, Le Chat Rouge and Pho Delicious appear close to opening, and several new spots should be coming soon.

One Market St. will house the international boutique fitness chain's Bay Area flagship, with about 5,000 square feet and a FlyBarre studio.

Also of note: The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is targeting December, and the FiDi La Fromagerie should open in two weeks.

The five new modular spaces on the building's exterior at the north arcade will showcase a mix of food and drink.

Founder Pascal Rigo may be in talks to buy back six locations.

Longtime neighbors look back at changes through the years as a new commercial owner takes over.

Scuttlebutt from neighbors indicates that at least three former La Boulange locations will see new life.

Plans were approved for the upstairs to house up to 16 medical cannabis delivery services in addition to the dispensary.

Despite sky-high prices, few rooms remain downtown, and even airport hotels are charging $1,000 per night or more.

A popular Manhattan retail shop is opening a sister store in SF, with wine, spirits, tastings and events.

Future Bars says nothing except the name will change when Dave's becomes the Lark—not even the chili dogs.

Barcha brings a Mediterranean lunch and dinner menu to the FiDi/SoMa scene, along with a hearty happy hour.

Cole Hardware founder Dave Karp died on Sunday night at the age of 99.

This Eatsa will follow fast on the heels of the first automated quinoa bowl outlet, which opened August 31st at Rincon Center.

The studio, which offers personal training and group classes, is moving a couple of blocks to a new strip of storefronts along Jackson Street.

The 7,600-square-foot building at 70 Second St. is for sale at a highly inflated price. If it opened as a marijuana dispensary, which it's licensed for, it would be the biggest one in the country.

The burgeoning retail trend in a previously sleepy part of the city has only expanded since we first covered it back in May.

With the F-Market closed between the Ferry Building and the Castro for the Super Bowl, city agencies are paying for marketing efforts to promote the Castro businesses affected.

Many merchants we talked to say business is either down or holding steady.

Some businesses saw a boost over the weekend, but others, including most of the Ferry Building, sustained a major drop in business.

The fast-growing workout company, with more than 200 studios nationwide, monitors exercisers' heart rates. It's opening locations at 343 Sansome St. in the FiDi and 215 King St. in SoMa in April.

According to a bit of Planning Department documentation, Trader Joe's is eyeing a Fourth and Market retail space.

The popular FiDi smoke shop leased a storefront just around the corner in 1 Embarcadero Center near Front Street.

Though the shop is gone, the company will remain in business, selling its wares through other retailers and home parties.

16 businesses so far have submitted an application to be named to the Legacy Business Registry, but none have been processed, due to lack of staffing.

Wingtip offers all of the finer things in life under one roof, including clothing, wine, spirits, cigars, a barbershop, and a private club.

Delays with permitting and finding a construction team has pushed back the opening, but when it does launch, look for 70-plus bikes and luxury locker rooms.

Angered by the ads, several locals said they spent hours removing them from buildings.

One of the city's oldest restaurants is becoming the first West Coast location for New York-based co-working company Bar Works.

After 13 years in FiDi, the owners decided to call it a day.

From a new Italian deli to CaKo's closure in Union Square, here's a rundown of local business happenings.

Spin rolled out its first stationless bikes in San Francisco through a partnership with WeWork.

C'est la fin: the restaurant will close next Friday.

The store operated on Market Street for 45 years until a rent hike forced it to move in 2015.

Edith and Marco Paz opened their salon in 1985, a year after they moved to San Francisco.

Acne Studios has debuted its long-awaited San Francisco store at 18-24 Geary St. near Union Square.

Two years after it was forced out by a rent hike, the shop that inspired 'Toy Story' has returned.

Amazon's brick-and-mortar retail expansion continues with a check-outless convenience store in the Financial District.

Barry's Bootcamp debuted its third San Francisco outpost over the weekend.

These stylists are earning praise and attention from customers.

Expect plenty of traffic and transit delays from the 40,000-person conference.

The West Portal location had been in business for more than two decades.

The store will host a 20-year anniversary party this Friday and Saturday.

More business closures are taking place downtown.

After the second change of ownership in five years and a full renovation, the former Loews Regency (nee Mandarin Oriental Hotel) has reopened as the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero.

SF’s only Marshalls location has its days numbered, as the discount apparel retailer will close its Market Street store.

A volunteer-run used bookstore in the Financial District, run out of some window alcoves near Bush and Montgomery, has a more secure future after signing a 10-year lease.

San Francisco’s biggest employer reopened its very big headquarters to employees, in the city’s most significant office reopening yet.

It appears to be becoming a new retail real estate trend: Large shuttered drug stores in San Francisco that offer loads of space are being reenvisioned into smaller chunks of space for retail or offices.

Amazon thought it was disrupting the retail industry with its no-cashier Amazon Go stores, but five years into the concept, they’re closing a bunch of them, including all four SF stores.