As a citywide effort to expand open air business gains traction, merchants prepare for a new way of life.

The boutique clothing store is downsizing to one location, and closing its sister men's store as well.

Shelter-in-place restrictions, coupled with a tough brick-and-mortar retail environment, led early e-commerce pioneer Nancy Boy to close its longtime Hayes Valley storefront.

"Hayes Valley has changed so much," said owner Cindy Spade, with large corporations and ecommerce startups commanding rents small shops can't pay.

A longtime antique shop is closing, a design showroom is moving, and 3 other businesses will likely also be affected.

The next phase of approvals for the store could take a year to two years.

After close to a decade in the neighborhood, ceramics artist MaryMar Keenan is upgrading to a big new space.

Hayes Valley's "grocery desert" could finally be over, if the chain can overcome the formula retail ban and concerns about parking.

Fans of kiteboarding and electric scooters/skateboards will be able to shop them under one roof.

The space had sat vacant for more than four years after the bar lost its lease.

Spacious cited SF Planning's "lack of a clear process" for compliance as a significant factor in its departure.

It's the latest in an influx of ecommerce brands that have decided to open brick-and-mortar stores in the neighborhood.

The leather goods shop, based in Venice, CA, has closed its San Francisco location.