A new lawsuit alleges that Safeway engaged in unfair business practices and false advertising to lure nearly a million California shoppers into its BOGO promotions

Just in time for Pride Month, the Castro Merchants were selected as one of 50 community-based organizations to receive an Avenue Greenlight grant.

San Jose moves forward with its plan to increase the permitted locations for cannabis dispensaries and to make it more equitable by allowing up to 10 new cannabis businesses exclusively for equity applicants.

Old Navy's flagship store on Market Street at Fourth will close on July 1, joining the growing list of retailers leaving San Francisco.

San Jose witnesses impressive job growth amidst tech sector layoffs, reflecting a resilient economy in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Alphabet stock surged due to an impending overhaul of Google's search engine, driven by AI advancements. The change could either benefit or injure an already at-risk industry in online publishing. Some fear reduced viewer traffic and financial implications, while others embrace opportunities ahead.

In one of the most surprising developments in San Francisco’s post-pandemic retail apocalypse, Nordstrom now says it will close its giant, 312,000-square-foot department store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre, open since 1988.

The Trader Joe’s store on College Avenue in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland has become the grocery store chain’s first California store to unionize.

Taraval Street’s Gold Mirror restaurant will be getting an upstairs cannabis dispensary called Green Mirror, over the objections of many neighbors, but it was not granted the “edibles consumption lounge” the dispensary had wanted.

Wow, that was fast. The “flagship” mid-Market Whole Foods that opened at Eighth and Market Streets in March 2022 only lasted until April 2023, and as of Tuesday, the store is no longer operating.

The biggest grocery store in the Fisherman’s Wharf-North Beach area is set to close, as Safeway confirms they’re shuttering the Northpoint Centre Safeway on May 27.

Following a successful pop-up near Union Square, the popular candy megastore It'Sugar (pronounced It's Sugar, FYI) is opening a big new location next to Fisherman's Wharf on Friday.

Castro residents and visitors will soon be able to stop in to the visitor center and gift shop called Welcome Castro, opening at 525 Castro Street, which was formerly the Levi's Store.