RETAIL & INDUSTRY
Hayes Valley

The chic menswear designer Todd Snyder New York will be taking over the space at Laguna and Hayes streets vacated last year by b8ta.

B8ta's CEO, Vibhu Norby, said his employees were repeatedly subjected to harassment, while the stores themselves were vandalized and broken into, and after some temporary closures, the business is calling it quits in the U.S. entirely.

Five more Walgreens locations are biting the dust across the city, and corporate headquarters is claiming it’s because of “organized retail crime.”

Businesses throughout San Francisco have struggled with theft and break-ins during the pandemic, and the founder of electronics and housewares retailer b8ta recently took to Twitter in an effort to demand action.

Although 2020 seems to be unending, the holiday season is upon us, and it’s worth remembering the wealth of small businesses scattered across San Francisco that offer the perfect gifts for friends, loved ones, and even yourself.

The program, administered by the SF District Attorney's office, will reimburse merchants up to $1,000 for replacing broken windows.