Instacart confirms laying off 250 employees and announces a $500 million share buyback as it adjusts its focus towards long-term goals, including advertising and "Connected Stores."

Castro residents and visitors in search of custom-made suits now have a new place to order one.

Design Within Reach opened a new showroom in San Francisco's Potrero Hill, offering design-forward furniture in a historic setting with galleries, custom kitchens, and art exhibitions.

San Francisco's oldest toy store, Jeffrey's Toys, is permanently closing due to declining sales, crime, and other retail pressures, with a final sale announced by their lawyer, Ken Sterling.

Levi Strauss & Co. plans to lay off 10-15% of its workforce to save $100 million, amid a stock price decline and economic volatility, despite increased Q4 net revenue and DTC sales.

Stanley Ellicott, HR manager for San Francisco, faces felony charges for corruption and funneling public grant money, as announced by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

DLR Group acquires BraytonHughes Design Studios, enhancing its luxury interior design capabilities and expanding its portfolio with high-end clients from the hospitality industry.

San Francisco's Vacant to Vibrant program sees success with businesses extending their leases, and the city prepares to launch a new cohort of pop-ups to revitalize downtown.

Kelly-Moore Paints is closing down due to financial and legal issues, mainly from asbestos litigation costs, impacting 700 employees and ending its long-standing industry presence.

J. Crew is closing its San Francisco Centre mall location on January 22, as part of a nationwide downsizing, affecting around 30 employees. The mall is dealing with management changes and uncertainty about its future.

Stuff, a beloved vintage store in San Francisco, is closing and hosting a liquidation sale before shutting down on February 4 due to failed lease negotiations.

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $30 million for an AI startup, with details undisclosed. Meanwhile, Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk and rebranded as X, has decreased in value by 72% according to Fidelity Investments.

The Adidas store at San Francisco Centre is closing, exacerbating the mall's struggles with vacancies following a mortgage default and the loss of major retailers like Nordstrom.