A cannabis dispensary chain, Element 7, hit a wall in its attempt to set up shop in the former Saint Paulus Lutheran Church, as the SF Planning Commission slammed the brakes over accusations of violating retail formula rules.

Whether madness or a stroke of genius, Mayor London Breed proposes replacing the Westfield Mall with a soccer stadium, of all things. She broadly invited business leaders to make a huge investment in downtown SF.

Amazon-owned One Medical will soon open a new Castro office in the long-vacant storefront at 2355 Market St., formerly Coldwell Banker, in what will be their third location in the neighborhood.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to relax zoning laws in Union Square and Downtown to encourage retailers and office tenants to fill vacancies. Improve commercial retail and create housing opportunities with the city's effort.

Kids' clothing store The Kira Shop was able to reopen its doors last week, months after a fire caused the Inner Sunset shop to close temporarily.

With significant pain ahead for troubled downtown and Westfield mall areas, retail experts are now predicting recovery in San Francisco may be possible as soon as 2024.

The popular Century 9 Theater at the Westfield San Francisco Centre is permanently closing its doors after Thursday, June 15.

San Francisco approves a record $19.5 million settlement for Hotel Whitcomb due to damages incurred during the city's shelter-in-place program. The details behind this unprecedented settlement and its potential impact on the city's future reimbursements resulted in mixed reactions.

Westfield decides to give up its famed San Francisco mall, signaling a potentially alarming trend in the city's retail landscape and raising questions on the future of downtown San Francisco.

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.

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

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.