A more than century-old hat boutique will shutter a location in San Francisco’s Union Square, the latest retail shop to close in the city in the aftermath of pandemic shutdowns and crime spikes.
Goorin Bros. haberdashery opened in 1895 and the hat shop currently has nine locations in operation across the country. The store’s location at 111 Geary St. in Union Square closed on June 23, noting the city has struggled to attract tourists and office workers following government-mandated lockdowns during the pandemic.
“It’s never an easy, decision but it was time,” a Goorin representative told the SF Chronicle.
San Francisco has been the site of repeated smash-and-grab robberies in recent years, while a few stores have closed since the pandemic, when foot traffic cratered during lockdowns. Shoplifting issues have plagued many stores across the city, with the police staking out retail locations late last year to help curb the crimes.