Nordstrom axes 300 jobs in crime-ridden San Francisco - as city loses HALF of ... trends now
High-end retailer Nordstrom is cutting almost 400 jobs as it prepares to shut all its stores in San Francisco amid rising crime and a faltering economy in the city.
According to official filings, a total of 379 jobs will be axed at the department store, which is in the Westfield San Francisco Centre shopping mall, and the Nordstrom Rack outlet a few doors down.
The upscale firm announced it was shutting both stores earlier this month, blaming the 'changed dynamics' of the crime-ridden city.
A host of major chains, including Whole Foods, Brooks Brothers and Office Depot have also shuttered stores, with a disturbing report showing 95 retailers downtown - more than half the total - have closed since the start of the COVID pandemic.
The Nordstrom mall location will shut at the end of August, and the Rack store will remain open until July 1, according to the Washington Post.
A total of 379 jobs will be cut at two Nordstrom locations which are shutting later this year
The high-end department store blamed changing 'dynamics' in the city for the closures
Meanwhile Mercury News, reports that WARN notices have been sent to the California Employment Development Department saying that an estimated 333 people are set to lose their jobs at the mall location, while 46 workers will be laid off at the discounted rack retailer.
Meghan Hannes, Nordstrom’s human resources director, stated in the WARN letters that some employees may have the opportunity to transfer to other locations.
'We have not yet determined who will be offered these opportunities,' she said.
None of the Nordstrom workers at either location are reportedly represented by a union.
When announcing the store closures earlier this month, chief
