Closure of Three Bay Area Target Stores Leads to More Than 200 Layoffs

Published on November 17, 2023

Citing safety concerns for employees and shoppers due to violent crime and shoplifting, Target closed three locations in the Bay Area over the last month, with 238 employees affected, according to documents filed with California’s Employment Development Department. State and federal laws mandate reporting of layoffs for companies with staff of 75 and 100 or more, respectively. Filings from Nov. 9 indicate 63 employees in San Francisco, 69 in Oakland, and 106 in Pittsburg—in Contra Costa County—will be impacted by the closures. Locations in San Francisco, Folsom and 13th St.; Oakland, at Broadway and 27th downtown; and on Century Boulevard in Pittsburg, north of Oakland, were selected for closure, in addition to six locations in three other states, including Harlem, New York; Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, according to a Target press release Sept. 26....

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