American Eagle Outfitters Latest to Leave San Francisco Mall

Published on May 15, 2024

American Eagle Outfitters plans to shutter its only downtown San Francisco retail location, following in the footsteps of other major retail chains that have fled the city’s center in the past year. The outlet expects to close its doors at the troubled San Francisco Centre, a former Westfield mall location, at the end of June, an associate confirmed May 15. The Pittsburgh-based American clothing and accessories retailer has 73 other locations in California and more than 1,000 stores, and 40,000 employees nationwide, according to its website. AEO, the company that owns American Eagle Outfitters, leased the space in 2017, signing an agreement that runs through Jan. 31, 2028, under which the company pays about $2 million a year in rent....

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