One of the largest remaining stores at the Union Square mall that went into receivership last year—a retailer who is suing the former owners, Westfield, claiming they failed to address safety issues at the mall—is shutting the store in July.
American Eagle Outfitters, which occupies a large retail space at the main entrance of the mall—now called Emporium Centre San Francisco—has disclosed that it will permanently close the outlet on July 12, four years before its lease expires, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
In September, AE Retail West, parent company of the fashion brand, filed a lawsuit In San Francisco Superior Court against the former mall owners, Westfield, alleging that they failed to address more than 100 "significant security incidents" at its store in the mall between May 2020 and May 2023.
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