Later Lucy, North Face Planning New Concept Store
The Lucy brand is being “phased out” and the Cow Hollow store at 1974 Union Street is slated to close in January. But The North Face, which owns the Lucy…
Sweaty Betty Is Circling Cow Hollow
Sweaty Betty, the London-based retailer which is “famous for reversible yoga pants, statement prints, bum-sculpting leggings and technical fabrics…that take you from bar to barre,” has quietly filed an application…
Potential for Whole Foods and Formula Retail on Polk Remains
While San Francisco’s Planning Department had recommended the City’s Planning Commission support a modified prohibition on new Formula Retail establishments along the Polk Street corridor, with an exception for developments…
Prohibition on Formula Retail Likely for Polk, but with a Big Twist
With the neighborhood fight over the former Lombardi Sports site at 1600 Jackson Street having reached a fevered pitch, and battle lines having been drawn over a proposed Whole Foods…
A Fast Food Fixture’s Days Are Numbered
Rebuilt in 2007 but having occupied the southwest corner of Lombard and Fillmore for over forty years, plans to demolish the freestanding KFC/Taco Bell building at 2101 Lombard Street are…
Blue Bottle Pushing Forward With Fillmore Street Plan
Blue Bottle Coffee is pushing forward with plans to combine the former Tully’s Coffee and adjacent Juicy News storefronts on the southwest corner of Fillmore and Jackson into a single…
Plot To Add Booze To Theater Menus Takes A Formulaic Turn
While San Francisco’s Zoning Administrator has given AMC a thumbs up with respect to plans for adding a bar within the AMC Metreon 16 at Mission and Fourth (from which…
Renderings And FAQs For Target’s Ocean Avenue Express
With the Planning Commission meeting which could clear the way for Target to open an “Express” store at 1830 Ocean Avenue scheduled for next week, we now have the official…
Philz Planning Potrero Hill Expansion
If approved by Planning this week, Philiz Coffee will soon start brewing in Potrero Hill with a new location on 17th Street between De Haro and Carolina. The 1,500-square-foot shop…
Supersized Sunnyside Safeway Slated For Approval(s)
In the works for over seven years, the plans to overhaul and supersize the outdated Sunnyside Safeway at 625 Monterey Boulevard could finally be approved this week. As proposed, the…