# Washington Examiner: "Nearly 400 jobs gone due to Nordstrom closures in San Francisco"
**URL:** https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870
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**Created:** [May 25, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870 "2023-05-25T19:35:24Z")
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### Author:  [@PropofolMask](https://community.clark.com/u/PropofolMask)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/1 "2023-05-25T19:35:24Z")
For the record, Clark Howard describes the general department-store model as “broken” in [this 2017 video.](https://youtu.be/qBHaSn3QxkQ)
> **[Nearly 400 jobs gone due to Nordstrom closures in San Francisco](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nearly-400-jobs-gone-nordstrom-closures-san-francisco)**
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> Close to 400 jobs are set to be cut in the San Francisco area following Nordstrom's decision to close two locations over "dynamics" of the city's downtown area, where retail theft has ravaged storefronts.
People might also want to read this MarketWatch article from March 2023:
> **[Nordstrom’s off-price Rack stores are struggling. It's opening more of them...](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nordstrom-reports-weaker-quarterly-sales-and-says-its-winding-down-its-canadian-business-f80002b1)**
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> Nordstrom says it will end its business in Canada to help shore up profit after reporting weaker-than-expected sales results and forecasts.
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### Author:  [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/2 "2023-05-25T21:26:49Z")
We have watched the slow demise of giant stores and malls for many years.
There are videos of totally abandoned shopping malls.
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### Author:  [@butler](https://community.clark.com/u/butler)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/3 "2023-05-25T21:31:36Z")
Stores are closing in San Francisco because of the tremendous crime and the DA not wanting to prosecute anyone.
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### Author:  [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/4 "2023-05-25T22:14:00Z")
I know, but they have been slowly dying for years.
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### Author:  [@pmkeating](https://community.clark.com/u/pmkeating)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/5 "2023-06-01T19:54:14Z")
Yes, this is a case of “two things can be true at once”
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### Author:  [@geezerpk](https://community.clark.com/u/geezerpk)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/6 "2023-06-02T17:55:55Z")
There always seems to be an unending prediction of the demise of the flagship cities of the U.S., as if this should be a happy happenstance. On the contrary, the major financial, industrial, and cultural hubs are the backbone of this country and their continuing success will benefit both the cities and the hinterlands. Yes, at certain times – some short, some longer – particular metropolises might surge and wain, but for centuries these backbones cities have supplied the most energy to the country. If NYC, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit, Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Seatle, and others fail in the longer term it will only be because the country as a whole is failing.
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### Author:  [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/7 "2023-06-02T18:33:23Z")
> [@geezerpk](#):
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> it will only be because the country as a whole is failing.
Sadly true
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### Author:  [@billinin](https://community.clark.com/u/billinin)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/8 "2023-06-04T14:12:49Z")
Technology has enabled the hybrid workforce which is reshaping cities to a large degree.
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### Author:  [@billinin](https://community.clark.com/u/billinin)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco/2870/9 "2023-06-04T18:01:38Z")
> **[Large Companies Are Leaving Chicago, And Some Are Citing Rising Crime as a...](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-companies-are-leaving-chicago-and-some-are-citing-rising-crime-as-a-reason/2864927/)**
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> First, Boeing announced it was leaving Chicago. Then came Caterpillar. And now, Citadel.