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AI store manager recommends firing 1st human employee in San Francisco
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (361+ words) AI manager recommends dismissal after worker repeatedly arrives late By Maryam Ashalem de Andres ISTANBUL (AA) - An artificial intelligence agent managing an experimental retail store in San Francisco has recommended firing a human employee for the first time after the…...
Grocery Outlet opens at former San Francisco North Beach Safeway site, filling 3-year gap
4+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) August 13, 2026 / 6:54 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco A new grocery store opened Thursday at the border of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach neighborhoods, giving thousands of residents a long-awaited option after the site sat vacant for three years. Grocery…...
There's only 1 grocery store on SF's Treasure Island. Here's what it's like.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1213+ words) Island Cove Market isn’t like San Francisco’s other grocery stores. Not just because its metal awning resembles the red roof of a Pizza Hut. Nor because it shares its quiet block on Treasure Island with a company that rents out…...
Albertsons is infuriating Bay Area shoppers over vacant grocery stores
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1698+ words) In the heart of downtown Larkspur, a tiny shopping center has become the grave site of a former Lucky Supermarket. The building, with its barren storefront and sealed doors, has haunted the neighborhood since 2023, yet there are currently no plans…...
Can San Francisco Fill Vacant Storefronts?
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (901+ words) by Randy Shaw on July 6, 2026 San Francisco’s Storefront Opportunity Grant program has made grants of $50,000-100,000 to 39 businesses which have opened or will do so by 2027. Restaurant and small business permits are being expedited. Entertainment zones facilitate outdoor drinking. San Francisco’s…...
Rite Aid Out, Dollar Tree In: Big-Box Shakeup Hits Pacifica's Linda Mar Strip
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) Pacifica’s Linda Mar Shopping Center is trading one national chain for another, as Dollar Tree moves into a 19,085-square-foot unit facing Highway 1. The discount retailer has signed a lease for the former drugstore bay, keeping a big-box player in the…...
Millbrae Goes Purple As Ube Pizza Pop-Up Snags Permanent Slice
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (170+ words) “I like to call pizza comfort food,” Chin told Redwood City Pulse, adding that his goal is to provide a spot for friends and family to come out, have a good time, good food and good service. It is a…...
Founder of Real SF Startup Is Cutting Up Banned Target Bags and Calling Them Dog Raincoats. They're $2.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (599+ words) A SF clean energy founder and Accenture alum is selling custom dog raincoats made from Target bags on Facebook Marketplace — for $2, to order, right after California banned them. San Francisco has always had a knack for turning its own municipal…...
Target Tightens Attendance Rules Companywide
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) Target is getting stricter about showing up on time. Starting in September, the retailer will roll out a new points-based system to track unexcused lateness and absences for store and warehouse workers, part of a broader push to tighten schedules…...
Massive grocery store to take over former Macy’s in Bay Area suburb
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (501+ words) T&T Supermarket in San Jose on June 18, 2026. The Canadian-based Asian grocery chain plans to open more Bay Area stores soon, with the latest planned for Newpark Mall in Newark. The former Macy’s department store in Newark is set to…...