AT&T to close flagship store in downtown San Francisco
AT&T will close its flagship store in downtown San Francisco, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.
The store at 1 Powell St. will close by Aug. 1, AT&T spokesperson Chris Collins told SFGATE.
“Consumer shopping habits continue to change, and we’re changing with them. That means serving customers where they are through the right mix of retail stores, digital channels and our phone-based care team,” Collins said in an emailed statement.
The closure will leave San Francisco with 11 remaining AT&T stores, including one nearby on Market and Fremont streets. All employees affected by the closure will be offered jobs at different locations throughout the city, Collins said.
AT&T isn’t the only telecommunications giant making similar moves out of downtown: Last month, T-Mobile closed its flagship store in Union Square. Since then, even more closures have hit the area: Cinemark closed its downtown San Francisco movie theater following news that Westfield will abandon the massive San Francisco Centre on Market Street, where the theater is housed.
The historic eight-story building at 1 Powell St. was built in 1921 as a replacement headquarters for Bank of America, then called Bank of Italy, following the 1906 earthquake. It sits directly behind the Powell Street BART station, making it a convenient location for retail stores.
“We are proud of our continued presence in the community, not only through our retail stores but our local investment in world-class connectivity with our 5G and fiber networks,” Collins said.
Source: SFGATE
