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Macy's San Francisco roots date back to 1866 and the founding of O'Connor, Moffat, Kean Co. at Second & Market Streets, eventually moving into several buildings on south Post Street, between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street, where it rebuilt after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and reopened in March 1909.
San Francisco store at 50 Grant Avenue, 1912 to 1948 San Francisco store on Union Square, 1948 to 1994 Former I. Magnin store in Oakland, California. In the early 1870s, Dutch-born Mary Ann Magnin and her husband Isaac Magnin left England and settled in San Francisco. Mary Ann opened a shop in 1876 selling lotions and high-end clothing for infants.
On February 27, 2024, it was reported that Macy's would be closing their West Coast flagship store at Union Square as part of a plan to close 150 stores nationwide by the end of 2026. Macy's stated that the store would remain open until the property was sold to a new owner. More than 400 employees were expected to be impacted during the closure ...
The Macy's West flagship store in San Francisco, the former O'Connor, Moffat & Co. flagship (closing in 2025) Macy's opened their first branch store outside their 34th Street location in the Parkchester development in The Bronx, on October 13, 1941. [24]
Liberty House (became Macy's) H. Liebes (San Francisco), liquidated when its parent company, Beck Industries, filed for bankruptcy in 1970 [94] [95] I. Magnin (San Francisco), converted to Macy's; Joseph Magnin Co., closed 1984; Marston's San Diego, 3 branches, purchased by The Broadway in the 1960s; Mattei Bros. – closed in 1995 [96]
I. Magnin building in San Francisco (now Macy's) Employees of San Francisco's two major daily newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner, walk off the job for eleven days; The San Francisco-based I. Magnin department store chain is liquidated (former SF building pictured) Yahoo! is founded in Sunnyvale
As part of its national rebranding program, Federated changed the name to Bon-Macy's in 2003. [4] On March 6, 2005, the Bon-Macy's name was eliminated, with the stores renamed as the Macy's Northwest division of Federated. [4] On February 6, 2008, the Macy's Northwest division was merged with the Macy's West division, based in San Francisco.
He went on to create "Mama's of San Francisco," a corporation formed to expand the Mama's brand under Macy's of California in its flagship store at Union Square. It was an instant success. Long lines of customers snaked throughout Macy's Cellar in 1972 to eat at the expanded Mama's at Macy's Cellar.