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| Oct.9 |
Oakland |
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down| An Oakland institution for 92 years has been shuttered, its owner seeking bankruptcy protection for the company | |
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| Oct.8 |
Walnut Creek |
Walgreen withdraws bid for Longs| Walgreen withdrew its bid today to buy Longs Drug Stores Corp., the drugstore chain it had been trying to woo away from CVS | |
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| Oct.7 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway profit edges up in Q3 Higher sales at its gas stations and upscale stores helped boost grocer's profit nearly 3% in its third fiscal quarter
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| Sep.30 |
Hayward |
Mervyns' Outlook Worsens The 59-year-old department store chain now finds itself struggling to remain solvent amid one of the worst credit crunches in U
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| Sep.27 |
Burlingame |
Co. Recalls Chinese Candy For Melamine White Rabbit Candy, sold by the Burlingame-based Queensway Foods Company, is being recalled
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| Sep.22 |
Petaluma |
Gap to buy Athleta for $150 million Gap is investing in the active-wear market with its $150 million cash purchase of Petaluma company that makes women's sports apparel
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| Sep.15 |
Walnut Creek |
Walgreens tops CVS offer Moving to keep Longs Drug Stores Corp. out of the hands of rival, Walgreens has offered to buy the drug chain, $3.50 per share more than CVS
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Walnut Creek |
Longs Stock Hits High
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| Aug.21 |
San Francisco |
Wheelchair Access Lawsuits Hit Shops
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Gap |
Tom Wyatt becomes Old Navy president Gap. Inc. had appointed longtime retail executive as president of its Old Navy division. Wyatt arrived at Gap in 2006 to run its Outlet divi...
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| Aug.19 |
Apple |
iPhone Shortage Lingers More than a month after the rollout of the 3G, Apple and AT&T are still scrambling to keep the hot gadget on store shelves
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| Aug.12 |
Walnut Creek |
CVS Caremark buys Longs Drug Stores| Drug store chain CVS Caremark Corp., looking to build its West Coast presence in a deal valued at $2.7 billion | |
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| Aug.2 |
Marin County |
County to ban tobacco at pharmacies County health officials are working on a plan to ban the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies, similar to a ban approved in San Francisco
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Los Gatos |
Supermarket Butcher arrested for ID thefts
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| Jul.31 |
Sunnyvale |
Company punished for unpaid rebates
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| Jul.29 |
Hayward |
Mervyns files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Department store chain filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a series of merchants stumbling in the harsh retail environment
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| Jul.28 |
Walnut Creek |
Gunman Robs Trader Joe's
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| Jul.23 |
SF Downtown |
Prada is newest addition to Union Square
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| Jul.17 |
SF Downtown |
Starbucks To Close 12 Locations
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| Jul.16 |
Santa Rosa |
Suspect Sought In Donut Store Robbery
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| Jul.14 |
Apple |
Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days
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| Jul.6 |
SF Downtown |
New shops change face of Union Square
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| Jun.25 |
Oakland Downtown |
101-year-old newsstand to close
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| Jun.21 |
SF Downtown |
Levi's Could Leave S.F.
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| Jun.14 |
Oakland |
Cost Plus mum on Pier 1's acquisition offer
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| May.22 |
Gap |
Gap boosts profit on cost management |
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| May.12 |
Apple |
iPhone sold out online in US, UK |
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| May.10 |
San Ramon |
Mushrooms Pulled From Grocery Shelves |
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| May.6 |
SF City Hall |
Mission Paint Store Okd
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San Francisco |
S.F. grows hostile to chain stores |
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| May.3 |
Oakland |
Man robbing 10 adult bookstores $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of robbing 6 adult bookstores in Oakland, 3 in Berkeley and one in El Cerri...
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| Apr.26 |
SF Downtown |
New retail space for Market St. |
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| Apr.24 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway Beats 1Q Expectations |
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| Apr.10 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image chairman resigns
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| Mar.31 |
East Oakland |
Bag of clothing causes bomb scare at mall |
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| Mar.8 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image wants to close 96 stores |
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| Mar.7 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image Will Take Gift Cards Again |
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| Feb.28 |
Gap |
4Q Profit Up By 21% |
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| Feb.22 |
Berkeley |
Cody's Books moving to smaller space |
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Pleasanton |
Safeway stock hammered |
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| Feb.21 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway profit dips 2% on tax gain |
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| Feb.20 |
San Francisco |
Bankruptcy for Sharper Image| The retail chain known for selling expensive gadgets filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it plans to sell off stores and inventory | |
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| Feb.19 |
Gap |
Old Navy's top exec steps down |
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| Feb.14 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image replaces CEO Lightman
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| Feb.8 |
Vallejo |
7-Eleven Clerk Shot, Killed
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| Jan.25 |
Palm |
Palm closes retail stores, settles suit |
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| Jan.18 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway Goes Green With Biodiesel Trucks
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| Dec.23 |
Petaluma |
Police Search For Safeway Robber |
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| Dec.17 |
San Francisco |
Fees For Retailers Who Sell Soda |
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| Dec.6 |
San Francisco |
Test in S.F. finds lead in lots of toys
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| Dec.5 |
San Francisco |
Metromint Waters Voluntarily Recalled |
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| Dec.2 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway, workers agree to contract |
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| Nov.23 |
Sunnyvale |
Woman nearly trampled as Fry's opened |
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| Nov.21 |
Gap |
Cost Cutting Sparks 3Q Profit Surge |
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| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect A city ordinance passed in March forbids the use of traditional plastic bags by large grocery stores that can still use biodegradable plastic bags
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| Oct.28 |
Gap |
Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop A British newspaper found children as young as 10 making clothes in a sweatshop in New Delhi
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| Oct.8 |
East Oakland |
Supermarket Damaged In Fire |
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| Sep.11 |
Alameda |
Woman Turns in Winning $93 Million Ticket |
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| Sep.4 |
Alameda |
$93 million ticket purchased at gas station
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| Jul.8 |
San Francisco |
All-Star To Give Businesses Big Boost |
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| Apr.13 |
Oakland |
Officials To Curb Problem Liquor Stores |
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| Apr.11 |
Richmond |
New Wal-Mart Store Opens| Unlike other places in the Bay Area, the store was welcomed with open arms and open wallets. 4,000 people applied for 400 jobs | |
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| Apr.6 |
SF Downtown |
Cody's Books To Close SF Store |
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| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags Board of Supervisors devoted time to improving the planet
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| Mar.26 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image hires Lightman as CEO |
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| Mar.9 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway Announces Bread Recall |
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| Mar.8 |
SF City Hall |
Proposed Plastic Grocery Bag Ban Delayed |
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| Feb.9 |
Gap |
Gap recovers as sales end slide |
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| Jan.22 |
Gap |
CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits Gap Inc. dumped Paul Pressler after a year of broken promises that culminated in a dismal holiday shopping season
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| Jan.18 |
SF City Hall |
City Claim Grocers Broke Plastic Bag Deal |
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| Jan.1 |
San Francisco |
Group Resolves To Buy Nothing For Year |
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| Nov.2 |
Los Gatos |
Strip Mall Blaze Destroys 4 Businesses |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
Westfield Center Opens 1.5-million square foot , the largest urban mall west of the Mississippi, expects the 25 million visitors each year
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| Sep.27 |
SF Downtown |
New Megamall Offers Parking Tips |
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| Sep.26 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image CEO Steps Down |
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| Sep.7 |
Berkeley |
Japanese bookseller buys Cody's Books |
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| Aug.17 |
Gap |
2Q Profit Falls, Lowers Year View |
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| Aug.9 |
East Palo Alto |
Town to Host U.S. Biggest Home Depot |
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| Jul.12 |
San Francisco |
Williams-Sonoma CEO to leave post |
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| Jun.18 |
San Francisco |
More Sales At North Beach Festival |
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| May.10 |
Berkeley |
Cody's Books To Close |
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image 4Q Profit Falls 62% |
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| Jan.6 |
Hercules |
Controversy Over Proposed Wal-Mart |
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| Dec.2 |
Antioch |
Wal-Mart Set To Expand |
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| Nov.15 |
SF City Hall |
Liquor stores ordinance introduced |
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| Nov.7 |
San Francisco |
Home Depot Debate Resumes |
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| Oct.6 |
Hayward |
Good Guys to close stores |
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| Sep.26 |
Antioch |
Retiree Wins $50 Million Lottery
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| Aug.27 |
East Oakland |
Residents Divided By Wal-Mart Opening |
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| Aug.24 |
East Oakland |
Wal-Mart Opening Brings Crowds Wal-Mart near the Oakland Airport is the largest retailer to open in Oakland in years
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| Jun.2 |
SF Downtown |
Bloomingdale's mall gets final beam |
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| May.3 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway 1Q Profit More Than Triples |
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| Feb.12 |
San Francisco |
Grocery Store Workers Approve Contract |
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| Jan.26 |
Berkeley |
Grocery Store Wants New Expansion |
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SF City Hall |
City considering fee on grocery bags Officials are considering a proposal to slap a 17-cent first-in-the-nation surcharge on paper or plastic shopping bags
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| Jan.24 |
San Jose |
Major grocers, unions agree to contract
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| Nov.20 |
SF City Hall |
City proposes fee for grocery sacks |
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| Nov.18 |
Gap |
Quarterly profit flattens as sales sag |
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| Jul.17 |
SF Downtown |
Macy's Workers Call One Day Strike |
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| May.20 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway CEO fends off shareholder critics |
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| May.4 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway's quarter earning drop by 73% |
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| Mar.15 |
Redwood City |
Businesses Not Seeing Increase in Traffic |
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| Mar.3 |
Contra Costa County |
Wal-Mart survives move to block stores
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| Feb.28 |
SF Downtown |
Apple Opens Store with Pomp |
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| Dec.22 |
San Francisco |
Retail Fallout from Blackout |
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| Nov.20 |
Gap |
3rd-quarter profit nearly doubles |
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| Nov.13 |
SF Downtown |
Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated
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| Aug.27 |
East Palo Alto |
Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
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| Jun.10 |
Pleasanton |
$7 million lottery ticket
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| Feb.6 |
SF Downtown |
Largest urban retail center |
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| Feb.5 |
Vallejo |
Lotto winner claimed $85-million jackpot |
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| Jan.14 |
San Jose |
3 Kmarts to close |
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| Dec.11 |
Belmont |
Man wins 2 lottery contests on same day
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| Sep.26 |
Gap |
Gap picks Disney exec as new CEO |
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| Aug.26 |
South SF |
Lotto winner stepped forward |
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| May.21 |
Gap |
CEO announces retirement plans |
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| Feb.18 |
Half Moon Bay |
Lottery winner comes forward |
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| Jun.28 |
San Jose |
Largest jackpot in history: $141M Alcario Castellano, 66, claimed a $141 million lottery prize. He chose to take the money in a lump sum, $70 million
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| Dec.20 |
Oakland |
Indian-Run Casino |
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| Apr.12 |
Emeryville |
Furniture megastore Ikea opened |
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