(KRON) — Iconic American apparel retailer Gap is closing its lone Oakland store, KRON4 has learned. The Gap on 3277 Lakeshore Ave. is closing when its lease expires this summer.
It is unknown at this time when that location’s final day of business will be. The San Francisco-founded company did not provide a reason for its decision not to renew its lease in Oakland.
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A Gap logo hangs on the exterior of a Gap clothing store, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The closest Gap stores in the area, once the Oakland store is closed, will be in San Leandro (factory location) and in San Francisco.
Gap previously had a store in Oakland’s Civic Center area. According to the East Bay Times, that location shuttered in 2008.
News of the upcoming Lakeshore closure also comes about a week after Gap co-founder Doris Fisher passed away in San Francisco at the age of 94.
Gap is another major brand to completely forgo its Oakland presence. Two years ago, In-N-Out shut down its only Oakland location in a historic closure, citing crime as a reason. On the contrary, popular bar arcade chain Dave & Buster’s debuted its waterfront location at Jack London Square last week.
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