{"id":395283,"date":"2026-07-12T02:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395283\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:41:17","slug":"largest-pet-retailer-in-us-is-closing-its-only-san-francisco-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395283\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest pet retailer in US is closing its only San Francisco store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company confirmed the store will close July 19, citing pet owners&#8217; &#8220;evolving&#8221; shopping habits, the San Francisco store&#8217;s &#8220;long-term viability,&#8221; and online ordering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PetSmart has over 1,600 locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico and employs more than 50,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Francisco store, located on Geary Boulevard, offers training, grooming and a dog day camp, in addition to retail shopping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; <a data-ylk=\"slk:PetSmart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/pets-animals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PetSmart<\/a>, the nation&#8217;s largest pet supply retailer, will close its only store in San Francisco next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company confirmed the store will close July 19, citing pet owners&#8217; &#8220;evolving&#8221; shopping habits, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/san-francisco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a> store&#8217;s &#8220;long-term viability,&#8221; and online ordering.<\/p>\n<p>Why is PetSmart closing in San Francisco?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As more customers choose online ordering, autoship and same-day delivery, we&#8217;re continuing to adapt how we serve pet parents across the Bay Area,&#8221; a representative said in an email to KTVU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company encouraged pet owners to shop at its Daly City location, which will be expanding its online fulfillment capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Francisco store, located on Geary Boulevard, offers training, grooming and a dog day camp, in addition to retail shopping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PetSmart has over 1,600 locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, making it the nation&#8217;s largest pet retailer behind Petco, and employs more than 50,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was founded in Phoenix in 1986 and was acquired by a private equity firm BC Partners in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company says its San Francisco employees will be offered transitional resources and opportunities to relocate to other Bay Area stores following the closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PetSmart spokesperson and information from the retailer&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief The company confirmed the store will close July 19, citing pet owners&#8217; 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