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Re:Westfield’s San Francisco Centre Mall Lost 46% of Its Sto... by estebank on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:06PM (#36374056)
Look at the previous to last chart at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/westfield-charts...

That's a drop of foot traffic of more than half in the area.

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Re:Westfield’s San Francisco Centre Mall Lost 46% of Its Sto... by mlyle on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:50PM (#36374446)
The problem is, this doesn't show causation.

Obviously foot traffic is important to retail success, but retail success is important to vibrance. And crime is important to both retail success and foot traffic.

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