Whole Foods to close SF flagship store a year after opening

April 10, 2023Updated: April 10, 2023 3:55 p.m.

After a short stint in downtown San Francisco, the Whole Foods at 1185 Market St. is closing this week.

The Whole Foods at Trinity Place is set to close on April 11, a Whole Foods Market spokesperson confirmed with SFGATE. The San Francisco Standard first reported the upcoming closure.

“To ensure the safety of our Team Members, we have made the difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being,” a Whole Foods Market spokesperson said in a statement via email. “All Team Members will be transferred to one of our nearby locations.”

In the statement, the Whole Foods Market spokesperson suggested that the grocery store could reopen in the future, although specific details were not provided. The spokesperson also did not elaborate on what safety concerns led the company to close the Trinity Place market.

Last November, the San Francisco Standard reported that the Whole Foods location at Trinity Place had limited its store hours following “high theft” and “hostile people,” according to a statement from a store manager who was granted anonymity by the outlet.  

The grocery chain debuted the massive, 65,000-square-foot storefront at Trinity Place last March, which was promptly dubbed San Francisco’s “flagship store” ahead of the opening. The store offered a large selection of wines, craft beer, and baked goods from local companies like La Boulangerie, Wise Sons and more.  

Whole Foods continues to operate multiple locations across San Francisco.