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Lucky Supermarket on Fulton Street to Close

The closure exposes growing gaps in neighborhood grocery access as city proposals to stem store losses have stalled.

More aisles are empty as the store comes closer to its closing date.
Arleen Drummer loads her vehicle with groceries at the Lucky store in San Francisco.
Sandie Saravia, at the Lucky store on Fulton Street, is disappointed by the grocery store closures in the city.  
The Lucky store’s closure will leave the neighborhood with one less place to pick up vital necessities.

Overview

  • The Fulton Street Lucky is scheduled to close in September, leaving the North of the Panhandle neighborhood without its long‑standing full‑service grocer.
  • Save Mart, Lucky’s parent company, says it will keep paying rent and maintain the property while it seeks a subtenant and explores reassigning affected staff.
  • About 48 employees are expected to be affected and the company says transfers to other stores will be offered based on seniority.
  • Residents and nearby business owners warn the loss will reduce convenient access to fresh food, hit foot traffic for small merchants, and burden seniors and people with limited mobility.
  • City officials and advocates point to thin grocery profit margins, persistent retail theft, delivery trends and lengthy approval processes as barriers to replacements, and recent local measures to address vacancies failed to advance.