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9 major closures reshape Sacramento’s retail landscape in 2025

Stories by Sacramento Bee journalists, with AI summarization

Sacramento’s retail landscape faces major change as several well-known chains and local favorites close their doors in 2025. The downtown Macy’s store, a fixture since 1963, plans to shut down amid shifting shopping habits and declining downtown foot traffic. Rite Aid joins this trend, with multiple locations left vacant following bankruptcy and ongoing pressure from competitors and lawsuits.

Local and chain restaurants, such as Buca di Beppo on Howe Avenue and the Rancho Cordova Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, have ceased operations as well. Even smaller businesses like KC Kombucha’s Oak Park taproom and the closure of a Peet’s Coffee in Roseville mark further shifts, signaling a city in transition as new retail and redevelopment projects take shape.

NO. 1: POPULAR MEXICAN RESTAURANT CHAIN ABRUPTLY CLOSES 2 SACRAMENTO-AREA LOCATIONS. HERE’S WHY

The company, known for its Baja-style fish tacos, also closed two Fresno restaurants. | Published May 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Jacqueline Pinedo

An inoperable Redbox DVD kiosk is seen Thursday, July 11, 2024, inside the Safeway at 1814 19th St. in Sacramento. The DVD kiosk company announced it would go out of business. By Vincent Medina

NO. 2: BLAME IT ON COVID: REDBOX’S DEMISE COULD FURTHER MAKE DVDS A RELIC, UC DAVIS EXPERT SAYS

UC Davis professor said Redbox continued to see a significant loss of revenue after 2020. | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Vincent Medina

NO. 3: BUCA DI BEPPO CLOSES SACRAMENTO-AREA LOCATION AFTER 25 YEARS: ‘THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS’

The Italian restaurant had a sign on its door on Monday announcing its closure. | Published July 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa

Several restaurant chains are offering special deals for National Burrito Day on Thursday, April 4, 2024. By AdShooter

NO. 4: MEXICAN RESTAURANT CHAIN CLOSES ONE OF 2 SACRAMENTO-AREA LOCATIONS. HERE’S WHERE

Yelp users said the restaurant offered a clean and family-friendly atmosphere with “yummy” food. | Published July 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brianna Taylor

Pedestrians walk past the Downtown Commons Macy’s in Sacramento on Monday, March 4, 2024.

NO. 5: SEE HISTORIC PHOTOS OF THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO MACY’S, SET TO CLOSE LATER THIS YEAR

The construction of the store in the 1960s had a profound impact on the city, and these old pictures show how. | Published January 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nathaniel Levine

Pedestrians walk past the Downtown Commons Macy’s in Sacramento on Monday, March 4, 2024.

NO. 6: WHY IS DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO MACY’S CLOSING? WHAT’S NEXT FOR BUILDING? EXPERTS WEIGH IN

What’s next for Sacramento’s downtown Macy’s building? | Published January 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

A woman walks by the closed Rite Aid at 1125 Alhambra Blvd. on Monday, May 9, 2022, in East Sacramento. By Sara Nevis

NO. 7: VACANT RITE AID BUILDINGS TOWER OVER SACRAMENTO STREET CORNERS. MAP SHOWS WHAT COULD BE NEXT

Challenges in the retail pharmacy industry have left vacant storefronts across the Sacramento region. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

A Jo-Ann fabrics store is seen in Roseville, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A recent California Supreme Court decision ruled in favor of the retail chain, which wanted to exercise a clause in its leasing contract for lower rent when an Elk Grove shopping center lost two anchor tenants. The court ruled on the matter after two appellate courts offered differing opinions on the viability of such agreements. By Daniel Hunt

NO. 8: JOANN IS CLOSING 500 FABRIC STORES IN US. ARE SACRAMENTO-AREA SHOPS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK?

The fabric and crafts retail chain store announced in January that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. | Published February 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

KC Kombucha in North Oak Park offeres a variety of locally brewed creative flavors like blueberry mint and “persinnamon” on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. By Lezlie Sterling

NO. 9: KC KOMBUCHA WILL CLOSE ITS OAK PARK TAPROOM. WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE SACRAMENTO BREWER?

The company will continue as the region’s only kombucha brewer focused on alcohol-free drinks. | Published March 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

Peet’s Coffee has opened a coffee counter in Fresno inside The Post, the former Bullard Pharmacy. By Courtesy of Peet's Coffee

NO. 10: PEET’S COFFEE JUST POURED ITS LAST CUP AT SACRAMENTO-AREA SPOT. WHEN AND WHERE

The Bay Area-based coffee chain has more than two dozen locations in and around Sacramento. | Published May 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.