The complaint claims that between May of 2022 and May of 2023, there were more than 100 security incidents at the American Eagle Westfield San Francisco location, including 'physical attacks and assaults' on employees.
American Eagle is suing the owners of Westfield San Francisco Centre for the rampant criminal activity their store has encountered.A retailer in San Francisco's downtown mall, formerly known as The Westfield San Francisco Centre, has filed a lawsuit against Westfield's ownership group. Clothing brand American Eagle says there were recently more than 100 security issues within a year time frame and they blame Westfield management for that.
"I think American Eagle's endgame here is to say we want out of our lease," said legal analyst Steven Clark. "If American Eagle is allowed out of it's lease based on the crime, the violence, the shoplifting, and the other problems at the mall, I think you'll see a lot of other retailers looking at this as a tool to say we want out as well," says Clark..
"Certainly American Eagle doesn't want to be the last retail tenant at the mall, that could be a disaster financially, so I think because Nordstrom left and others have left, I think that's what American Eagle is saying we don't want to wait until 2028 to leave, we want to leave now," says Clark.
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