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PetSmart is closing its only location in San Francisco.
The company said its store at 2675 Geary Blvd. will cease operations on Sunday, July 19, citing the changing shopping needs of customers, KTVU reported.
“As more customers choose online ordering, autoship and same-day delivery, we’re continuing to adapt how we serve pet parents across the Bay Area,” a statement from the company read.
In addition to its array of retail products, the store offered doggie day care and camps, boarding, grooming and training, according to it website.
The company said it will “remain committed to serving pet parents throughout San Francisco, who will continue to have access to nearby PetSmart locations, including our Daly City store, as well as online shopping with convenient delivery options,” SF Gate reported.
“We are also expanding fulfillment capabilities at our Daly City location to help meet the needs of the community,” it added.
PetSmart launched in 1987 in Phoenix, Ariz., and exploded to more than 1,680 locations across America, in Canada and Puerto Rico.
It employs more than 50,000 people, with more than 700 veterinary offices.
The company said employees will be given opportunities to relocate to other stores in the Bay Area along with transitional resources, KTVU reported.
The closure comes after recent hearing by city officials to discuss a proposed a ban on stores in the city selling live pets.
Existing state laws already prohibit the retail sale of cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils, hedgehogs, and sugarglides.
The only animals sold in California stores today are amphibians, fish, birds, guinea pigs, hamsters, and reptiles.
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