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Eleanor Pringle

American Eagle sues San Francisco mall for failing to protect the fashion retailer’s staff from ‘gun violence, physical assaults, burglaries and robberies’

Shoppers walk through an empty Westfield San Francisco Centre on May 11, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan - Getty Images)

Retail workers at an American Eagle store in San Francisco had firearms brandished in their faces while working in a major mall, a new lawsuit alleges.

The brand is suing shopping centre chain Westfield for allowing its San Francisco site to “deteriorate into disarray,” amid a mass exodus of retailers from the city center.

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