With no definitive development plan on the table and zero city approvals, the Fillmore Safeway property is set to shutter on February 7 — if not sooner, because deep discounts have led to the store being almost emptied out of anything to sell.
There were lines to get in to the Safeway at Webster and Geary streets early last week, as “Up to 50% Off” signs went up outside and the final clearance began. Those signs have been swapped out for “Up to 75% Off” signs, but a Wednesday visit to the store revealed a depressing warehouse with one checkstand open and almost nothing left to pick over.
The good news is that whatever price is listed on the shelves, the store is discounting everything, it seems, about 75% on top of that — a few items that rang up for over $12 were sold to me for $2.88…