San Francisco is dying’: Before and after video shows the mass exodus of major brands like Crate & Barrel, CVS and Office Depot from the crime-ridden city caught in a ‘doomloop’

Before and after photos have exposed the mass exodus of major brands from the city of San Francisco.

The video, made from Google Maps screenshots, shows major retail chains like Target and CVS before and after they left the city.

Hordes of brand names, including Whole Food and Nordstrom, have recently moved out of the California city amid widespread crime and declining footfall.

The city has also struggled for years with rampant fentanyl use and fatal overdoses, heading into its deadliest year yet.

In the first five months of 2023, preliminary reports show there were 346 overdose deaths in the city — an increase of more than 40 percent from the same period in 2022.

This CVS pharmacy became empty after the company decided to close its stores in the city

Big-box retailer Office Depot also closed this location, leaving only one open in the city

The video shows dilapidated storefronts for CBS, Target, Office Depot, and Walgreens.

The Office Depot store pictured in the clip closed in April this year, while the Crate & Barrel store pictured closed in February last year.

High theft has proven to be a problem in the area lately, with a downtown Walgreens deciding to chain up their freezers to deter shoplifters.

The past few months ddozens of shopkeepers announced they were leaving the center of town.

Retail stalwart Old Navy announced last month that they would be closing their flagship store in the area, becoming the latest chain to leave town.

It comes after retail giant Nordstrom announced they were closing all of their locations in the city.

The company said that due to San Francisco’s “changing dynamics,” it would close all remaining stores in the coming months.

In April, Whole Foods announced it was closing all of their locations, with Anthropologie and Office Depot also making the same decisions.

These stores joined the growing list of stores that have left the coastal city, including H&M, Marshall’s, Gap and Banana Republic.

Whole Foods had opened a new “flagship” location in March last year on Trinity Place in the city’s Tenderloin District.

Shoplifting has gotten so bad in San Francisco that some stores are now padlocking their freezers and tying metal chains to ensure the doors stay closed at night

A map shows the top companies that have left or are planning to leave San Francisco in recent months

The company had hoped to revive visitor numbers after two years of COVID-19 restrictions severely affected business in the area.

A year later, the organic food giant stated that they would be closing their store “for the time being” due to safety concerns.

A disturbing recent report showed that 95 downtown San Francisco retailers have closed since the start of the COVID pandemic, a drop of more than 50 percent.

Of the 203 retailers that opened in the city’s Union Square area in 2019, only 107 are still operating, a 47 percent drop in just a few pandemic-ravaged years.

Even the candy is under lock and key at Walgreens in San Francisco. A DailyMail.com reporter witnessed four thefts in 15 minutes at the store

One employee said they commit at least 10 thefts a day and it happens every 10 minutes

A Target store in the city has been forced to lock up more of its products to deter thieves.

An employee at the location recently said there were robberies “every ten minutes.”

Video footage of another target has been shared on social media showing that large amounts of their stock are now behind barriers.