HUF San Fransisco closing down...sad

[stillin729]

For some reason this makes me kind of sad, I don't really buy many sneakers, clothes, etc but HUF always reminded me of a better era for what most of us, used to like.  I say must because I think general is a bunch of former "sneakerheads" who have for the most part moved on.  HUF reminds of a time before everything became over saturated and just plain played out.  

To Whom It May Concern:

After 9 years of having retail spots in SF, I am selling our last SF shop on Hayes street. We had a great run in SF and I appreciate all the customers and friends we made through the shops over the years. As most of you know, I started my brand, HUF, through the shops. I never could anticipate how well it would be received and what it would grow into. In order to be the best I can be at producing clothing and footwear for my brand, I have to give up my original vision of having a shop where I sold other people’s brands. I’m pretty happy about the opportunity to focus on the HUF brand full-time and feel its time to pass the torch in SF to a new owner that will provide a cool, multi-line sneaker shop for the shoppers in Hayes. We will still be open for a little while in SF while the shop changes hands. We will continue to keep our HUF shop open on Fairfax in Los Angeles where we carry the complete HUF line as well as HUFshop only specialty product, from time to time. Being a skateboarder was a great launch pad for me to own a shop and the shops were a great opportunity to learn how to make clothing. Making clothes helped me learn to make shoes and skating in them helps me learn how to make them better. The business is an extension of myself and ever evolving. Many of the familiar faces you saw in the shops behind the counters over the years have moved on to help me at the brand with design, sales and marketing. The original HUF crew is alive and well. We look forward to bringing quality skateboard lifestyle apparel and footwear for years to come. If you are looking for something and can’t find it elsewhere, check out our site. www.hufsf.com . Thanks to everyone who ever set foot in a HUF shop in SF. We had a great time and hope you did too!

Sincerely,

Keith Hufnagel

 

[stillin729]

For some reason this makes me kind of sad, I don't really buy many sneakers, clothes, etc but HUF always reminded me of a better era for what most of us, used to like.  I say must because I think general is a bunch of former "sneakerheads" who have for the most part moved on.  HUF reminds of a time before everything became over saturated and just plain played out.  

To Whom It May Concern:

After 9 years of having retail spots in SF, I am selling our last SF shop on Hayes street. We had a great run in SF and I appreciate all the customers and friends we made through the shops over the years. As most of you know, I started my brand, HUF, through the shops. I never could anticipate how well it would be received and what it would grow into. In order to be the best I can be at producing clothing and footwear for my brand, I have to give up my original vision of having a shop where I sold other people’s brands. I’m pretty happy about the opportunity to focus on the HUF brand full-time and feel its time to pass the torch in SF to a new owner that will provide a cool, multi-line sneaker shop for the shoppers in Hayes. We will still be open for a little while in SF while the shop changes hands. We will continue to keep our HUF shop open on Fairfax in Los Angeles where we carry the complete HUF line as well as HUFshop only specialty product, from time to time. Being a skateboarder was a great launch pad for me to own a shop and the shops were a great opportunity to learn how to make clothing. Making clothes helped me learn to make shoes and skating in them helps me learn how to make them better. The business is an extension of myself and ever evolving. Many of the familiar faces you saw in the shops behind the counters over the years have moved on to help me at the brand with design, sales and marketing. The original HUF crew is alive and well. We look forward to bringing quality skateboard lifestyle apparel and footwear for years to come. If you are looking for something and can’t find it elsewhere, check out our site. www.hufsf.com . Thanks to everyone who ever set foot in a HUF shop in SF. We had a great time and hope you did too!

Sincerely,

Keith Hufnagel

 

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[lebron games23]

 

[an dee 51o]

WHAT?

Man. Haight just won't be the same for me without HUF.

 

[an dee 51o]

WHAT?

Man. Haight just won't be the same for me without HUF.

 

[jwong]

Damn. That's crazy!

I guess this shows that the "game" is dying.

 

[jwong]

Damn. That's crazy!

I guess this shows that the "game" is dying.

 

[hyper cutter]

Actually, this is kind of sad. I will have to drop by soon and say my goodbyes.

 

[hyper cutter]

Actually, this is kind of sad. I will have to drop by soon and say my goodbyes.

 

[airjapan707]

I'm getting old

 

[airjapan707]

I'm getting old

 

[innovazn2]

 

[innovazn2]

 

[downyboy]

sad to see it go. remember those great 50% off sales in the summers.

 

[flipzahoy]

wow thats crazy, does anyone know why its closing? i cant imagine this store doing poorly with sales

 

[flipzahoy]

wow thats crazy, does anyone know why its closing? i cant imagine this store doing poorly with sales

 

[downyboy]

sad to see it go. remember those great 50% off sales in the summers.

 

[young halo]

they still eating though

 

[mk25tolife]

Good, I remember I went in there and was in there looking around by myself for a good 10 minutes and none of the workers said ANYTHING

 

[young halo]

they still eating though

 

[mk25tolife]

Good, I remember I went in there and was in there looking around by myself for a good 10 minutes and none of the workers said ANYTHING

 

[willmatic]

Originally Posted by bustinxjustin

Damn. That's crazy!

I guess this shows that the "game" is dying.

How? He just wants to focus on his own clothes other than selling others. Sort of make sense.

 

[willmatic]

Originally Posted by bustinxjustin

Damn. That's crazy!

I guess this shows that the "game" is dying.

How? He just wants to focus on his own clothes other than selling others. Sort of make sense.

 

[phyzxs]

Ive also noticed alot of pro skaters moving to la maybe that's why he wants to focus on his business there