Niketown Store in DT Seattle Permanently Closes as Crime and Safety Issues Persist

The downtown Nike store is shuttering its doors on Friday, marking an end to the storefront’s decadeslong presence in Seattle.

“We look forward to serving you at Nike.com,” read a sign posted in the store windows Tuesday.

The store at Sixth Avenue and Pike Street has been a downtown staple since it opened in 1996. Even before the store opened as NikeTown, a 1994 Seattle Times article called the retailer a “different kind of store” that promised to revive the downtown street corner.

Nike did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday on why the store is closing.