Nob Hill’s Toad Road: Local shopping ‘more human than big boxes or mouse clicks’

The Nob Hill corridor is known for its popular independent restaurants and unique, locally owned boutique retailers. But the retail offerings have dwindled a bit in recent months with the closures of The A Store, Savvy Boutique and Dawg Gone Good, to name a few. There are stalwarts that continue to weather the big box and online storm, like Izzy Martin, Elsa Ross, Beeps, Birdland and many others. New retailers have opened and flourished, too — such as Julia Jones’ Kouture Konsignment.

Toad Road…