WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – A major sporting goods store that has long occupied a strangely large location in downtown Walnut Creek, California is going out of business.
The Big 5 Sporting Goods store on Mount Diablo Blvd is currently adorned with tons of signs announcing that the store is closing. They seem to be selling everything at the location—down to the furnishings and shelves.
Big 5 Walnut Creek always seemed like a bit of an anomaly. As Walnut Creek has gotten more and more expensive and upscale, down-to-earth stores near it have been slowly swapped out for things like high-end patio furniture places and flagship restaurants…