WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – When Neiman Marcus closed at Broadway Plaza, it was a huge blow to downtown Walnut Creek.
Major department stores are the “anchors” that bring people into a downtown shopping district. Or at least they used to be–today, department stores aren’t the big draw they used to be.
Instead, Walnut Creek is getting tons of other kinds of new stores and restaurants, from the much-loved Original Joe’s to “throwback” stores like Hollister…