More Stores Close Up Shop In Broadway Plaza Eastern Wing

It's getting to look more and more like a ghost town in the eastern wing of Broadway Plaza.

More stores have closed the past week or two in anticipation of the scheduled demolition of 40 shops between Nordstrom and Macy's.

Stores in that section of the downtown shopping center have been told by the plaza owners to vacate by Jan. 31.

Many of them already have.

Some of the recent closures include Diva Diva, Ecco, Howard's Shoes for Children, Brookstone, Auntie Anne's Pretzels and Burberry.

They join other places, such as Yogurt Park and Claire's, that closed before or right after Christmas.

Most of the stores that remain open, such as Steve's Hallmark, are offering discounts of 50 percent or more in store clearance sales.

Banana Republic remains open while remodeling continues on the building across the street that they'll move into soon.

White House Black Market closed its store in that section of Broadway Plaza and has already opened in its new location across the street.

Macerich, the owners of the shopping center, plan to begin demolishing the eastern wing in the next couple months. They are going to rebuild the entire strip as well as the adjacent parking lots.

The Walnut Creek City Council approved the four-year, $250 million renovation plan in December.