Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
It’s been over two years but Clarks shoe store is finally back in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out the history of Clarks here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
It’s been over two years but Clarks shoe store is finally back in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out the history of Clarks here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Several shops in the recently opened backside section of Broadway Plaza are ones that have relocated within the plaza or from downtown Walnut Creek, but one completely new one is the children’s clothing store Hanna Andersson. Interestingly they also carry women’s clothing. Check out their website here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Starbucks-owned Teavana has opened next to of all places, Starbucks, in Broadway Plaza at their recently opened location across from Macy’s in downtown Walnut Creek. This is no ordinary Teavana though and is one of the few concept stores to focus on loose leaf teas where there are even mixing bowls to combine one’s loose tea selection. In addition to hot tea samples there is also an iced tea sample area with four sweetened iced teas. When I mentioned to them it might be nice to offer one unsweetened iced tea they said they have been directed to use only sweetened teas. OK, then, sweetened teas it is.
Photos of the mixing bowls and iced tea section after the jump…
Danville Hotel Town Center, Danville
In February we learned that the men’s clothing store Patrick James would be relocating from their Blackhawk Plaza location in Danville to the recently completed Danville Hotel Town Center and they are now open.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Several months ago we found out that Wetzel’s Pretzels would be coming to a kiosk in Broadway Plaza and now the other kiosk will soon be home to the skincare shop Oceane Beauty.
From their website:
The two key ingredients that make the Oceane line stand tall above the competition is Pearl Powder and Marine Plant Stem Cells, both well known for their age defying and beautifying properties.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
We knew for a while that GAP would be relocating to the new Broadway Plaza redevelopment in downtown Walnut Creek and they have now reopened in a beautiful two story section on the backside of Broadway Plaza between Nordstrom and Macy’s. It’s much bigger than the previous location and both the outside architecture and inside look great. Plenty of natural light thanks to giant vertical windows that run straight up from the ground floor. Note the comfortable lounge area in front.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last October we learned that the resort and swimwear store Everything But Water would be coming to Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and as you can see in the photo they will be opening next month in July and will be located where L’Occitane en Provence used to be. L’Occitane is now in the newer redeveloped section across from Macy’s.
There is plenty of work going on the backside of Broadway Plaza as it gets ready to open later this week. Stay tuned…
7001 Sunne Ln, Walnut Creek
A couple of weeks ago we learned about a new eatery called EnRoute opening in the Avalon apartment complex near the Pleasant Hill BART station and the owner contacted me with an update:
I’d like to clarify that the concept is a “reinvented” convenience store, so taking the elements of convenience food and elevating them to today…think grab and go breakfast, lunch and dinner that’s organic, local and sustainable. There will also be kid-friendly cuisine, gluten-free and vegetarian options. Coffee, craft beer, delicious wine, cheese and charcuterie along with amazing (healthful) snack selections for those of us who are constantly “EnRoute” somewhere. I like to say I’m serving “Nourishment For Life’s Journey” in a “deliciously convenient” format. (I will also have some “not so delicious” items, aka sundries.:))
I definitely plan on checking this place out. Stay tuned…
La Fiesta Square, Lafayette
In addition to Urban Remedy juice bar coming to La Fiesta Square in downtown Lafayette, Washington D.C.-based Bluemercury skincare will also be opening across the square where the women’s clothing store Pendleton used to be.
From their website:
Barry and Marla Malcolm Beck are the founders and visionaries behind Bluemercury, Inc. In 1999, cosmetics could only be purchased at drugstores or department stores. As a recent graduate and working woman, Marla found less and less time to pursue her quest for products that would maintain glowing, healthy skin. Barry, a serial entrepreneur who had already started three businesses, saw an opportunity. Together, they created the first Bluemercury in Georgetown, Washington D.C. – the neighborhood store for beauty, where clients could find high quality, innovative beauty products and honest, expert advice.
We offer the world’s most innovative beauty products in a truly unique shopping experience. Bluemercury clients receive unparalleled technical product knowledge, expert advice and friendly service. Our teams would rather have clients leave the store with handfuls of samples, so that they can be sure to find products that work for them, rather than ever buy anything that is less than 100% right. Every day, we take hundreds of questions about skincare and makeup concerns and challenges. In addition to skincare, makeup, haircare, and fragrance products, clients can be pampered by our skincare experts in our locations’ spas. Our spas are home to the ultimate results-oriented treatments, including our world renowned oxygen facials, glycolic peels, waxing and microdermabrasion.
Lafayette Clocktower
Happy times in Lafayette have arrived as a new children’s bookstore called Bel & Bunna’s Books opened recently in the Lafayette Clocktower on Mt. Diablo Blvd. in downtown Lafayette. We learned they would open in April when Floret closed. Just in time for summer, check out details about their summer reading program here.