Shoppers Flock To Walnut Creek Stores As Christmas Countdown Continues

CBS San Francisco:

WALNUT CREEK (KPIX) — Shoppers spent Sunday at retail destinations in downtown Walnut Creek on the final weekend before Christmas, making final purchases and bringing welcomed economic relief from the pandemic blues for small businesses.

“We mostly do rely on our holiday season,” said Sophia Quintana, the assistant manager at the Five Little Monkeys store on Main Street. “It’s the busiest time of the year.”

Tri Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. says the fourth quarter has been good for many retail stores in Walnut Creek as they see their sales up over the same time last year. But they are not back where they were for the holiday season in 2019.

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