Draeger’s will close Danville store at mostly empty Blackhawk Plaza

Draeger's Market in Danville will close its doors after almost 20 years

By Katie Nielsen An upscale grocery store in the East Bay announced it’s closing after almost 20 years in business, blaming it on the shopping center management. Draeger’s Market first started in San Francisco in 1925, then expanded, opening the Blackhawk store in 2007. Since then, it’s been an anchor tenant and one of the only remaining businesses at the almost vacant Blackhawk Plaza. Other businesses are now worried about what it means for att…

Draeger’s will close Danville store at mostly empty Blackhawk Plaza

DANVILLE — Draeger’s Market will shut its store in Danville within weeks, a closure that the local chain blames on the state of Blackhawk Plaza, where the grocery hub is located. “The biggest reason for our decision to close is the decline of Blackhawk Plaza,” Richard Draeger, a co-owner of Draeger’s Market, said in an interview with this news organization. “It’s mostly empty. My best guess is that it’s 70% to 80% vacant.” The deterioration of t…