"They tried to create this kind of feeling of being a meeting place for athletes, but it didn't work," she said.
Bill Hootstein, owner of Bob Stonestreet's, a long-standing men's clothing store next to Adidas, said he did not feel the store's publicity tactics were successful.
"We just weren't impressed with anything they did over there," he said, gesturing to the empty storefront. "The way they conducted themselves-I can conclude that they had no pride in their product-from the upkeep to the storefront."
However, Hootstein said he did not expect the very sudden departure.
'One morning they were there and the next they just weren't," Hootstein said. "It was odd."
Shop owners say that the empty storefront creates a great opportunity for the Square to regain its unique character.
"I just miss Briggs and Briggs," Solano said. "This should be something similar, more in keeping with the area."
Solano suggests that another music store move into the vacant space.
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