Eddie Bauer closes Allen store at Watters Creek Village

Watters Creek Village lost another national retail name when Eddie Bauer closed its Allen store, leaving shoppers with one less place for outerwear and casual apparel at one of the city’s best-known shopping districts. The closure is more than a vacant storefront. It changes the tenant mix at a 46-acre center that depends on a steady flow of visitors to support its retail, restaurants and office space.

The Eddie Bauer store was listed as closed in February at 865 Watters Creek Blvd., also shown as 865 Market Street in Allen. A company representative later confirmed that the Allen location had shut down in early 2026. Eddie Bauer sold clothing and outerwear for women, men and children, with a business centered on outdoor recreation.

The store’s departure comes at a sensitive moment for Watters Creek Village. Town Lane and Gillon Property Group acquired the property in early April 2026 and said they planned to invest additional capital, modernize signage and wayfinding, continue tenant upgrades and strategic leasing, and expand marketing and community events. The closure gives those efforts added urgency, because every empty storefront at a mixed-use center affects how the property feels to shoppers passing through and to nearby businesses depending on foot traffic.

Watters Creek Village sits along U.S. Highway 75, where Morningstar’s Business Wire release said traffic tops 200,000 vehicles per day near the property. The center includes about 360,000 square feet of retail space and about 100,000 square feet of boutique office space. Developed in 2008, it is anchored by Market Street and currently lists tenants including Barnes & Noble, Anthropologie, Mi Cocina, Sephora and Warby Parker.

The center’s directory describes it as a mix of retail, restaurants, public art, office space and residential lofts, centered around a large village green and water views. That broader mix is part of the appeal for Allen shoppers, but it also means a vacant national brand can be felt beyond one storefront. If another apparel tenant does not move in quickly, the change could reshape the way visitors move through the center and how strongly Watters Creek competes with other Collin County retail destinations.