Mervyns founder Merv Morris of Atherton today (Monday) expressed “great sadness for the several thousand employees” impacted by the anticipated closure of Mervyns chain of department stores.
Mervyn’s former headquarters in Hayward was abandoned ... At the strip’s center was the sprawling Emporium Capwell’s department store. When it opened in 1957, Capwell’s symbolized Hayward ...