In the latter part of the decade, the Walden Galleria, as with other malls around the nation, was faced with great adversity. This was in the form a growing segment of ecommerce and a shifting preference towards online shopping. The mall would face many prominent store closings in the next five years, but also had growth in different niche segments of the retail market. The mall would take action to combat any negative effects of closings and changing shopping habits by adding new entertainment options. This was part of the mall's ongoing efforts to diversify its offerings to avoid becoming a victim of the retail apocalypse. One of the first moves was the opening of a World of Beer tavern in the former Ruby Tuesday's space. This was buoyed off of the craft beer boom happening in the Buffalo area. About a month later in September, Dave and Buster's relocated its existing arcade center from the Eastern Hills Mall to a 30,000 sf location next to the Cheesecake Factory which was once the site of a planned Barnes and Noble almost a decade prior.