SEATTLE, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based
Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to further expand
its San Diego County presence with
the addition of a Nordstrom Rack at The Shops at La Jolla Village in La Jolla, Calif. The approximately
32,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2016. The
property is owned by Alecta Real Estate USA, LLC.
When it opens, it will be the fifth Nordstrom Rack in the San Diego area and about one mile west of
Nordstrom at University Towne Centre.
"Our new Rack at The Shops at La Jolla
Village will offer an additional way to shop for the
Nordstrom brands our customers love at great prices," said Geevy
Thomas, president of Nordstrom Rack.
"San Diego has been a great home
to us for many years and our new store will help us more
conveniently serve those in North County."
The new Rack will join existing retailers Whole Foods,
Aaron Brothers and CVS. The Shops at
La Jolla Village is located on
Villa La Jolla Drive between Nobel Drive and La Jolla Village
Drive, a block from I-5.
Nordstrom Rack is the off-price
retail division of Nordstrom, Inc., offering customers a wide
selection of on-trend apparel, accessories and shoes at an everyday
savings of 30 to 70 percent off regular prices. The Rack carries
merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com, as well as
specially purchased items from many of the top brands sold at
Nordstrom. The Rack is designed to provide the ultimate treasure
hunt to style-savvy customers.
About Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion
specialty retailer based in the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe
store in Seattle, today Nordstrom
operates 304 stores in 38 states and Canada. Customers are served at 118 Nordstrom
stores in the U.S. and Canada; 178
Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and one clearance
store. Additionally, customers are served online through
Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook. The company also
owns Trunk Club, a personalized clothing service serving customers
online at TrunkClub.com and its five clubhouses. Nordstrom, Inc.'s
common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol
JWN.
About Alecta Real Estate USA, LLC
Alecta Real Estate
USA, LLC, based in San Francisco, is a US subsidiary of the
Alecta pensionsforsakring, omsesidigt, a Swedish pension fund, and
has owned The Shops at La Jolla
since 1999
About the Shops at La Jolla
Village
The Shops at La
Jolla Village is currently undergoing a redevelopment that
includes adding parking spaces to the center, reconfiguring the
parking field for easier traffic and pedestrian circulation and
introducing new tenants to the center.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Naomi Tobis
Nordstrom, Inc.
(206) 303-4250
naomi.tobis@nordstrom.com
Chris Wahl
Southwest Strategies
(858) 541-7800
cwahl@swspr.com
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