Nordstrom Coming To Local Mall

POSTED: 7:27 am EST March 23, 2006
UPDATED: 6:18 pm EST March 23, 2006

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A leading fashion specialty retailer announced it intends to open a new Nordstrom store at Ross Park Mall in Pittsburgh.

The brand new two-level, 144,000-square foot store will be built on the site where the Macy's store is currently located.

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Nordstrom Comes To Ross Park

This will be the first Nordstrom store in the Pittsburgh metro area and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.

"We've been looking for the right opportunity to open a store in this community for nearly a decade," said Erik Nordstrom, president of stores for Nordstrom. "We're excited to get our doors open in Pittsburgh and start serving customers here."

"We're thrilled to welcome Nordstrom to Ross Park Mall," said Richard S. Sokolov, president and chief operating officer of Simon, "and believe that Nordstrom occupying the former Macy's space demonstrates our ability to attract quality retailers to quality retail locations."

In addition to four anchor stores, Ross Park features over 150 specialty stores.

"The addition of Nordstrom at Ross Park Mall," Sokolov continued, "will be accompanied by significant redevelopment which will provide exciting additional retail space for restaurants and specialty stores."

When Nordstrom opens, it will carry brands such as the following: