SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 2017 /CNW/ -- Leading
fashion retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) opened the doors this
morning to its new CF Sherway Gardens store, making it the third
location in Toronto following
openings at CF Toronto Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Shopping Centre
last fall. The two-level, 140,000 square-foot store offers
customers five shoe departments, a full-service bistro-style
restaurant and bar, a coffee bar, expansive beauty and accessory
areas and a curated selection of popular fashion brands for men,
women and children.
"We want our Sherway Gardens store to be an inclusive place to
shop and we've worked hard to bring in a balanced offering of the
best fashion the market has to offer in a wide range of prices,"
said Jennifer Gross, store manager
at Nordstrom Sherway Gardens "We look forward to serving customers
on their terms through a more convenient west end location."
CF Sherway Gardens completes the company's planned full-line
expansion of six stores in Canada.
The retailer also serves customers at CF Chinook Centre in
Calgary, CF Rideau Centre in
Ottawa, CF Pacific Place in
Vancouver, CF Toronto Eaton Centre
and Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
"Our journey with Nordstrom began in 2012 when we jointly
announced their entry into Canada
through Cadillac Fairview shopping
centres," said John Sullivan,
President and CEO, Cadillac
Fairview. "Today, we are thrilled to stand alongside
Nordstrom to celebrate the opening of their store with us at CF
Sherway Gardens and the first to serve shoppers in Toronto's west end."
Customers can shop a great selection of brands, including shoes
from Kate Spade New York, Vince
Camuto, Ted Baker London,
Tory Burch, Steve Madden and Nike, as well as handbags from
Rebecca Minkoff and Celine Dion. The women's apparel offering
includes, among others, Madewell, Rag & Bone, Alice + Olivia,
Veronica Beard and Free People. The
store's expansive Beauty department features brands such as
Charlotte Tilbury, Tom Ford, MAC, Nars, Chanel, Diptyque,
Jo Malone, and an area dedicated to
Korean beauty products called KBeauty, a first for the company.
Men's brands include Billy Reid,
John Varvatos, Canali, Hugo Boss, Wings and Horns and more. The store
also houses an At Home department featuring bed, bath, dining and
home décor and gifts.
The store offers many services to make shopping easy, convenient
and fun for customers, including: complimentary Personal Stylists
and Beauty Stylists, a Beauty Concierge, 'Nordstrom to You' a
mobile personal stylist service, a cell phone charging station,
kids' shoe-tying classes and a first-walker shoe fitting
experience, on-site alterations and tailoring, certified shoe and
bra fitters, prosthesis services, Nordstrom Rewards, UnionPay and
more.
Opening day festivities began with a Beauty Bash hosted by
Nordstrom just outside its mall entrance at 8 a.m. Nordstrom's team of beauty and fragrance
experts provided customers with free skincare consultations,
demonstrations and makeup updates for the fall season. More than
300 employees welcomed the first customers through the doors when
the store officially opened at 10
a.m.
Earlier in the week, Nordstrom hosted and underwrote Nordstrom
Night Out, an opening party for 1,500 guests. Local nonprofits Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto
and St. Joseph's Health Centre
Foundation were the beneficiaries of more than $145,000 in ticket sale proceeds.
The company plans to open six Nordstrom
Rack stores in Canada next
year, including: Vaughan Mills in
Toronto on March 22, 2018; Deerfoot Meadows in Calgary on April 26,
2018; One Bloor in
Toronto on May 3, 2018; and three stores in fall 2018 at The
Ottawa Train Yards in Ottawa,
South Edmonton Common in Edmonton,
and Heartfeld Town Centre in Mississauga. Nordstrom
Rack is the off-price division of Nordstrom, Inc. offering
customers a wide selection of on-trend apparel, accessories and
shoes at everyday savings of 30-70 percent off regular prices.
About Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion
retailer based in the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in
Seattle, today Nordstrom operates
356 stores in 40 states, including 121 full-line stores in
the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico; 224 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and
two clearance stores. 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 seven clubhouses.
Nordstrom, Inc.'s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under
the symbol JWN.
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