SEATTLE, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading
fashion retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened the doors to its new,
relocated store at Westfield UTC today. The two level, 145,000
square-foot store features the company's latest interior and
exterior design concepts, a full-service restaurant and bar,
designer boutiques and an expanded beauty experience. The store is
a relocation from its previous home at the other end of the mall,
which opened in 1984.
"Our La Jolla customers have been very supportive of our
business over the past 33 years," said Kathy Keegan, store manager at Nordstrom La
Jolla at UTC. "We love serving this community and relocating and
opening a new store allows us to better serve customers on their
terms through an updated shopping experience."
What's New
The store showcases the company's newest
design concepts, which incorporates natural light with a
single-surface floor throughout to help create a sense of discovery
for customers to experience new brands. New additions include eight
designer boutiques housing apparel and handbags from Chloe, Gucci,
Saint Laurent and Valentino; SPACE, a boutique curated by Vice
President of Creative Projects Olivia
Kim with advanced and emerging designers like Comme des
Garçons, Simone Rocha, Molly Goddard, Jacquemus and Y/Project; Bazille,
a full-service restaurant and bar serving bistro-cuisine; an
expanded beauty experience with Beauty Concierge for questions and
booking appointments, and new brands including Charlotte Tilbury, Tom
Ford, Hourglass, Le Labo,
Byredo, Atelier Cologne and more; as well as services like Buy
Online & Pick-Up In-Store, Curbside Pickup, Reserve & Try
In-Store, Style Boards, and Same-Day Delivery which bridge the
convenience of online shopping with the personal experience of the
store.
Brands & Services
Nordstrom La Jolla at UTC offers
customers a comprehensive offering of popular, luxury and designer
brand names for men, women and children. Customers can shop
designer fashion from Alexander
McQueen, Balenciaga, Isabel
Marant, and shoes by Gucci and Valentino. The store also
offers apparel from A.L.C., Alice + Olivia, Rag & Bone,
Self-Portrait, Veronica Beard, Frame
Denim, Rebecca Taylor, as well as
limited-distribution brands TOPSHOP, Madewell, and J. Crew. For
men, the store offers TOPMAN, Wings & Horns, Norse Projects,
John Varvatos, A.P.C. and more.
To enhance the in-store experience, Nordstrom provides special
services to make shopping convenient, easy and fun for customers,
including Personal Stylists, Beauty Stylists, alterations and
tailoring, certified shoe and bra fitters, prosthesis services,
shoeshine, coffee bar and more.
Opening Events
Opening day festivities kicked off with
a Beauty Bash at 8 a.m. just outside the store's mall
entrance. Customers learned the latest tips and tricks for fall
from the top names in beauty and fragrance. In what has become
Nordstrom opening tradition, more than 550 employees welcomed
and applauded the first customers through the doors at 10
a.m.
Promises2Kids and Voices for Children were the beneficiaries of
a sold-out opening gala earlier in the week. Nordstrom hosted
and underwrote the gala for more than 1,400 guests that raised
$140,000 for the nonprofits work
on behalf of local foster youth.
Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion retailer based in the U.S.
Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 360 stores
in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico; 227 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.
CONTACT:
John Bailey
Nordstrom,
Inc.
(206)
303-3018
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