Nordstrom announces plans to close Lloyd Center and Vancouver Mall stores.

I hear Trader Joe's is looking for some space now...?

Just sayin'.

 

Cracka azz crackas.

 

I had crackaz in my soup tonight.

 

Yes.

 

Most tv shows have maybe 5 or 6 regular roles.

Blacks make up about 12% of America's population.

So any show with a black actor in a regular recurring role is likely under-representing white people.

 

I believe Duck Dynasty is the #1 show as far as viewers. Thankfully, I do not know these people.

 

Vancouver Mall raised its rates for all tenents with the new renovation. I do not think many people were shopping there anyway because of the tax. JC Penney and Sears are the next to go.

 

Uhh, Culver City isn't the valley. Its the Westside.

 

Nobody shops at Nordy's anyways. Its all about the Rack

 

Go to a Rack. You'll never see as much a hawt twat in one room. I found some good stuff there.

 

The anchor department store is an anachronism. The new model is more of an H&M-type store, where these stores are much smaller. In the future, you'll see these stores break up into boutiques across a mall. They need to become much more nimble and flexible.

Washington Square did a successful conversion of the former Nordstrom into a food court. Lloyd Center and Vancouver Mall are two different types of malls serving different segments. It will be interesting to see what each does.

 

Instead of worrying about white people moving in we need to figure out how to get rid of all the Mexicans

 

I worked at nordstroms at Washington square and it still remains the best job I've ever had. And nordstrom rack selection blows

 

Disagree. The new trend are lifestyle malls ala Bridgeport village. The hottest malls right now in LA are the grove (although 10 years old they had just done a major remodel and the Americana in Glendale. Both are anchored by Nordstroms with a bunch of upscale boutiques. Almost always crowded with foot traffic.

nordstroms is as strong as ever, it just seems that whole area is going to be economically crippled in the future with the failed jumptown project and the failed trader joes, the message is clear: they do not want to develop or improve NE Portland. Face it, department stores (especially Nordstroms) don't close up shop unless the area sucks.

 

I was a stockboy at that Nordstrom and then work there as a salesperson during school breaks and at night for sales. An awesome job and a great learning experience in terms of customer service. And to this day, my clothes drawers are perfect because I can still fold like a mofo.

 

I disagree. I will offer you the examples of Sears, K-Mart and Penney's on one end of the spectrum and Neiman Marcus and Saks on the other. The overhead kills the business model when you have to compete with internet retailers. There may be a few locations that are doing well, but the trend will be for smaller stores that change their inventory and look more often.

 

List of new Nordstroms stores: http://about.nordstrom.com/ourstores/openings/openings.asp

They seem to be doing fine. Many are racks but hey are still opening new stores. Its more indicative of the potential growth in that area. These small box retailers like h&m are suffering brand dilution due to competition.

The newer upscale department stores have been partnering with upscale retailers to open up mini boutiques within their store. For example, the downtown Nordstroms has Gucci inside. Newer stores have a topshop/topman inside them. The better stores evolve (unless they are run into the ground by idiots like JC Penney)

 

Targets are increasingly become anchor tenants in some malls now.