The Nashville location marks another spot on the Southeast mapwhere Nordstrom aims to open additional stores over the next fouryears. Others are scheduled to open at Waterside Shops in Naples,FL, this November; followed by University Town Center in Sarasota,FL, in 2010; and Riverchase Galleria in Birmingham, AL, in2012.

"Overall, our goal is to be in the best retail markets and thebest centers," Nordstrom spokesman Michael Boyd tells GlobeSt.com."We haven't penetrated the Southeast as much and we really enjoythe response from customers in that market. We feel there is roomto grow."

Nordstrom has been making a push to expand within the Southeastas far back as 2000, when it opened its first Florida store in BocaRaton. The chain has several others in major retail marketsthroughout Florida, plus three stores in Atlanta and two NorthCarolina stores in Charlotte and Durham.

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