The Seattle-based retail chain and Santa Monica-based The Macerich Co., owner of the shopping center, say the store is planned as a venue of 124,000 to 144,000 sf and will occupy a site on the northeast end of the mall where a Robinsons-May Men's & Home Store now stands.
The new store, which will be subject to approvals by local governmental officials, will be Nordstrom's first full-line store in Ventura County, according to Karen McKibbin, a Nordstrom VP and Los Angeles regional manager.
The 1.08 million-sf mall is anchored by Robinsons-May, a Robinsons-May Men's & Home Store, Macy's, a Macy's Men's & Home Store, and JCPenney, plus more than 130 specialty shops and restaurants. In connection with the Nordstrom opening, plans call for Robinsons-May to expand its existing store at The Oaks to accommodate departments from the Men's and Home Store.
Nordstrom at the Oaks Shopping Center will be the retailer's 20th full-line store in Southern California. Last week, as reported on GlobeSt.com, Nordstrom announced plans to open a new store at Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine in 2005.
The Macerich Co. is a real estate investment trust that owns regional malls and community centers throughout the United States. The company's portfolio of 57 million sf of retail real estate includes interests in 56 regional malls.
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