Dive Summary:

• Upscale fashion retailer Nordstrom announced its plan to open a pair of new Nordstrom Rack locations as part of the company’s expansion efforts.
• The new stores planned to make their scheduled debut to U.S. consumers this fall.
• Nordstrom is also set to launch an additional brick-and-mortar operation in Brooklyn, N.Y. this upcoming spring.

Dive Insight:

Queens, New York and Brandon, Florida are the two cities planned for the new Nordstrom Rack outlets to make their debut this fall. The strategic brick-and-mortar expansion planned for Fulton Street in Brooklyn this spring will mark Nordstrom’s first entry into that landscape for Nordstrom Rack stores.