Nordstrom's expansion into Canada continues

Nordstrom has opened its sixth location in Canada.



The department store retailer on Friday opened its doors at CF Sherway Gardens, its third full-line location in Toronto. The two-level, 140,000-sq.-ft. store follows the retailer's openings at Toronto's CF Toronto Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Shopping Centre last fall. The opening comes as rumors mount that the company is about to go private in a buyout deal. http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/nordstrom-edging-closer-going-private



The Sherway Gardens opening completes Nordstrom's planned expansion of six full-line stores in Canada. But the company will still be active north of the border as it turns it focus to its off-price division. It plans to open six Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada next year, including: Vaughan Mills in Toronto; Deerfoot Meadows in Calgary; One Bloor in Toronto; The Ottawa Train Yards in Ottawa, South Edmonton Common in Edmonton, and Heartfeld Town Centre in Mississauga.



Nordstrom at Sherway Gardens offers an array of customer services, including complimentary personal stylists and beauty stylists, a beauty concierge, 'Nordstrom to You' mobile personal stylist service, a cell phone charging station, and even classes for kids on how to tie their shoe laces. It also features a first-walker shoe fitting experience, on-site alterations and tailoring, certified shoe and bra fitters, and prosthesis services.