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   From: investors@crockbros.org   
      
   Nordstrom plans to shutter its location at the Santa Monica Place shopping   
   center, the luxury department store chain announced this week.   
      
   In a statement to KTLA 5 News, a spokesperson said the store’s last day of   
   business will be August 26. No specific reason was given for the closure.   
      
   “Decisions like this are never easy, and we understand the impact they   
   have on our team members,” a Nordstrom spokesperson said. “We’re committed   
   to taking care of our employees through this transition, including   
   supporting those who are interested in finding another role within   
   Nordstrom.”   
      
   The Santa Monica Place Nordstrom opened approximately 15 years ago.   
      
   The company’s announcement comes less than a week after a police officer   
   was shot at Santa Monica Place while attempting to arrest a man suspected   
   of shooting two teenagers in an autonomous Waymo taxi.   
      
   The 500,000-square-foot shopping center is located at the southern end of   
   Santa Monica’s struggling Third Street Promenade, which has seen an   
   increase in vacancies dating back to the pandemic.   
      
   In May, the Santa Monica City Council approved a motion to allow open   
   alcohol consumption along the promenade in an effort to revitalize the   
   area.   
      
   Nordstrom began in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, Washington, founded by   
   Swedish immigrant John Nordstrom. Over the decades, it expanded from   
   footwear into a full-line fashion retailer and currently has more than 360   
   stores in the United States, including Nordstrom Rack locations.   
      
   https://ktla.com/news/local-news/nordstrom-closing-santa-monica-place/   
      
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