Nordstrom; The Shops at La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas. Mall entrance. (photo by Todd)

Nordstrom; The Shops at La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas. Exterior entrance. (photo by Todd)

Nordstrom; Menlo Park Mall, Edison, New Jersey. Exterior view. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Nordstrom; Menlo Park Mall, Edison, New Jersey. Exterior view. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Nordstrom, Tysons Corner Center, McLean, Virginia. Photographed September 6, 2009.

Nordstrom; King of Prussia Plaza, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mall entrance, October 26, 2008.

Nordstrom; The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, North Carolina. Photgraphed September 15, 2008

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Nordstrom, Circle Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana. Exterior view, 2008. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Nordstrom, Circle Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana. Upper level mall entrance, 2008. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Nordstrom, Circle Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana. Exterior view, 2008. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Nordstrom (former Lord & Taylor), Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia. Exterior entrance, December 31, 2007. (photo courtesy cantnot of Grocerying)

Nordstrom (former Lord & Taylor), Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia. Exterior view, December 31, 2007. (photo courtesy cantnot of Grocerying)

Nordstrom (former Lord & Taylor), Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia. Upper level mall entrance, December 31, 2007. (photo courtesy cantnot of Grocerying)

Nordstrom, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, California. Mall entrance (friend of cantnot)

Nordstrom, Woodfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg, Illinois. Exterior entrance (cantnot)

Nordstrom, Short Pump Town Center, Richmond, Virginia (Richmond City Watch)


Nordstrom, Short Pump Town Center mall entrance, Richmond, Virginia (Richmond City Watch)

Nordstrom; The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, North Carolina

Nordstrom; The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, North Carolina (webshots.com)

Nordstrom; The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, North Carolina. Photgraphed September 15, 2008

No doubt about it, The Streets at Southpoint mall in Durham, North Carolina, would have never been built without an anchor store commitment from Nordstrom.

The signing of Nordstrom to the mall located near the Research Triangle Park encouraged JCPenney and Hudson Belk to move from their longtime homes at South Square Mall, seven miles way in west Durham, to the new center, joining committed anchors Hecht's and Sears and adding leverage to the center's tenant mix. South Square closed after losing Penney and Belk, leaving the Durham market ripe and ready for new retail space.

A host of upscale boutiques that define Southpoint followed in Nordstrom's wake, and Southpoint is considered the second-most upscale mall in the Raleigh-Durham area, behind longtime regional powerhouse Crabtree Valley Mall in sales and prestige, but not by much.

The 144,000 square foot, two-level Nordstom is one of the chain's smaller stores, but is also one of its latest store prototypes, utilizing neo-traditional exterior design, more open space and a more efficient department layout. It also features a full-service restaurant on the second floor.

Southpoint was also the first Nordstrom store in North Carolina, opened on March 11, 2002, two years before the Charlotte store at SouthPark, though the Charlotte store was committed to first by the company. Legal troubles delayed a major expansion project there, and Nordstrom was a key component of the new construction.

Nordstrom, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina (photo by outisthorough)


Interior entrance of Nordstrom, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina (photo by outisthorough)

Nordstrom made huge headlines in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2004 for opening this 144,000 square foot, two-level store at SouthPark mall. It anchors a major expansion of SouthPark that included a wing of upscale stores like Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Lacoste, St. John, and Tiffany & Co. that connects Norstrom to the existing mall.

It's the company's second location in North Carolina; the other is located in The Streets at Southpoint in Durham. The Charlotte store boasts its own restaurant, coffee bar and a personal shopping service, among other amenities