A new Nordstrom Rack will open to the public at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Montrose shopping area west of Akron, giving Greater Akron shoppers a new 29,000-square-foot store for discounted designer clothing, shoes and cosmetics. The store, at 3977 Medina Road in Montrose Plaza along state Route 18, fills the former Joann fabric store space next to Acme, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
The opening follows a soft opening on Oct. 27 for influencers, invited guests and families connected to the retailer’s charity partner Operation Warm, the Akron Beacon Journal reported on Oct. 28. The Beacon Journal said reviews from that early look were glowing, and the Seattle-based retailer plans a local coffee cart and giveaways as part of the grand-opening celebration on Thursday.
“I love there’s another place to bounce around to,” Cleveland model Sa’Vannah Woodson told the Akron Beacon Journal, saying she was excited to have another spot to hunt for clothes around Northeast Ohio. Columbus visitor Jeannette Burchfield also praised the chain to the Akron Beacon Journal, calling herself a Nordstrom Rack connoisseur and saying, “It is great to have another one of its stores.”…