When I was a kid, it was the golden age of the department store in Seattle. It was all about the Bon Marche and Frederick and Nelson along with the immense Sears building near downtown Seattle and then there was Nordstrom originally founded back in 1901.
Our family lived in Burien, and it was always an event to make a trip to Seattle to visit one of these stores. Now it seems like the only major department store in Seattle is Nordstrom, although I’m sure there’s a Macy’s floating around there somewhere. (10 to be exact surrounding Seattle.)
Yes, we have a Macy’s in East Wenatchee and it’s a lovely store, but I would venture to say that the last major department store in Seattle is Nordstrom.
Kind of off the subject, but I have a personal friend who used to be a piano player for Nordstrom.
Well, like everybody else in retail, Nordstrom is having to tighten their belts as well. Right now, it is tough for department stores in this economy, and for that reason, Nordstrom has announced that they’re closing two stores.
The good news is, (as far as I’m concerned anyway), none of those closures are taking place in Washington state…