SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Stroll down a busy stretch of Fillmore Avenue in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood, and you will be greeted by an array of eating places and outlets.
And shortly, another might be added to the ranks at 1919 Fillmore as Nordstrom makes its comeback within the metropolis.
Eddy Salazar and her pal Shirin Djavaheri mentioned, since Nordstrom left San Francisco again in 2023, there’s been a niche within the metropolis’s retail scene.
“They want a presence right here for positive. All of the completely different departments that they had. All actually enjoyable, very on development garments and sneakers. We’re type of a sucker for the shoe division,” Salazar mentioned.
The brand new retailer might be a so-called “Nordstrom Native.”
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Completely different than a typical Nordstrom, it is not going to carry conventional retail stock and can as an alternative be a spot for on-line pickups, returns, tailoring and private styling appointments.
Following the pandemic, many shops on this space of the town left and by no means got here again.
Colleen Delaney lives just some blocks away and hopes Nordstrom’s return will assist the realm’s continued restoration.
“Quite a lot of the shops have been sitting dormant for a really very long time. So, as a neighborhood lover, we’re actually excited to see some shops coming again into the town,” she mentioned.
Many individuals who work on this neighborhood share lots of the optimism about Nordstrom coming again.
However along with the hype, there’s additionally some concern.
Close by retailer SVRN says, whereas they assume the Nordstrom may assist improve foot visitors within the space, in addition they fear it may trigger points with visitors and double parking — one thing that might truly stop individuals from desirous to cease within the space and store.
“I do not assume it is probably the most wholesome addition. I imply, significantly Nordstrom being this massive firm, I feel there might be smaller companies that might affect the neighborhood somewhat bit higher,” mentioned Dwayne Pugh.
Regardless of some potential drawbacks although, many patrons say they’re simply excited to have extra choices coming to their neighborhood.
“It is a world class metropolis. All people wants to come back again and reopen, larger and higher,” Djavaheri mentioned.
Nordstrom says it’s working with metropolis companies to deal with visitors considerations.
As of now, no opening date has been set.
Nordstrom closed its flagship location in August 2023 after practically 35 years in downtown San Francisco.
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