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Nordstrom To Permanently Close Two Florida Stores

Well, this isn’t good news.  I love Nordstroms and I shop there all the time.  In face, I just realized I still have a gift card I need to use…and…

CHICAGO – NOVEMBER 21: Nordstrom signage is visible at its store November 21, 2003 in Chicago. Nordstrom, Inc. reported net earnings of $45.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for…

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Well, this isn't good news.  I love Nordstroms and I shop there all the time.  In face, I just realized I still have a gift card I need to use...and prob quick after reading this story from the Tampa Bay Times.

The good news is, nothing around here.

The Waterside Shops store in Naples and the Dadeland Mall location in Kendall will close.

They announced they will permanently close 16 of its full-line stores later this year — including those two in Florida.

So many of our favorite department stores are in trouble, and it means a lot of them will have to close because of this.  They just can't survive.

Ugh.   I still like going and trying on clothes before I buy them, so I will miss the mall.


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