Nordstrom Rack Coming to Palm Desert in 2014

Nordstrom Rack will be opening a Palm Desert location in the One Eleven Town Center, in a space that will be adjacent to Whole Foods.  Both will move into the area currently occupied by Best Buy following a renovation.   Nordstrom Rack is planned to open sometime in 2014.

Best Buy is moving across Highway 111 to the Desert Crossing Center later this month.

Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, Inc., carrying on-trend merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com at 50 to 60 percent off original Nordstrom prices. Nordstrom Rack also offers a wide selection of apparel, accessories and shoes from many of the brands carried in Nordstrom stores. These items are purchased specially for Nordstrom Rack, with most at savings of 30 to 70 percent off.

The City had attempted to bring a Nordstrom's to Westfield Palm Desert in years past without success.

“The recent announcements by Nordstrom Rack and Whole Foods that they will both be opening new locations in Palm Desert vividly illustrate that, despite national economic challenges, Palm Desert continues to experience dynamic retail sector growth and be the Coachella Valley’s premier shopping destination,” Palm Desert Mayor Bob Spiegel said. “We also believe that this is an opportunity to prove that a full service Nordstrom store would be successful in Palm Desert.”

Nordstrom Rack president Geevy Thomas said in a statement: “We are fortunate to have many longtime customers living in the desert, and we are thrilled to be moving forward with a store at One Eleven Towne Center." 

Nordstrom has a strong reputation as a retailer and employer.  It was ranked 242 on the most recent Fortune 500 List of companies, and number 61 on fortune's "Best Companies to Work For" list.

No word on how many jobs are expected.