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Nordstrom’s Opens Store in Pennsylvania’s King of Prussia Plaza.(Originated from Philadelphia Daily News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 1, 1996 | Conroy, Theresa Mar. 1–Today we enter the land where all footwear dreams come true: Nordstrom’s in King of Prussia is opening. here nordstrom coupon code
We’re talking shoe heaven — a footwear department as large as KatManDu nightclub, stocked with the handiwork of designers like Via Spiga, Ferragamo, Stuart Weitzman, Gianni Versace and David Aaron.
Nordstrom’s, which opens today (March 1) in King of Prussia Plaza, is a full-service department store, but with shoes like this, who needs clothes?
The chain is serious about its roots, which began way back in 1901, when John W. Nordstrom hooked up with shoemaker Carl F. Wallin to open the Seattle shoe store, Wallin & Nordstrom.
After Wallin and Nordstrom retired from the business in the late 1920s, Nordstrom’s sons, Everett, Elmer and Lloyd — God bless them — took over and built the largest independent shoe chain in the country. The chain expanded beyond shoes in 1963, when the Nordstrom boys bought Best Apparel, a clothing store.
Today, there are 79 Nordstrom stores in 15 states.
The King of Prussia store carries 150,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes (the majority, of course, are for women). The store’s officials like to boast that if you lined all the shoes up, they’d reach from King of Prussia to Center City. As if you’d let these shoes anywhere near the expressway. in our site nordstrom coupon code
Unlike almost any other department store in the area, Nordstrom’s has a substantial stock of women’s shoes from size 3 up to size 13 and men’s sizes from 6 to 16.
Nordstrom’s also brings other gems to the Philadelphia world of shopping. The handbag department is nearly as outstanding as the shoe area, and the young contemporary clothing department rivals Macy’s.
An interactive cosmetics department, which Nordstrom’s developed after interviewing Philly shoppers about what intimidates them, eliminates the traditional glass counters attended by sales clerks with big eyelashes and dark brown lip liner. In this Nordstrom’s, shoppers can pick up their own lipstick and eyeliner, just like in the drugstore (but better, because the store carries makeup brands like the elusive M.A.C.).
Nordstrom’s is known in finer shopping circles for its focus on customer service. During Tuesday’s(2/28) preopening gala, the salespeople pampered customers but never resorted to that annoying practice of following them around using the, “Can I help you? Can I help you?” routine.
One thing the store has little room to brag about, though, is its selection of women’s apparel. While not as disappointing as, say, the alleged lighter side of Sears, the clothes in stock at Nordstrom’s aren’t quite up to the Lord & Taylor standard.
There isn’t much to choose from among Nordstrom’s popular designer bridge labels (DNKY and Emanuel), but the higher priced Designer Gallery on the third floor does offer some goose bumps from Ellen Tracy and Criscione.
When it comes to prices, Nordstrom’s is within reach, especially compared with Neiman Marcus, which opened last weekend. Neiman’s is a clothing museum worth a visit, even if it’s just to touch that $2,600 Richard Tyler suit.
But when you’re looking to buy those new shoes, head directly to Nordstrom’s.
NOBE Conroy, Theresa
