Nordstrom to
open Ward store

Star-Bulletin staff

Nordstrom Rack, an off-price division of fashion retailer Nordstrom Inc., will open a 30,606-square-foot store on a property makai of Office Depot on Kamakee Street in Kakaako.

Victoria Ward Ltd., developer of the Victoria Ward Centers, said 15 existing tenants in the area will be relocated on or around Ward properties to make way for the new store.

Construction is to begin in December, with the opening scheduled for spring.

Nordstrom Rack offers name- brand shoes, clothing and accessories at prices 30 percent to 75 percent off regular retail.

The Rack stores also sell clearance items transferred from full-line Nordstrom stores.

Seattle-based Nordstrom has a shoe store in Ala Moana Center and has said it plans to open a full-line Nordstrom store at Ala Moana in 2001.