Simon’s not saying how much is being spent on the construction. We always strive to be part of the best retail centers and we believe Del Amo is the premier shopping center in South Bay.” When we were presented with the opportunity, we had to make a choice between putting more money into our current location in order to bring it up to our customers’ standards, or build them a brand new store and be part of a really exciting project at Del Amo. “We have an aging store at South Bay Galleria. “It’s important we put our best foot forward for our customers,” said Robert Middlemas, executive vice president and Southern California regional manager at Nordstrom. The Del Amo Nordstrom will carry Topshop and Topman and a via C department carrying labels such as IRO, Rag & Bone, Elizabeth & James and A.L.C. Cosmetics will include a Trending Now area featuring popular items and concierge where customers can set appointments or learn about new products. The two-level Nordstrom, which relocates the South Bay Galleria store that opened in 1985, is one of the retailers set to open next month and is Nordstrom’s 8th store reflecting a new design that removes departments defined by carpeted areas and aisles, adds more natural lighting and introduces a redesigned cosmetics area. An additional 15 to 20 stores should come online by the Black Friday selling period and a few more early next year. 9 when construction on the second phase is completed.

Simon’s now bent on completing the restoration.Ībout 60 new stores will open Oct. acquired the property in 2003 and began work on a lifestyle center aspect that brought an open-air shopping component to one part of Del Amo in 2006, but then the recession hit, setting aside any plans to revitalize the remaining mall. Department store consolidations changed that. It’s a region somewhat isolated and removed from major freeways leaving surface streets, such as Hawthorne or Sepulveda boulevards, as major transportation arteries.įor that reason, Del Amo was, at one time, a significant regional retail player, boasting retailers such as Bullock’s and I. We’re bringing it back.”ĭel Amo, at 2.7 million square feet, was once the gem of Southern California’s South Bay, a region to the southwest of downtown Los Angeles comprised of some 19 different neighborhoods ranging from coastal communities such as Manhattan Beach and the Pacific Palisades to the more inland areas of Inglewood, Gardena and Hawthorne. There have been department store consolidations. “Thirty years ago this was one of the four or five great shopping malls in Southern California,” said Chuck Davis, senior vice president of development at Simon Property Group Inc. The department store, nabbed from the South Bay Galleria less than three miles away, has served as a catalyst of sorts for helping ink other lease deals and driving the second phase of a major redo for the aging mall set to be revealed in a preview tour today. LOS ANGELES - Nordstrom has been a pretty good calling card for the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, Calif.

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