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2008-01-31

Nordstrom's offers a sneak peek

Nordstrom's first full-line department store in Hawaii will feature a third of an acre of shoes and the largest sunglass and women's petites departments in the retailer's chain.

Nordstrom executives gave a preview of its new Ala Moana Center store on Thursday.

The interior of the new three-level building on Kapiolani Boulevard is nearly completed, although empty of merchandise, with marble tile aisles, carpeted sales floors and wood-and-glass shelving and display cases throughout the store. Merchandise will be brought in over the next several weeks in advance of the 210,000-square-foot store's March 7 opening.

The store's five shoe departments -- three for women and juniors, one for men and one for children -- will carry about 50 percent more shoes than the Nordstrom shoe store at Ward Center, said spokeswoman Brooke White.

Women's apparel takes up the entire top floor, while the men's and children's departments are on the street level, along with a cafe restaurant.

The new store also will have two espresso bars and a gelato bar.


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