The decisions to pull out of Cincinnati come as Nordstrom's new management team, led by chief executive Blake Nordstrom, re-examines its expansion plans. The retailer, which has been struggling against declining profits and soft sales this year, appointed the new team in August and said it wanted to focus on more profitable stores. We're continuing to look at the real estate calendar, and there could be some other changes. Fla. Ms. Weigand said proposed stores in Columbus and Louisville are still on the books. Unlike the downtown Cincinnati location, which Nordstrom said it would like to revisit in at least a year, the retailer doesn't know when it would look at Deerfield Township again.
Some shoppers are tired of waiting.
Two other anchors would have been part of the mall, which was in the planning stages. Warren Wilson, vice president and director of new business at Rouse, could not predict the proposed mall's future. Market research and discussions with Duke-Weeks must happen before a decision is made. At this point, we have to evaluate our options. Rouse is working with Nordstrom on seven other projects.