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Nordstrom to close stores on North, South shores

The store in Peabody’s Northshore Mall will close on Jan. 31, and the store in Braintree’s South Shore Plaza will close on March 8.

A Nordstrom store in Pittsburgh. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File

January 8, 2025

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Luxury department store Nordstrom announced Tuesday it will close two locations, one each on the North and South Shore, early this year.

The store in Peabody’s Northshore Mall will close on Jan. 31, and the store in Braintree’s South Shore Plaza will close on March 8. A company spokesperson wrote in a statement that the closures are due to expiring leases.

“Decisions like this are never easy and we understand the impact they have on our team members,” a company spokesperson wrote in an email. “We’re committed to taking care of our employees through this transition, which includes supporting those that are interested in finding another role within Nordstrom.”

The spokesperson wrote that it will “serve customers in the area by leveraging our surrounding stores and through our digital channels.” There are two other Nordstrom stores in Massachusetts, in Natick and Burlington. Additionally, there are seven bargain Nordstrom Rack stores in Boston, Braintree, Burlington, Danvers, Framingham, Millbury, and Westwood, according to the company’s online store locator.

DICK’S House of Sport — a version of DICK’S Sporting Goods that features interactive play areas — will take over the location in the Northshore Mall, and a DICK’S Sporting Goods will open in South Shore Plaza, with an expected opening date in 2026, according to a press release from Simon, a real estate investment trust that owns both malls.

“We are proud to expand our relationship with DICK’S to significantly upgrade our offerings at two of suburban Boston’s top shopping destinations,” Mark Silvestri, president of development at Simon, said in the press release. “The sports products and interactive experiences … will generate increased energy, customer traffic and revenue in these spaces.”