Nordstrom Rack to close Empire Outlets location before year’s end - silive.com

Oct 31, 2024

The Nordstrom Rack store, which is located at the Empire Outlets in St. George, has announced that it will officially close its doors for good before the end of this year. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nordstrom Rack, the luxury goods retailer that has anchored the Empire Outlets in St. George since the mall’s opening in 2019, has announced that it will officially close its doors for good before the end of this year.

“With our lease set to expire in January 2025, we’ve made the decision to close our Empire Outlets Nordstrom Rack store (#511) located at 15 Richmond Terrace Ste 301 in Staten Island, New York,” the company confirmed in an email. “The store’s last day of business will be December 4, 2024.”

The last day of business at Nordstrom Rack in St. George will be Dec. 4, 2024. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)

Citing the site’s lease expiration as the reason for closure, the company noted it had assessed its network of stores in the New York City market before making the decision, and will continue to serve customers in the area by focusing on nearby Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack locations, as well as online.

“Our other Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores in the area will remain open,” the email said. “This includes our flagship New York City store, our men’s store, two Manhattan Rack locations, and two Manhattan locals. Customers can continue to take advantage of our suite of services at any of these locations.”

Nordstrom Rack at Empire Outlets opened in July 2019. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)

Empire Outlets, which opened in 2019 and entered into foreclosure in 2022, was sold at a public auction in Richmond County Supreme Court last year.

Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group (GSUIG) paid $10 million to retain control of the St. George shopping destination at that auction, putting an end to an almost two-year-long foreclosure process and bumping BFC Partners, the mall’s original operator, out of the ownership equation.

“Goldman Sachs is committed to Staten Island and identifying the best outcome for Empire Outlets,” a spokesperson for GSUIG told the Advance/SILive.com at the time of the auction.

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Nordstrom maintains that the closure of Nordstrom Rack at Empire Outlets is based entirely on lease expiration, and has emphasized that the company is still in good standing. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)

GSUIG did not respond to a request for comment about the Nordstrom Rack closure before the time of publication. And Nordstrom maintained that the closure is based entirely on lease expiration, emphasizing that the company is still in good standing.

“Financial results continue to be strong at the Rack banner,” CEO Erik Nordstrom shared during a recent Q2 earnings call, noting that the company opened 11 new Nordstrom Rack locations last spring and will open 12 more this fall. “Rack stores that were opened last year are performing well, delivering a solid return on investment while attracting new customers.”

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