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D.C. in Talks to Bring Nordstrom to Georgetown; Mall Deal Could Open Other Shops
Nordstrom and a prominent local developer are negotiating to bring the high-end department store chain to a shopping mall in Georgetown, and the District could contribute at least $20 million to the deal, D.C. officials said yesterday. The new store would be part of a major remodeling planned for the Shops at Georgetown Park, at […]
Continue Reading →Miller’s Megamall Combined Outlets, Off-pricers
Where others saw a roadblock, Herbert S. Miller recognized an opportunity. In the early 1980s, off-price retailers and factory outlet stores needed sales of more than $200 per square foot to succeed, but not even regional malls could count on bringing in that kind of money. Miller, then president of Washington, D.C.–based Western Development Corp. […]
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