Nordstrom Rack Glendale Photos (2024)

FAQs

Are the items at Nordstrom Rack real? ›

Nordstrom Rack carries merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com, as well as specially purchased items from many of the top brands sold at Nordstrom.

Nordstrom is the specialty store. Nordstrom Rack is the discount outlet that sells clothing that hasn't sold even with markdowns at the Nordstrom stores along with clothing that was purchased from various vendors that are lower price points. Think of Nordstrom Rack as the clearance center for Nordstrom stores.

Make sure to subscribe to Nordstrom Rack's newsletter to really be in the know. Know Your Red Tags. Red tags indicate clearance and some are even penny items which are marked as “$0.01” — yes, that's really the price. Penny items are supposed to be pulled from the floor, but if you find one, the item is yours!

U.S. Nordstrom Rack is an American off-price department store chain founded in 1973. It is a sister brand to the luxury department store chain Nordstrom. As of 2023, Nordstrom Rack operates 348 stores in 41 U.S. states.

While Nordstrom Rack sources a significant amount of its inventory from overstock at its full-price store, it also produces some low-cost yet stylish items exclusively for the store.

Many of the purses at Nordstrom Rack are “Off Price Designer” items, meaning they are real designer items at a fraction of the cost. Customers can expect to find items from luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade and Michael Kors.

You can return items by mail or at any Nordstrom store. We now accept eligible returns of Nordstrom and Nordstrom.com merchandise at Nordstrom Rack locations.

Nordstrom (JWN) is a high-end retail sales department store. Nordstrom has notable competitors in the retail industry that offer high fashion in a similar department store format, like Macy's (M), Dillard's (DDS), Neiman Marcus, and Saks.

There are no time limits for Nordstrom returns and exchanges and no highlighted restrictions in the Nordstrom returns policy, however Nordstrom reserve the right to handle returns on a “case by case basis”. Special occasion dresses and designer items may not be returnable if tags have been removed.

As we mentioned, the initials "BP" stand for Brass Plum, which was the original name of the juniors' department at Nordstrom.

Is Last Chance cheaper than Nordstrom Rack? ›

But did you know there's a place you can find Nordstrom deals for even less? A little-known clearance outlet, Last Chance, has only two locations, but it might be worth a trip, as the store sells fashion-forward merchandise from Nordstrom Rack and Nordstrom for as much as 95 percent off.

Nordstrom Rack Clear the Rack Sales (Dates Vary)

Nordstrom Clear the Rack sales occur around four times per year — typically at the start of a new season. The sales usually last two to four days and include discounts of up to an extra 25% off already discounted items for a total savings of up to 75%.

Not all the merchandise comes from Nordstrom.

But if you see tags that say Nordstrom Rack, then the items were made or purchased specifically to be sold at the Rack stores and aren't markdowns from Nordstrom itself," says Julie Ramhold, consumer analyst with DealNews.com.

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Nordstrom Rack / Parent organization

TJ Maxx. Get savings to the max at TJ Maxx. The unfussy chain operates similarly to Nordstrom Rack, but instead of having a full-price parent company to pull inventory from, TJ Maxx buys overstock directly from suppliers.

We have recently learned of a new deceptive website, www[.] nordstomrack[.]com (please note the misspelling, no “r” after the "t"), that is using the Nordstrom Rack name without the consent of Nordstrom Rack or Nordstrom. We are concerned that customers trying to visit Nordstromrack.com will reach this site by mistake.

You can return items by mail or at any Nordstrom store. We now accept eligible returns of Nordstrom and Nordstrom.com merchandise at Nordstrom Rack locations.

Nordstrom retains security guards and/or loss prevention professional to help provide shoppers and employees with a safe and secure shopping environment.

Nordstrom Rack straddles two worlds, the discount of a T.J. Maxx and the strong Nordstrom brand name. But Mark Cohen with Columbia Business School said it isn't exactly the best of both worlds. “I don't believe you can have it both ways,” he said.