A Nordstrom in Santa Monica is set to close later in August, coming as the company has opened several new stores across the state in the past year.

The location at Santa Monica Place in Santa Monica will close on Aug. 26, a Nordstrom spokesperson previously confirmed to USA TODAY . Santa Monica Place, the outdoor mall just minutes from the beach, boasts other higher-end retailers such as Coach and Hugo Boss.

The closure comes as Nordstrom recently announced a new 24,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack — the company’s store chain where merchandise is sold at lower prices — in Encinitas, slated for spring 2026. The store will be located at the El Camino Promenade, the company said in a news release in July.

But the Encinitas location isn’t the only example of Nordstrom’s recent footprint

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