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While the remodeled mall, which opened on Oct. 6, houses many of the stores that have long been popular among Valleyites--Target, Aeropostale, Coldwater Creek Coldwater Creek is a clothing retailer which is based in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Dennis Pence. The company had 239 stores in operation at the end of the 2006 fiscal year.[1] Notes

1. ^ Coldwater Creek.
 and Nine West among them--there will also be a wide assortment of shops with style and prices that have never been part of the Valley's retail mix, including Furla, Cole Haan Cole Haan is a fashion label that started in Chicago in 1928. The name comes from founders Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan. Originally Cole Haan was a men's footwear label. Today it offers many products, including men's and women's dress and casual footwear, belts, hosiery, handbags, , Miss Sixty, Movado and Burberry.

Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus

U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman.
, which will open in 2008, chose the location after shopping a number of different sites, some with far tonier addresses than Canoga Park. The Topanga store will be the retailer's only L.A. location outside Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. .

But perhaps nowhere is the recognition of the demand for luxury goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax.  more apparent than in the decision by Nordstrom to opt for a flagship Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  store at the mall. With the opening of its new, three-story store adjacent to the indoor mall, Nordstrom added about 60,000 square feet of selling space and another 200 employees for a total of 800 workers at the new store.

In the additional space, the retailer has added boutiques for Chanel, Valentino, Dolce dol·ce   Music
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In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction.



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 & Gabbana and the store's first Gucci boutique, along with collections from Chloe, Badgley Mischka, Robert Cavalli, Vera Wang, Doo.ri, Prada Denim and others, a collection the company called "our strongest comprehensive collection of designer merchandise."

There are five shoe departments featuring lines from Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik among others; handbag boutiques featuring Dior, Chanel and Gucci and additional cosmetics lines from Jo Malone, Armani and Shu Uemura.

The men's department carries 3,500 dress shirts in 63 sizes and 2,500 ties.

There is a sink in the men's grooming boutique for trying out shaving lotions, a women's dressing room appointed in luxurious velvets and natural woods and a day spa.

"We're very confident that the market is really perfect for having the best,"

Said Erik Nordstrom, a fourth generation member of the founding family who is president of stores. "Whatever the merchandise category is, I do think that area had been underestimated or maybe not as well understood. As we were negotiating with vendors, people didn't really know Topanga. They hadn't been there."
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