TACOMA, WA-The new store, set to open in 2008, is being constructed as the mall is getting 105,000 sf of outdoor, lifestyle-center space.

TACOMA, WA-The new store, set to open in 2008, is being constructed as the mall is getting 105,000 sf of outdoor, lifestyle-center space. Nordstrom first opened at Tacoma Mall in 1966.

TACOMA, WA-The new store, set to open in 2008, is being constructed as the mall is getting 105,000 sf of outdoor, lifestyle-center space. Nordstrom first opened at Tacoma Mall in 1966.

SAN FRANCISCO-Gap is planning five new markets where it plans to open its over-35 chain in the fall.

NEW YORK CITY-The company's CEO stresses that his wholesale and retail operations will not be sold off in parts.

FORT WORTH-Lagerinn, an Icelandic corporation, buys the retailer's 40 stores in the UK and Ireland for $15 million.

LITTLEHAMPTON, ENGLAND-The deal gives L'Oreal 2,100 Body Shop stores in 54 countries, including 450 in North America.

NEW YORK CITY-Same-store sales rise 3.3% during the quarter, while full-year earnings soar 19% for the bookstore chain.