After months of anticipation and celebrations, Nordstrom opened its second Canadian location at the Rideau Centre Friday in high style.
The day kicked off at 7:30 a.m., two hours before the official opening, with a pre-launch “beauty bash” at its mall entrance, where shoppers received complementary beauty consultations.
In Nordstrom opening tradition, employees lined the aisles and led a rowdy final storewide countdown near the entrance to welcome and applaud the first customers through the doors. The first 2,000 were handed free Nordstrom totes.
Opening lineup and pre launch party beauty bash for the grand opening of Nordstrom in Ottawa, March 06, 2015. (Jean Levac/ Ottawa Citizen)
The Citizen's Paula McCooey was there and tweeting from the start. Scroll the window to take a peek inside.
Nordstrom, a leading fashion specialty retailers based in the United States, marked the grand opening with a glitzy charity gala on Wednesday. The sold-out event raised $180,000 for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and United Way Ottawa.
Attendees were treated to hors d’oeuvres, desserts, cocktails and live entertainment, in addition to being among the first to shop the new 157,000-square-foot store that include a mix of apparel, shoes and accessories for women, men and children.
Anita Song tries some Tom Ford Cosmetics during the pre launch party beauty bash for the grand opening of Nordstrom in Ottawa, March 06, 2015. (Jean Levac/ Ottawa Citizen)
