High-end U.S. retailer Nordstrom announced its Canadian launch Thursday, including a store in Vancouver, joining a fast-growing field of foreign chains vying for coveted Canadian consumer dollars.
Officials from the Seattle-based department store chain and Cadillac Fairview revealed details for Canadian store plans at a media briefing in Toronto.
Nordstrom will take over the Sears location in Pacific Centre and officials say they are aiming for a 2015 opening.
Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa are also getting Nordstrom locations.
The upscale fashion retailer's foray into Canada will mark its first expansion into the international market.
In March, Sears Canada announced it would sell back leases for three of its stores to Cadillac Fairview, its landlord, for about $170 million.
With files from the Canadian Press
