Nordstrom, Inc. announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Market at Town Center in Sugar Land, TX. The 35,455 square-foot store is scheduled to open fall 2011. This will be the second Rack store in the greater Houston area following the opening of The Centre at Post Oak Rack last February.

Nordstrom also operates a full-line store at the Houston Galleria Mall, as well as six other full-line stores and six Racks in Texas.

The Market at Town Center is located in the heart of the First Colony community at the major intersection of Highway 6 and Town Center Boulevard, just east of US 59. The center features 40 national and regional retailers, including Marshalls, Ross, Old Navy and DSW, as well as nine restaurants. The Market at Town Center is owned and operated by Weingarten Realty.

“We hope our Southwest area customers will give us an opportunity to earn their business at the Sugar Land Rack when we open next fall,” said Geevy Thomas, president of Nordstrom Rack. “We were so excited to enter the Houston market with our Rack last February. We're looking forward to having an even greater presence in this area so that we can serve more of our customers.”

“Building on our relationship with the Nordstrom team, we are excited to have a second Nordstrom Rack in the Houston area,” said Brody Farris, leasing executive for Weingarten Realty. “Nordstrom Rack will add to the diverse tenant mix at The Market at Town Center and help make this an even better shopping destination for Sugar Land.”

The Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, and carries merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com at 50-60% off original Nordstrom prices. Nordstrom Rack also offers a wide selection of apparel, accessories and shoes fro