Retail Dive, December 9, 2019 Retail Dive announces Nordstrom Local as its Store Concept of the Year. With the department store category often feeling stagnant, Nordstrom Local stands out from the pack as the department store's merchandise-free concept store. Although the concept functions similarly to a direct-to-consumer showroom, the Local differentiates itself by combining Nordstrom's core value proposition of service with an experiential element. The store has five locat