Nordstrom To Close Northshore Mall, South Shore Plaza Locations

PEABODY, MA — Nordstrom locations at the Northshore Mall in Peabody and the South Shore Plaza in Braintree will close over the next two months, according to a statement provided to Patch on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the national upscale department store chain said the leases are expiring at both locations and the decision was made not to renew them in order to best "serve customers in the area by leveraging our surrounding stores and through our digital channels."

Additional stores at the Burlington and Natick malls, as well as Nordstrom Rack locations in Danvers, Burlington, Boston, Framingham and Westwood, are not expected to be affected by the two closings.

A spokesperson said the Peabody location will close on Jan. 31 and the Braintree location will close on March 8 with efforts made to relocate employees who wish to stay with the chain.

"Decisions like this are never easy and we understand the impact they have on our team members," the Nordstrom spokesperson said. "We're committed to taking care of our employees through this transition, which includes supporting those who are interested in finding another role within Nordstrom."

Simon Property Group said that DICK's Sporting Goods will move into space in both malls in 2026 with the Northshore Mall becoming the latest DICK's House of Sport location.

"We are proud to expand our relationship with DICK'S to significantly upgrade our offerings at two of suburban Boston's top shopping destinations," said Mark Silvestri, President of Development at Simon. "The sports products and interactive experiences featured at DICK's House of Sport and DICK'S Sporting Goods will generate increased energy, customer traffic and revenue in these spaces, similar to the success we have seen with DICK'S at Simon properties
across the country."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)