Urban Revitalization

Seattle – October 16, 2026 -- Nordstrom, Inc. will open a 51,500-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at 2 Stockton Street in San Francisco in fall 2027, re-entering the downtown market through its off-price division.

Invesco Real Estate-owned building in Union Square will house the new store

The site is at 2 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, in the Union Square neighborhood. Invesco Real Estate owns and manages the building.

Mayor Lurie cites downtown recovery as retailers return

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said companies were leaving the city three years ago and now want to be there. He credited efforts to make streets safer and cleaner, bring people back downtown and cut red tape. Co-CEO Erik Nordstrom said the city has built momentum in making downtown a good place for customers.

Shenyang – September 20, 2026 -- Xinhua Indices Institute has launched two new benchmark reports tracking rowing sport development and hutong revitalization in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, establishing an annual metric for the city's culture, tourism, sports and commerce integration strategy.

Two indices set annual benchmark for culture-sports integration

The China (Shenyang) Rowing Development Index Report and the China (Shenyang) Hutong Revitalization Index Report were unveiled on September 10 at the 2026 China (Shenyang) Exchange on Integrated Development of Culture, Tourism, Sports and Commerce. The event was co-hosted by the Shenyang Municipal People's Government and the Brand Work Office of Xinhua News Agency, drawing officials, industry executives and academics.