Upscale department store chain Nordstrom said Wednesday that it plans to close its location at The Mall at Partridge Creek, leaving the Macomb County shopping center with its second empty anchor store.

The last day of business at Nordstrom will be Sept. 13, the retailer said in a statement. Nordstrom, which has been closing store locations nationwide, has been at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township since the open-air mall opened in 2007.

The announcement follows the closure last year of Partridge Creek's Carson's store.

"Looking at our needs in the Detroit market, we decided it made the most sense to close this store and focus on serving customers at our six other Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores, as well as online," Nordstrom said in the statement.

The retailer did not say how many jobs will be impacted by the closure.

Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon said that he heard Nordstrom employees were notified earlier in the day Wednesday.

"This is further demonstration of how big box stores have been damaged by online shopping," he said.

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Cannon said talks are underway with several high-quality stores that could potentially fill the former Carson's space. However, the old Carson's store could possibly be leased before then on a short-term basis to a Halloween store for about four months.

While that possibility doesn't excite Cannon — "(it's) not the image our mall portrays" — he said that he understands why the temporary Halloween store could happen.

The manager of Partridge Creek, Starwood Retail Partners, said in a statement that it understands why Nordstrom's will close, "as we’ve seen traditional department store anchors shrink their footprints."

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