Gaylor formerly worked in sales in the insurance and window-manufacturing industries. Gaylor said he wants to attract customers from outside the area. Boat's was established in 1938 and is located at 620 Franklin St. Bryan Gaylor bought the business from Harlan Van Vark, Doug Van Gorkom and Marv Roozeboom, who have operated the business for many years. Call 51 or visit Shopping shortsīoat's Home Furnishings in Pella has a new owner. Nordstrom Rack regular store hours are 10 a.m. The mobile app provides shoppers with notifications of new deliveries in the store and allows customers to check on sizes and availability of merchandise in other Rack stores. Clerks are easily identified because they wear green shirts. Customers who want to avoid long lines at the checkout stations can flag down a clerk anywhere in the store who will use a mobile device to complete debit and credit card transactions. Other perks at the West Des Moines store include: also operates a fulfillment and distribution center in Cedar Rapids. But we never like to say never," she said. "We have no plans for a full-line store here. Having a Nordstrom Rack in the metro is not necessarily a precursor for getting a Nordstrom department store, Tobis said. The company's growth plan includes 230 stores by the end of 2016, Tobis said. As of today, the company has 167 stores in 36 states. The West Des Moines store is the company's 164th location. Nordstrom Rack started out in 1973 as a basement discount center for Nordstrom department store. Watch Video: Tour the new Nordstrom Rack in West Des Moines "Our buyers are thoughtful about their selections based on the season and the community," she said. What Nordstrom Rack in West Des Moines sells won't be the same as a store in Florida, she said. "And the selection is not the same in every store," she said. New merchandise is delivered twice a week, Tobis said. The remaining 80 percent is specially purchased merchandise from brand-name retailers, she said. "Nordstrom started out as a shoe store in Seattle in 1901," said Naomi Tobis, a Nordstrom spokeswoman.Ībout 20 percent of the inventory in Nordstrom Rack is clearance merchandise from Nordstrom full-line stores and, Tobis said. The store has a reputation for offering a large selection of shoes, which harks back to the company's beginnings. The store will feature name-brand goods the likes of Hugo Boss, Kate Spade, Vince Camuto and Trina Turk. Nordstrom Rack offers clothing for men, women and children, premium denim, handbags, jewelry, beauty and bath products, home furnishings, and shoes. One retail bay has yet to be claimed in the Hurd Real Estate project. It is part of a new retail development that also includes HomeGoods, which opened last week, and Dick's Sporting Goods. Jordan Creek Parkway in the Plaza at Jordan Creek in West Des Moines. The 35,000-square-foot store is at 320 S. Nordstrom Rack, the off-price clothing and accessories little sister of the upscale Nordstrom department store, opens its first Iowa store today in West Des Moines. View Gallery: 55 photos: Nordstrom Rack in West Des Moines