SEATTLE, Oct. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year,
billions of pounds of clothing ends up in landfills. Nordstrom,
Inc. (NYSE: JWN) is now offering customers a better solution that
helps give new life to used clothing and accessories, while also
supporting local nonprofit organizations. Through a partnership
with Give Back Box®, customers can donate items by mail at no cost.
All donations will be directed to local nonprofits, where they will
be sold to fund community programs such as job training and
education initiatives.
"Our customers have told us they want to be able to clean out
their closets in a more environmentally-friendly way," said
Erik Nordstrom, co-president of
Nordstrom. "By extending the life of their used items, and
encouraging them to reuse the box from their recent Nordstrom
order, we're trying to make it easy and convenient to help reduce
waste while also being able to support local nonprofit
organizations."
The new service enables customers to donate gently used
clothing, shoes, jewelry or small household items. To get started,
customers can visit Nordstrom.com/DonateClothes or follow these
steps:
- Open Your Box: When you order from Nordstrom, save the
box your order came in.
- Pack It Up: Fill the box with any gently used clothing,
accessories or shoes you'd like to donate.
- Print and Ship: Print a prepaid shipping label from
givebackbox.com/Nordstrom. Close up your box, attach the prepaid
label, and drop it off at any UPS or U.S.P.S. location.
"We are thrilled to have Nordstrom as a partner to share our
message with its customers," said Monika Wiela, Give Back Box
Founder. "With its focus on service and commitment to corporate
social responsibility, Nordstrom is a natural fit for Give Back
Box. We're excited to work together to support organizations that
are providing valuable resources to those in need in our
communities."
Later this week, the retailer will begin testing an in-store
donation program in its six western Washington Nordstrom stores.
Those items will be directed to Seattle Goodwill and Goodwill of
Olympics and Rainier Region. Participating stores will have white,
Goodwill-branded donation bins.
Participating stores include:
- Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Wash.
- Downtown Seattle, Seattle, Wash.
- Northgate Mall, Seattle,
Wash.
- Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood,
Wash.
- Southcenter Square, Tukwila,
Wash.
- Tacoma Mall, Tacoma,
Wash.
About Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion
retailer based in the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in
Seattle, today Nordstrom operates
360 stores in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in
the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico; 227 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and
two clearance stores. Additionally, customers are served online
through Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook. The company
also owns Trunk Club, a personalized clothing service serving
customers online at TrunkClub.com and its seven clubhouses.
Nordstrom, Inc.'s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under
the symbol JWN.
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