Nordstrom, Saks Head for San Juan

Specialty department stores Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue are expected to anchor the planned Plaza Internacional shopping center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to Las Vegas–based developer Taubman Centers Inc., which is building the new shopping center with New Century Development Inc. of San Juan. Both recently signed letters of intent to open at the Plaza Internacional, which will include 650,000 square feet of mall shops and restaurants, as well as a hotel and casino.