(Portland, OR) -- Nordstrom has notified the State of Oregon it'll be closing the Nordstrom Rack store in downtown Portland. The city has been struggling to keep businesses downtown since the pandemic. The store on Southwest Morrison will close January 31st and 37 employees will be affected. Some will be offered positions at other locations, so it's unclear how many will be laid off. Nordstrom's *flagship* store is four blocks away, near Pioneer Courthouse Square.