Nordstrom Rack and Sprouts Farmers Market will be opening in the fall of 2023 in Visalia — both new to the marketplace.
 
Clothing retailer Nordstrom Rack will take 29,000 square feet next to organic grocer Sprouts Farmers Market, which will occupy 25,000 square feet on the corner location of the former Sears building.

Both will be located in the Sequoia Mall at the intersection of Mooney Boulevard and Caldwell Avenue — said to be the busiest intersection in all of Tulare County.
 
Improvements in the vacant Sears are underway.
 
The shopping center includes Hobby Lobby, Marshall’s, Bed Bath and Beyond, Raising Cane’s and is soon to also include Nordstrom Rack, Sprouts Farmers Market, Sola Salon and many more businesses that will continue to be announced as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the property, said developer Dave Paynter.
 
Sequoia Mall is owned by Caldwell-Mooney Partners I, LP and managed by Paynter Realty & Investments, Inc. Paynter owns several other shopping centers in Visalia and around the Valley.
 
“As a major part of the initial stage of the redevelopment of the Sequoia Mall, we are excited to announce Nordstrom Rack and Sprouts Farmers Market will be opening in the Sequoia Mall. Nordstrom Rack is a best-in-class retailer which we have long hoped would come to Visalia. With an extraordinary history of excellence in sales and customer service, they will surely be a welcomed addition to the Visalia community,” said Paynter.
 
The Seattle-based retailer just announced a new location in San Luis Obispo as well.
 
“Sprouts Farmers Market will be the first of its kind in Visalia, a grocer dedicated to selling affordable natural, fresh, organic and health grocery items. Visalia and the greater Tulare County area have been asking for a healthy food grocer for a long time and we are so happy to finally be able to bring Sprouts to the community,” Paynter added.
 
Besides these new retailers Paynter just filed plans for a new 16,000 square-foot store just north of Nordstrom Rack with a tenant not yet named.
 
The new retailers create “great momentum” for more new leases to be announced, says Jim Sanders of the Paynter company.