The hardware store hopes to find a new home in Palm Springs, while the discount fashion retailer plans to open in fall 2027.

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Palm Springs Ace Hardware will close its Smoke Tree Village location when its lease ends on Feb. 28, 2027, making way for a new Nordstrom Rack at the South Palm Springs shopping center.

The hardware store’s owners hope to reopen elsewhere in Palm Springs, but they have not secured a new location or announced a timeline.

They wrote in a social media post:

“After many wonderful years serving the Palm Springs community, we have some important news to share. Unfortunately, the property owner has chosen to lease our current location to another retailer, which means Palm Springs Ace Hardware will be closing its doors at this location by February 28, 2027. While we are saddened to be leaving the place we’ve called home, we are not giving up on our future!”

Nordstrom Rack plans fall 2027 opening

Nordstrom announced Thursday that its new Nordstrom Rack is expected to open in fall 2027 at 1785 E. Palm Canyon Drive. The company said the store will be about 25,000 square feet.

Nordstrom Rack is Nordstrom’s discount retail division, selling clothing, shoes, accessories and other items.

The company said the Palm Springs store will offer pickup for online orders from Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, along with returns. A specific opening date has not been announced.

The change is part of a broader shift at Smoke Tree Village, which opened in 1965. An In-N-Out Burger is also planned at the shopping center, though an opening date has not been announced.

For Ace customers, the immediate question is whether the store can find another location and return to Palm Springs. For now, the business plans to remain open at Smoke Tree Village until its lease ends in February.