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January 28, 2013 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 28, 2013 10:34 pm

For 27 years, Juan Perez played the baby grand Baldwin on the main floor at the Tacoma Mall Nordstrom store in Tacoma, Wash., and he got a hug after he closed the lid for the last time Sunday. Once Nordstrom customers in many stores shopped to the music played by a live pianist; today only 30 of the stores nationwide provide such upscale ambiance. "It's a store-by-store decision. It's just part of the evolving experience in the stores," said Nordstrom spokeswoman Tara Darrow.

For 27 years, Juan Perez played the baby grand Baldwin on the main floor at the Tacoma Mall Nordstrom store in Tacoma, Wash., and he got a hug after he closed the lid for the last time Sunday. Once Nordstrom customers in many stores shopped to the music played by a live pianist; today only 30 of the stores nationwide provide such upscale ambiance. "It's a store-by-store decision. It's just part of the evolving experience in the stores," said Nordstrom spokeswoman Tara Darrow.

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