SEATTLE, Feb. 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share payable on March 14, 2008, to shareholders of record on February 29, 2008. The previous quarterly dividend amount was $0.135 per

SEATTLE, Feb. 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the opening of its third Miami-area store today, leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will offer its well-edited selection of designer, luxury and quality fashion brands to Aventura Mall fashionistas.

SEATTLE, Feb. 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $486.3 million for the four-week period ended February 2, 2008, compared to sales of $610.1 million for the five-week period ended February 3, 2007. Same-store sales decreased 6.6 percent and total

SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced it has signed a letter of intent with The Irvine Company to open a new Nordstrom store at Fashion Island. The two-level, 138,000-square-foot store is scheduled

SEATTLE, Jan. 28, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc., one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, will hire 500 local employees for its first full-line store in Hawaii opening Friday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. "Nordstrom is looking for people who love to sell and are passionate

SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended February 2, 2008 after the market close on February 25, 2008. At 4:30 pm (ET) that day, management will host a conference call to discuss information

Proceeds to Benefit Three Music Education Groups SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In celebration of Black History Month, Nordstrom will sell an exclusive CD entitled "Immortal Soul-Essential Recordings from the Golden Age" beginning in February.

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $1,222.9 million for the five-week period ending January 5, 2008, a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to sales of $1,271.3 million for the five-week period ending December 30, 2006.

SEATTLE, Jan. 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced today that it will open a 35,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack at Laguna Hills Mall in fall 2008. Nordstrom Rack is the company's off-price retail division

SEATTLE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $804.9 million for the four-week period ending December 1, 2007, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to sales of $749.4 million for the four-week period ending November 25, 2006.

SEATTLE, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced today that it will open its first Nordstrom Rack store in New Jersey at Bergen Town Center in Paramus. Nordstrom Rack is the company's off-price retail division

SEATTLE, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced it has signed a letter of intent with General Growth Properties and Jim Wilson & Associates, LLC to open a new Nordstrom store at Riverchase Galleria in Birmingham.

SEATTLE, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced it has signed a letter of intent with General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) to open a new Nordstrom store at Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka, Minn.

Event to Benefit Three Local Charities SEATTLE, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. will open its first full-line store in Hawaii at Ala Moana Center on Friday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. To celebrate this long-awaited opening, Nordstrom will host an evening gala on Wednesday, March 5,

SEATTLE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $165.7 million, or $0.68 per diluted share for the third quarter ended November 3, 2007. For the same period last year, net earnings and earnings per diluted share were $135.7 million and $0.52,

SEATTLE, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2007 after the market close on November 19, 2007. At 4:30 pm (ET) that day, management will host a conference call to discuss information contained in the

SEATTLE, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $625.7 million for the four-week period ending November 3, 2007, an increase of 0.5 percent compared to sales of $622.5 million for the four-week period ending October 28, 2006.

Gala featuring runway fashion show to benefit Bishop Museum, Hawaii Theatre Center and HUGS SEATTLE, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, will kick off the opening of its first Hawaii full-line store with an evening gala on Wednesday,

SEATTLE, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Denverites have a new shopping destination downtown. Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom opened its third Colorado store today at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. The 138,000-square-foot store features an expanded designer offering and the company's

SEATTLE, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $762.2 million for the five-week period ending October 6, 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent compared to sales of $732.5 million for the five-week period ending September 30, 2006.

SEATTLE, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced today that it will open a 38,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at Springbrook Prairie Pavilion in Naperville, Ill., in fall 2008.

SEATTLE, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Detroit-area fashionistas have a new shopping destination. Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened its second Michigan store today at Twelve Oaks in Novi. Shoppers hungry for the latest trends and the hottest brands in shoes, apparel and

SEATTLE, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., (NYSE: JWN) one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, opened the doors to its first greater Boston-area store today at Natick Collection in Natick, Mass. Over 400 cheering employees lined the aisles of the

SEATTLE, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $582.3 million for the four-week period ending September 1, 2007, an increase of 12.6 percent compared to sales of $517.1 million for the four-week period ending August 26, 2006.

Story Illustrations Will Inspire Holiday Theme Throughout Store SEATTLE, Aug 28, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- It was novel idea, in more ways than one. As the Nordstrom marketing team worked to come up with a theme for the 2007 holiday season, many suggestions came out of the