WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 03, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Westin Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) upper-upscale brand, and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced that they have formed a relationship that will make Westin the first hotel chain to sell its custom designed,

SEATTLE, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer announced it has signed a letter of intent with Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) to open a new Nordstrom store at the 1.2 million-square-foot Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Mich.

SEATTLE, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $657.3 million for the five-week period ending April 2, 2005, an increase of 6.7 percent compared to sales of $616.3 million for the five-week period ending April 3, 2004.

SEATTLE, March 22, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer announced it has signed a letter of intent with Taubman Centers Inc. (NYSE: TCO) to open a new Nordstrom store at the 1 million-square-foot Cherry Creek

SEATTLE, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened its 95th full-line store in Atlanta today at Phipps Plaza. Over 400 applauding store employees lined the aisles of the 135,000-square foot store to cheer the first customers through the door.

SEATTLE, March 3, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $463.2 million for the four-week period ending February 26, 2005, an increase of 8.4 percent compared to sales of $427.4 million for the four-week period ending February 28,

SEATTLE, Feb 24, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $500 million share repurchase program. The prior $300 million authorization was completed during the fourth quarter of 2004.

SEATTLE, Feb 15, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $140.0 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 29, 2005. Fourth quarter 2004 net earnings were reduced $4.7 million or $0.03 per share due to a

SEATTLE, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $386.2 million for the four-week period ending January 29, 2005, an increase of 8.9 percent compared to sales of $354.7 million for the four-week period ending January 31, 2004.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan 26, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --- St. Andrews High School sixth grader Hannah Speer's glowing tribute to her soccer coach Tony Stevens has won top honors in a Nike and Nordstrom essay writing contest that attracted over 300 entries from around the country.

SEATTLE, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $1,046.0 million for the five-week period ending January 1, 2005, an increase of 11.7 percent compared to sales of $936.2 million for the five-week period ending January 3, 2004.

SEATTLE, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $667.6 million for the four-week period ending November 27, 2004, an increase of 6.2 percent compared to sales of $628.4 million for the four-week period ending November 29, 2003.

SEATTLE, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, payable on December 15, 2004, to shareholders of record on November 30, 2004. (Logo:

SEATTLE, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $77.8 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended October 30, 2004, which was ahead of expectations. For the same period last year, net earnings and earnings per diluted share

SEATTLE, Nov 12, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened its 94th full-line store in Miami, Fla. today at Dadeland Mall. Over 400 applauding store employees lined the aisles of the 150,000-square foot store to cheer the first customers through the

SEATTLE, Nov 4, 2004 (PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX) -- Nordstrom, Inc. today reported preliminary sales of $511.9 million for the four-week period ending October 30, 2004, an increase of 13.5 percent compared to sales of $451.2 million for the four-week period ending November 1, 2003.

SEATTLE, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004, an increase of 7.1 percent compared to sales of $558.9 million for the five-week period ending October 4, 2003.

SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $431.7 million for the four-week period ending August 28, 2004, an increase of 8.2 percent compared to sales of $399.1 million for the four-week period ending August 30, 2003.

SEATTLE, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today it signed a letter of intent with Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO), to remain in downtown Salt Lake City as part of a major redesign of Crossroads Plaza Mall. The new Nordstrom store will be approximately

SEATTLE, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $300 million share repurchase program. In November of 1999, the Board authorized a $150 million share repurchase program of which $82 million remains.

Board Approves Quarterly Dividend Increase of 18 Percent SEATTLE, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $106.9 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended July 31, 2004, ahead of company guidance of $0.70 to $0.74.

SEATTLE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $746.9 million for the four-week period ending July 31, 2004, an increase of 8.9 percent compared to sales of $686.0 million for the four-week period ending August 2, 2003.

SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $707.4 million for the five-week period ending July 3, 2004, an increase of 8.5 percent compared to sales of $652.0 million for the five-week period ending July 5, 2003.

SEATTLE, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced plans to relocate and expand its 19,000 square foot downtown Portland Nordstrom Rack to the ODS Tower on SW 2nd Avenue. The new store will be significantly larger, offering customers 33,698 square feet of brand

SEATTLE, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $499.0 million for the four-week period ending May 29, 2004, an increase of 11.7 percent compared to sales of $446.8 million for the four-week period ending May 31, 2003.