Off-Price Retail Division of Nordstrom to Open at Sawgrass Mills SEATTLE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today it will open a 27,000 square foot Nordstrom Rack store at Sawgrass Mills in fall 2003. The Nordstrom Rack is the company's off-price retail division

SEATTLE, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales(1) of $573.8 million for the four-week period ending November 30, 2002, an increase of 4.3 percent compared to sales of $550.0 million for the four-week period ending December 1, 2001.

SEATTLE, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. announced today it will open its first free-standing day spa at The Shops at North Bridge at 520 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Spa Nordstrom is scheduled to open in spring 2003 and will offer a unique,

SEATTLE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $18.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the third quarter ending October 31, 2002. For the third quarter of 2001, net earnings and earnings per share were $10.5 million and $0.08,

SEATTLE, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable on December 16, 2002, to shareholders of record on November 30, 2002. (Photo:

SEATTLE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that third quarter 2002 earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.13 to $0.14, versus $0.08 per share in the third quarter of 2001 and compared to previous guidance of $0.16 to $0.20.

SEATTLE, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced the opening of the online Nordstrom store inside the newly launched Amazon.com Apparel & Accessories Store (www.amazon.com/nordstrom). The Nordstrom store at Amazon.com will provide customers with yet another way

SEATTLE, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $425.8 million for the four-week period ending November 2, 2002, an increase of 12.8 percent compared to sales of $377.4 million for the four-week period ending November 3, 2001.

SEATTLE, Nov 1, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- New Store Is Retailer's First Full-Line Location in State of Nevada Nordstrom, one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, opened its 88th full-line store today in Nevada at Fashion Show Las Vegas.

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 11, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) opened its 87th full-line store in Orlando, Florida today at The Florida Mall. Over 400 applauding store employees lined the aisles of the 166,000-square foot store to

SEATTLE, Oct 09, 2002 /PRNewsire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $505.9 million for the five-week period ending October 5, 2002, an increase of 6.6 percent compared to sales of $474.8 million for the five-week period ending October 6, 2001.

SEATTLE, Sep 27, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- New Store is Retailer's Third Florida Location Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, opened its 86th full-line store today in Coral Gables, FL at Village of Merrick Park.

ST. LOUIS, Sep 20, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) opened its first store in St. Louis, MO today at Westfield Shoppingtown West County. Over 400 applauding store employees lined the aisles of the 185,000-square foot store to cheer the

SEATTLE, Sep 12, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that it has complied with both the June 27, 2002, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Order and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to certify the accuracy of Nordstrom's

SEATTLE, Sep 4, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $362.0 million for the four-week period ending August 31, 2002, an increase of 4.0 percent compared to sales of $348.0 million for the four-week period ending September 1, 2001.

SEATTLE, Aug 20, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, an increase of $0.01 per share from prior quarters, payable on September 16, 2002, to shareholders of record on August

SEATTLE, Aug 14, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported second quarter net earnings of $52.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, excluding non-recurring items. For the second quarter of 2001, net earnings and earnings per share were $38.7 million and

SEATTLE, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $632.0 million for the four-week period ending August 3, 2002, an increase of 7.5 percent compared to sales of $587.7 million for the four-week period ending August 4, 2001.

SEATTLE, Jul 23, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Faconnable, S.A.S. announced today it plans to relocate its New York boutique on 5th Avenue at 54th Street to a space of twice the size at Rockefeller Center in September 2003. "We couldn't be more excited about this move," said Mark

SEATTLE, Jul 16, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom.com Division Changes Name to Nordstrom Direct Nordstrom, Inc. announced today that it named Jim Bromley president of the company's catalog and Internet division. Bromley replaces Ray Johnson, who was interim CEO and president of

SEATTLE, Jul 10, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $616.0 million for the five-week period ending July 6, 2002, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to sales of $573.8 million for the five-week period ending July 7, 2001.

SEATTLE, Jun 10, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that Nordstrom.com Chief Executive Officer Dan Nordstrom has resigned. Also leaving Nordstrom.com is President Mike Smith. Former Nordstrom, Inc. Co-Chairman Ray Johnson will serve as interim CEO

SEATTLE, Jun 5, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $414.0 million for the four-week period ending June 1, 2002, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to sales of $391.5 million for the four-week period ending June 2, 2001.

SEATTLE, May 21, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, payable on June 14, 2002, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2002. (Photo:

SEATTLE, May 16, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- This Sunday, May 19, traffic near the University of Washington and Montlake areas in Seattle will be temporarily suspended for the Nordstrom 20th annual Beat the Bridge 8K run. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001011/NORDLOGO )