Nordstrom August Same-Store Sales Increase 8.0 Percent

SEATTLE, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $472.9 million for the four-week period ending August 27, 2005, an increase of 9.5 percent compared to sales of $431.8 million for the four-week period ending August 28, 2004. Same-store sales increased 8.0 percent(1).

Preliminary year-to-date sales of $4.2 billion increased 8.0 percent compared to sales of $3.9 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.4 percent.

During the month of September, Nordstrom will open two new stores; The Shops at La Cantera in San Antonio, Texas on September 16th and at The Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Calif. on September 30th.

SALES RECORDING

To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded August sales message, please dial (402) 220-6036. This recording will be available for one week.

    SALES SUMMARY            Total Sales                Same-store Sales(1)
    (unaudited;       Fiscal      Fiscal  Percent    Total   Full-line  Rack
     $ in millions)    2005        2004   Increase   Retail   Stores   Stores
    August            $472.9      $431.8    9.5%      8.0%     8.6%     11.0%
    Year-to-date    $4,233.9    $3,920.7    8.0%      6.4%     5.3%     16.1%

    Number of stores
      Full-line           95          93
      Rack and other      57          56
      International
       Faconnable
       boutiques          32          31
      Total              184         180
    Gross square
     footage      19,579,000  19,289,000

FUTURE REPORTING DATES

Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is currently planned as follows:

September Sales Release: Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005
October Sales Release: Thurs., Nov. 3, 2005
Q3 Earnings: Thurs., Nov. 17, 2005
November Sales Release: Thurs., Dec. 1, 2005

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 152 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 95 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also operates 32 international Façonnable boutiques in Europe. Additionally, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its catalogs. Nordstrom, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.

Investor Contact: Stephanie Allen, 206-303-3262
Media Contact: Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038

(1) Effective February 2005, Nordstrom Direct sales, which include catalog and Internet, are included in Total Retail same-store sales. To serve as a basis for comparison, as this was not the case last year, a presentation of 2004 monthly, quarterly and full-year same-store sales that includes Nordstrom Direct is available on the Investor Relations homepage of our website under Recent Reports.

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
09/01/2005
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