Nordstrom December Same-Store Sales Increase 7.7 Percent

SEATTLE, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $1.16 billion for the five-week period ending December 31, 2005, an increase of 10.7 percent compared to sales of $1.05 billion for the five-week period ending January 1, 2005. Same-store sales increased 7.7 percent(1).

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Preliminary quarter-to-date sales of $1.86 billion increased 8.8 percent compared to sales of $1.71 billion in 2004. Quarter-to-date same-store sales increased 5.8 percent.

Preliminary year-to-date sales of $7.29 billion increased 8.1 percent compared to sales of $6.75 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.0 percent.

SALES RECORDING

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

                                                        Same-store
     SALES SUMMARY             Total Sales               Sales(1)
     (unaudited;                                              Full-
      $ in millions)       Fiscal     Fiscal Percent   Total  line    Rack
                            2005       2004  Increase  Retail Stores Stores

    December              $1,158.0   $1,046.5  10.7%    7.7%  7.2%   14.6%

    Quarter-to-date       $1,864.6   $1,714.1   8.8%    5.8%  5.8%   14.5%

    Year-to-date          $7,291.7   $6,745.2   8.1%    6.0%  5.4%   14.7%

    Number of stores
      Full-line                 98         94
      Rack and other            57         56
      International
       Faconnable boutiques     32         31
      Total                    187        181
    Gross
     square footage     20,070,000 19,439,000


    FUTURE REPORTING DATES

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

          January Sales Release          Thurs., Feb. 2, 2006
          Fourth Quarter Earnings        Thurs., Feb. 23, 2006
          February Sales Release         Thurs., Mar. 2, 2006
          March Sales Release            Thurs., Apr. 6, 2006

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 155 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 98 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also operates 32 international Faconnable 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.

(1) Effective February 2005, Nordstrom Direct sales, which include catalog and Internet, are included in Total Retail same-store sales. As this was not the case in the previous year, to serve as a basis for comparison 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.
01/05/2006

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