Nordstrom June Same-Store Sales Increase 8.1 Percent

SEATTLE, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $773.5 million for the five-week period ending July 2, 2005, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to sales of $707.5 million for the five-week period ending July 3, 2004. Same-store sales increased 8.1 percent(1).

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Preliminary quarter-to-date sales of $1.3 billion increased 9.3 percent compared to sales of $1.2 billion in 2004. Quarter-to-date same-store sales increased 7.8 percent.

Preliminary year-to-date sales of $3.0 billion increased 8.4 percent compared to sales of $2.7 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.9 percent.

Sales Recording

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

    June                 $773.5    $707.5    9.3%    8.1%     6.5%   18.1%
    Quarter-to-date    $1,319.0  $1,206.5    9.3%    7.8%     6.2%   17.2%
    Year-to-date       $2,973.4  $2,742.0    8.4%    6.9%     5.3%   17.4%

    Number of stores
      Full-line              95       93
      Rack and other         56       56
      International
       Faconnable boutiques  32       31
      Total                 183      180
    Gross square
     footage        19,553,000 19,289,000


    Future Reporting Dates

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

    July Sales Release                Thurs., Aug. 4, 2005
    Second Quarter Earnings           Tues., Aug 16, 2005
    August Sales Release              Thurs., Sept. 1, 2005
    September Sales Release           Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 151 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 one clearance store. 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 direct mail catalogs.

(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.

Contact: investors, Stephanie Allen, +1-206-303-3262, or media, Deniz Anders, +1-206-373-3038, both of Nordstrom, Inc.

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
07/07/2005
CONTACT:
investors,
Stephanie Allen,
1-206-303-3262,
or
media,
Deniz Anders,
1-206-373-3038,
both of Nordstrom, Inc.
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