Nordstrom May Same-Store Sales Increase 7.4 Percent

SEATTLE, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $545.5 million for the four-week period ending May 28, 2005, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to sales of $499.1 million for the four-week period ending May 29, 2004. Same-store sales increased 7.4 percent(1).

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Preliminary year-to-date sales of $2.2 billion increased 8.1 percent compared to sales of $2.0 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.5 percent.

SALES RECORDING

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

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

    May                  $545.5      $499.1    9.3%     7.4%    5.8%   16.2%
    Year-to-date       $2,200.0    $2,034.6    8.1%     6.5%    4.9%   17.2%

    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:

             June Sales Release             Thurs., July 7, 2005
             July Sales Release             Thurs., Aug. 4, 2005
             Second Quarter Earnings        Tues., Aug 16, 2005
             August Sales Release           Thurs., Sept. 1, 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 Faconnable boutiques in Europe. Additionally, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its direct mail catalogs.

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.
06/02/2005

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