Nordstrom November Same-Store Sales Increase 2.8 Percent

SEATTLE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $706.5 million for the four-week period ending November 26, 2005, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to sales of $667.6 million for the four-week period ending November 27, 2004. Same-store sales increased 2.8 percent(1).

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Preliminary year-to-date sales of $6.1 billion increased 7.6 percent compared to sales of $5.7 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 5.7 percent.

On November 11th Nordstrom opened its 98th full-line store in Dallas, Texas at NorthPark Center.

SALES RECORDING

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

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

    November              $706.5      $667.6     5.8%    2.8%   3.5%   14.3%
    Year-to-date        $6,133.6    $5,698.7     7.6%    5.7%   5.1%   14.8%
    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:

          December Sales Release     Thurs., Jan. 5, 2006
          January Sales Release      Thurs., Feb. 2, 2006
          Fourth Quarter Earnings    Thurs., Feb. 23, 2006
          February Sales Release     Thurs., Mar. 2, 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. 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.

    Investor Contact:                   Media Contact:

Stephanie Allen, 206-303-3262 Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
12/01/2005
CONTACT:
investors,
Stephanie Allen,
1-206-303-3262,
or
press,
Deniz Anders,
1-206-373-3038,
both of Nordstrom, Inc.
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