Nordstrom October Same-Store Sales Increase 6.4 Percent

SEATTLE, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $556.2 million for the four-week period ending October 29, 2005, an increase of 8.7 percent compared to sales of $511.9 million for the four-week period ending October 30, 2004. Same-store sales increased 6.4 percent(1).

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Preliminary third quarter sales of $1.7 billion increased 8.0 percent compared to sales of $1.5 billion in 2004. Third quarter same-store sales increased 5.9 percent.

Preliminary year-to-date sales of $5.4 billion increased 7.9 percent compared to sales of $5.0 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.1 percent.

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

SALES RECORDING

To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded October 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
    October           $556.2     $511.9    8.7%     6.4%      7.3%   11.4%
    Third Quarter   $1,666.0   $1,542.1    8.0%     5.9%      6.1%   10.9%
    Year-to-date    $5,426.9   $5,031.0    7.9%     6.1%      5.3%   14.8%

    Number of stores
      Full-line           97         93
      Rack and other      57         56
      International
       Faconnable
       boutiques          32         31
      Total              186        180
    Gross square
     footage      19,858,000 19,289,000


    FUTURE REPORTING DATES

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

               Third Quarter Earnings     Thurs., Nov. 17, 2005
               November Sales Release     Thurs., Dec. 1, 2005
               December Sales Release     Thurs., Jan. 5, 2006
               January Sales Release      Thurs., Feb. 2, 2006

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 154 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 97 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.

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
11/03/2005
CONTACT:
investor, Stephanie Allen,
1-206-303-3262,
or
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1-206-373-3038, both of Nordstrom, Inc.
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