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Nordstrom Same-store Sales for November Increase 5.4 Percent

SEATTLE, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $749.4 million for the four-week period ending November 25, 2006, an increase of 6.1 percent compared to sales of $706.6 million for the four-week period ending November 26, 2005. Same-store sales increased 5.4 percent.

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Preliminary year-to-date sales of $6.68 billion increased 8.9 percent compared to sales of $6.13 billion in 2005. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 7.0 percent.

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
    (unaudited;                 Total Sales              Same-store Sales
     $ in millions)   Fiscal      Fiscal   Percent   Total  Full-line  Rack
                       2006        2005    Increase  Retail   Stores   Stores


    November          $749.4      $706.6     6.1%     5.4%      3.2%    8.1%
    Year-to-date    $6,679.1    $6,133.7     8.9%     7.0%      5.4%   11.0%

    Number of stores
      Full-line           99          98
      Rack and other      58          57
      International
       Faconnable
       boutiques          35          32
      Total              192         187
    Gross square
     footage      20,313,000  20,070,000

    EXPANSION UPDATE

Nordstrom opened a new 35,000 square foot Nordstrom Rack store at Grand Plaza in San Marcos, Calif., on November 16, 2006.

FUTURE REPORTING DATES

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

December Sales Release Thurs., Jan. 4, 2007
January Sales Release Thurs., Feb. 8, 2007
Fourth Quarter Earnings Mon., Feb. 26, 2007
February Sales Release Thurs., Mar. 8, 2007

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 157 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe

store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 99 full-line stores, 50 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques in the United States, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also operates 35 Faconnable boutiques in Europe. In addition, 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.

Investor Contact: Media Contact:

RJ Jones, 206-303-3007 Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038


SOURCE Nordstrom, Inc.
11/30/2006
CONTACT: investors, RJ Jones, +1-206-303-3007, or media, Deniz Anders, +1-206-373-3038, both of Nordstrom, Inc.
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