SEATTLE, May 8, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $418.3 million for the four-week period ending May 4, 2002, an increase of 3.9 percent compared to sales of $402.7 million for the four-week period ending May 5, 2001.

WHAT: Registration for the 20th Annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge events to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) begins April 15th. Nordstrom Beat the Bridge will be held at Husky Stadium at the University of Washington on Sunday, May 19th.