UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) December 6, 2007 NORDSTROM, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) WASHINGTON 001-15059 91-0515058 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION) NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (206) 628-2111 INAPPLICABLE (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): ___ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ___ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ___ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ___ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On December 6, 2007, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary November 2007 sales. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NORDSTROM, INC. By: /s/ Michael G. Koppel ----------------------- Michael G. Koppel Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Dated: December 6, 2007 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 99.1 Nordstrom November 2007 Preliminary Sales Release, dated December 6, 2007.
Exhibit 99.1 For Immediate Release December 6, 2007 NORDSTROM SAME-STORE SALES FOR NOVEMBER INCREASE 8.7 PERCENT SEATTLE - December 6, 2007 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $804.9 million for the four-week period ending December 1, 2007, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to sales of $749.4 million for the four-week period ending November 25, 2006. Same-store sales increased 8.7 percent. Preliminary year-to-date sales of $7.12 billion increased 6.6 percent compared to sales of $6.68 billion during the same period in 2006. Year-to- date same-store sales increased 6.1 percent. The monthly same-store sales rate in November was positively impacted by the timing shift of having a 53rd week in fiscal 2006. As a result, a week of holiday shopping shifted from December to November results. Going forward, December same-store sales results are expected to be negatively impacted by this shift. Sales Recording To hear Nordstrom's pre-recorded November sales message, please dial (402) 220-6036. This recording will be available for one week. November Sales Results (1)Total sales results include the impact of the sales return reserve and sales from our international Faconnable boutiques through August 31, 2007 and our domestic Faconnable boutiques through October 31, 2007. (2)Same-store sales results exclude the impact of the sales return reserve and sales from Faconnable. (3)On October 31, 2007, we completed the previously announced sale of Faconnable. Future Reporting Dates Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next three months is currently planned as follows: December Sales Release Thurs., January 10, 2008 January Sales Release Thurs., February 7, 2008 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Mon., February 25, 2008 February Sales Release Thurs., March 6, 2008
SALES SUMMARY Total Sales (1) Same-store Sales (2) (unaudited; $ in millions) ----------- ---------------- Fiscal Fiscal Percent Full-line Rack 2007 2006 Increase Total Stores Stores ------ ------ -------- ------ --------- ------ November $804.9 $749.4 7.4% 8.7% 8.7% 10.3% Year-to-date $7,118.7 $6,679.2 6.6% 6.1% 5.0% 9.8% Number of stores(3) Full-line 101 99 Rack and other 56 53 Faconnable boutiques 0 40 --- --- Total 157 192 Gross square footage 20,542,000 20,313,000 Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 157 stores located in 28 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 101 Full-line stores, 51 Nordstrom Racks, two Jeffrey boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. In addition, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at www.nordstrom.com and through its catalogs. Nordstrom, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN. Investor Contact: Media Contact: Chris Holloway, 206-303-3290 Michael Boyd, 206-373-3038 Certain statements in this news release contain "forward-looking" information (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involves risks and uncertainties. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or current expectations depending upon factors including, but not limited to, our ability to respond to the business environment and fashion trends, effective inventory management, the impact of economic and competitive market forces, successful execution of our store growth strategy including the timely completion of construction associated with newly planned stores, our compliance with information security and privacy laws and regulations, employment laws and regulations, and other laws and regulations applicable to the company, successful execution of our multi- channel strategy, our ability to safeguard our brand and reputation, efficient and proper allocation of our capital resources, successful execution of our technology strategy, the impact of terrorist activity or war on our customers and the retail industry, trends in personal bankruptcies and bad debt write-offs, changes in interest rates, our ability to control costs, our ability to maintain our relationships with our employees, weather conditions, and hazards of nature that affect consumer traffic and consumers' purchasing patterns. Our SEC reports, including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007, contain other information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information we may provide. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.