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) January 10, 2008


                                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


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ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On January 10, 2008, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its preliminary December 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/ Lisa G. Iglesias
                                                -----------------------
                                                Lisa G. Iglesias
                                                Executive Vice President,
                                                General Counsel and Corporate
                                                Secretary

Dated: January 10, 2008











































EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER         DESCRIPTION

99.1          Nordstrom December 2007 Preliminary Sales Release, dated
              January 10, 2008.




                                                          Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2008

                     NORDSTROM REPORTS DECEMBER 2007 SALES

      SEATTLE - January 10, 2008 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported
preliminary sales of $1,222.9 million for the five-week period ending January
5, 2008, a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to sales of $1,271.3 million for
the five-week period ending December 30, 2006.  Same-store sales decreased
4.0 percent.

      Due to the calendar shift in the 2007 retail 4-5-4 calendar, a week of
holiday shopping shifted from December to November results, which negatively
impacted December results.  Our preliminary quarter-to-date same-store sales,
which combine November and December results, increased 0.7 percent.  Quarter-
to-date total sales increased 0.3 percent, from $2.02 billion in 2006 to
$2.03 billion in 2007.

     Preliminary year-to-date sales of $8.34 billion increased 4.9 percent
compared to sales of $7.95 billion during the comparable period in 2006.
Year-to-date same-store sales increased 4.5 percent.

Sales Recording

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

DECEMBER SALES RESULTS
SALES SUMMARY Total Sales (1) Same-store Sales (2) (unaudited; $ in millions) ----------- ---------------- Percent Fiscal Fiscal Increase/ Full-line Rack 2007 2006 (Decrease) Total Stores Stores ------ ------ -------- ------ --------- ------ December $1,222.9 $1,271.3 (3.8%) (4.0%) (6.6%) 5.4% Quarter-to-date $2,027.8 $2,020.8 0.3% 0.7% (1.0%) 7.4% Year-to-date $8,341.6 $7,950.6 4.9% 4.5% 3.1% 9.2% Number of stores(3) Full-line 101 99 Rack and other 55 53 Faconnable boutiques 0 41 --- --- Total 156 193 Gross square footage 20,502,000 20,315,000
(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: January Sales Release Thurs., February 7, 2008 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Mon., February 25, 2008 February Sales Release Thurs., March 6, 2008 March Sales Release Thurs., April 10, 2008 Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 156 stores located in 28 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 101 Full-line stores, 50 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 or may suggest "forward- looking" information (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involves risks and uncertainties. Our SEC reports, including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007, contain 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.