Nordstrom 8K Reports February Sales

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) March 4, 2010

NORDSTROM, INC.

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On March 4, 2010 Nordstrom posted on the Investor Relations section of its website at www.nordstrom.com additional information related to the sales and returns alignment. The press release and the information related to the sales and returns alignment set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On March 4, 2010, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary February 2010 sales. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

SALES AND RETURNS ALIGNMENT

Prior to February 2010, merchandise purchased from our online store that was later returned at our full-line stores was reported as a deduction from full-line sales. Recent technology investments have enabled enhanced internal reporting. As a result, beginning in February 2010 we now deduct these returns from Direct sales instead of from full-line sales in order to better align sales and sales returns within each channel. For purposes of calculating 2010 same-store sales results, 2009 net sales results for both full-line and Direct channels have been revised to reflect this realignment of returns. This realignment of sales returns between channels has no effect on total sales at a company level and does not materially affect previously reported same-store sales. The revised quarterly 2009 net sales for Direct and the Retail Stores segment (which includes our full-line and Rack stores) are as follows:

2009 Sales and Returns Alignment(in millions)


	2009 Direct Sales							2009 Retail Stores Sales
	As Reported		Returns Alignment			Revised		As Reported		Returns Alignment		Revised
Q1	$	149	$	(45	)	$	104	$	1,583	$	45	$	1,628
Q2		179		(51	)		128		2,040		51		2,091
Q3		185		(60	)		125		1,661		60		1,721
Q4		286		(79	)		207		2,280		79		2,359

YTD 2009	$	799	$	(235	)	$	564	$	7,564	$	235	$	7,799

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/ Robert B. Sari
		Robert B. Sari
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: March 4, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
	99.1	Nordstrom February 2010 Preliminary Sales Release, dated March 4, 2010.

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