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                                                          Exhibit 99.2

                            NORDSTROM, INC.

                           1617 SIXTH AVENUE

                       SEATTLE, WASHINGTON  98101

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
              OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Michael G. Koppel, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Nordstrom, Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, hereby certify that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2002 (the "Report") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:

     -  fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     -  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of
        operations of the Company.


                                          /s/ Michael G. Koppel
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                                          Michael G. Koppel
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          September 12, 2002