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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 May 3, 2003 (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
                                          -----------------------------
                                          Michael G. Koppel
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          June 9, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Nordstrom, Inc. and will be retained by Nordstrom,
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.