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                                                           Exhibit 32.1
                            NORDSTROM, INC.

                           1617 SIXTH AVENUE

                       SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
              OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Blake W. Nordstrom, the President 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 August 2,
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/ Blake W. Nordstrom
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                                                Blake W. Nordstrom
                                                President
                                                September 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.