<page>                                    Exhibit 10.1
Nordstrom, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
nonqualified stock option agreement time-vested option
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A NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT for the number of shares
of Common Stock (hereinafter the "Option") as noted in your
Notice of Grant of Stock Options, of Nordstrom, Inc., a
Washington Corporation (the "Company"), is hereby granted to
the "Optionee." The option price is as noted in your Notice of
Grant of Stock Options and was determined as provided in, and
is subjected to, the terms of the Nordstrom, Inc. 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company and supported
by its shareholders, which is incorporated in this agreement. To
the extent inconsistent with this agreement, the terms of the Plan
shall govern. The Compensation Committee of the Board has the
discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Plan and this A
greement. The Option is subject to the following:


1.OPTION PRICE
The option price is one hundred percent
(100%) of the fair market value of the
Company's Common Stock, as determined by
the closing price of the Company's Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the
date of the grant (as indicated in your
notice).

2. VESTING AND EXERCISING OF OPTION
Except as set forth in Section 4, the
Option shall vest and be exercisable in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan
as follows:

     (a)  Schedule of Vesting and Rights to
Exercise.

    Years of Continuous      Percent of
     Service Following      Option Vested
     Grant of Option
     -----------------      -------------
     After 1 year                25%
     After 2 years               50%
     After 3 years               75%
     After 4 years              100%

     (b) Method of Exercise. The Option
shall be exercisable (only to the extent
vested) by a written notice that shall:
        (i) state the election to exercise
the Option, the number of shares, the total
option price, and the name, address and
Social Security number of the Optionee;
        (ii) be signed by the person
entitled to exercise the Option; and
        (iii) be in writing and delivered
to Nordstrom Leadership Benefits (either
directly or through a stock broker).

The Company has made arrangements with a
broker for stock option management and
exercises. Procedures for management and
exercises shall be disseminated to the
Optionee with the agreement.
Payment of the purchase price of any shares
with respect to which an Option is being
exercised shall be by check or bank wire
transfer, by means of the surrender of
shares of Common Stock previously held for
at least six months by Optionee, or where
not acquired by Optionee by exercising a
stock option, having a fair market value at
least equal to the exercise price, or by
giving an irrevocable direction for a
securities broker approved by the Company
to sell all or part of your Option shares
and to deliver to the Company from the sale
proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the
option exercise price and any withholding
taxes. (The balance of the sale proceeds,
if any, will be delivered to you.)

The certificate(s) or shares of Common
Stock as to which the Option shall be
exercised shall be registered in the name
of the person(s) exercising the Option
unless another person is specified. An
Option hereunder may not at any time be
exercised for a fractional number of
shares.

     (c)Restrictions on Exercise. These
Options may not be exercised if the
issuance of the shares upon such exercise
would constitute a violation of any
applicable federal or state securities or
other law or valid regulation. As a
condition to the exercise of these Options,
the Company may require the person
exercising the Options to make any
representation and warranty to the Company
as the Company's counsel advises and as may
be required by the Company or by any
applicable law or regulation.

3. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS
The Option may not be sold, pledged,
assigned or transferred in any manner
otherwise than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution and, except as set
forth in Section 4 below, may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Optionee only by
the Optionee or by the guardian or legal
representative of the Optionee. The terms
of the Option shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, heirs and
successors of the Optionee.

4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Except as set forth below, a vested Option
may only be exercised while the Optionee is
an employee of the Company. If an
Optionee's employment is terminated, the
Optionee or his or her legal representative
shall have the right to exercise the Option
after such termination as follows:

     (a) If the Optionee dies while
employed by the Company, the persons to
whom the Optionee's rights have passed by
will or the laws of descent and
distribution may exercise such rights. If
the Option was granted at least six months
prior to death of the Optionee while
employed by the Company, it shall continue
to vest and may be exercised during the
period ending four years after the
Optionee's death, but in no event later
than ten years after the date of grant. If
the Option was granted less than six months
prior to death, such Option shall be
terminated as of that date.

     (b) If the Optionee's employment is
terminated due to his or her embezzlement
or theft of Company funds, defraudation of
the Company, violation of Company rules,
regulations or policies, or any intentional
act that harms the Company, such Option, to
the extent not exercised as of the date of
termination, shall be terminated as of that
date.

     (c) If the Optionee is separated due
to disability, as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the
Option, if granted at least six months
prior to such separation, shall continue to
vest and may be exercised during the period
ending four years after separation, but in
no event later than 10 years after the date
of grant. If the Option was granted less
than six months prior to disability, such
Option shall be terminated as of that date.

     (d) If the Optionee is separated due
to retirement between the ages of 53 and 57
with 10 continuous years of service to the
Company or upon attaining age 58, the
Option, if granted at least six months
prior to such retirement, shall continue to
vest and may be exercised during the period
ending four years after separation, but in
no event later than ten years after the
date of grant. If the Option was granted
less than six months prior to retirement,
such Option shall be terminated as of that
date.

     (e) If the Optionee is separated for
any reason other than those set forth in
subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above,
the Optionee may exercise his or her
Option, to the extent vested as of the date
of his or her separation, within 100 days
after separation, but in no event later
than 10 years after the date of grant.

5. TERM OF OPTIONS
The Option may not be exercised more than
10 years from the date of original grant of
these Options and the vested portion of
such option may be exercised during such
term only in accordance with the Plan and
the terms of this Option.

6. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN
CAPITALIZATION
The number and kind of shares of Company
stock subject to this Option shall be
appropriately adjusted, pursuant to the
Plan, along with a corresponding adjustment
in the option price to reflect any stock
dividend, stock split, split-up or any
combination or exchange of shares, however
accomplished.

7. ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
The Nordstrom Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors may or may not grant you
additional stock options in the future.
Nothing in this Option or any future grant
should be construed as suggesting that
additional grants of options to you will be
forthcoming.

8. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART TIME WORK
For purposes of this Option, your service
does not terminate when you go on a
military leave, a sick leave or another
bona fide leave of absence if the leave was
approved by the Company in writing and if
continued crediting of service is required
by the terms of the leave or by applicable
law.  But your service terminates when the
approved leave ends unless you immediately
return to active work.

If you go on a leave of absence, then the
vesting schedule specified in the Notice of
Grant of Stock Options may be adjusted in
accordance with the Company's leave of
absence policy or the terms of your leave.


9. TAX WITHOLDING
In the event that the Company determines
that it is required to withhold any tax as
a result of the exercise of this Option,
the Optionee, as a condition to the
exercise of their Options, shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Company to
enable it to satisfy all withholding
requirements.

10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER
Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee's
representative shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to any Common
Shares subject to this Option, until (i)
the Optionee or the Optionee's
representative becomes entitled to receive
such Common Shares by filing a notice of
exercise and paying the Option Price
pursuant to this Option, and (ii) the
Optionee or Optionee's representative has
satisfied any other requirement imposed by
applicable law or the Plan.

11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS
Nothing in this Option or in the Plan shall
give you the right to be retained by the
Company (or a subsidiary of the Company) as
an employee or in any capacity. The Company
and its subsidiaries reserve the right to
terminate your service at any time, with or
without cause.

12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Notice of Grant of Stock Options, this
agreement and the Plan constitute the
entire contract between the parties hereto
with regard to the subject matter hereof.
They supersede any other agreements,
representations or understandings (whether
oral or written and whether express or
implied) that relate to the subject matter
hereof.

13. CHOICE OF LAW
This agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Washington, as such laws are
applied to contracts entered into and
performed in such State.