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For Immediate Release
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March 3, 2005
NORDSTROM FEBRUARY SAME-STORE SALES INCREASE 7.0 PERCENT
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SEATTLE - March 3, 2005 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported
preliminary sales of $463.2 million for the four-week period ending February
26, 2005, an increase of 8.4 percent compared to sales of $427.4 million for
the four-week period ending February 28, 2004. Same-store sales increased 7.0
percent (1).
SALES RECORDING
To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded February sales message, please dial (402)
220-6036. This recording will be available for one week.
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SALES SUMMARY Total Sales Same-store Sales (1)
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(unaudited; Fiscal Fiscal Percent Total Full-Line Rack
$ in millions) 2005 2004 Increase Retail Stores Stores
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February $463.2 $427.4 8.4% 7.0% 5.6% 18.4%
Number of stores
Full-line 94 92
Rack and other 56 56
International
Faconnable
boutiques 31 31
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Total 181 179
Gross square
footage 19,410,000 19,138,000
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FUTURE REPORTING DATES
Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is
currently planned as follows:
March Sales Release Thurs., April 7, 2005
April Sales Release Thurs., May 5, 2005
First Quarter Earnings Tues., May 17, 2005
Shareholder Meeting Tues., May 24, 2005
May Sales Release Thurs., June 2, 2005
Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty
retailers, with 150 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe
store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 94 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom
Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and one
clearance store. Nordstrom also operates 31 international Faconnable
boutiques in Europe. Additionally, Nordstrom serves customers through its
online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its direct mail
catalogs.
Investor Contact: Media Contact:
Stephanie Allen, 206-303-3262 Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038
(1) Effective February 2005, Nordstrom Direct sales, which include catalog
and Internet, are included in Total Retail same-store sales. To serve as a
basis for comparison, as this was not the case last year, a presentation of
2004 monthly, quarterly and full-year same-store sales that includes
Nordstrom Direct is available on the Investor Relations homepage of our
website under Recent Reports.