<page> Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
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June 2, 2005
NORDSTROM MAY SAME-STORE SALES INCREASE 7.4 PERCENT
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SEATTLE - June 2, 2005 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported
preliminary sales of $545.5 million for the four-week period ending May 28,
2005, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to sales of $499.1 million for the
four-week period ending May 29, 2004. Same-store sales increased 7.4 percent
(1).
Preliminary year-to-date sales of $2.2 billion increased 8.1 percent
compared to sales of $2.0 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales
increased 6.5 percent.
SALES RECORDING
To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded May 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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April $545.5 $499.1 9.3% 7.4% 5.8% 16.2%
First Quarter $2,200.0 $2,034.6 8.1% 6.5% 4.9% 17.2%
Number of stores
Full-line 95 93
Rack and other 56 56
International
Faconnable
boutiques 32 31
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Total 183 180
Gross square
footage 19,553,000 19,289,000
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FUTURE REPORTING DATES
Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is
currently planned as follows:
June Sales Release Thurs., July 7, 2005
July Sales Release Thurs., Aug. 4, 2005
Second Quarter Earnings Tues., Aug 16, 2005
August Sales Release Thurs., Sept. 1, 2005
Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers,
with 151 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in
Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 95 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks,
five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and one clearance
store. Nordstrom also operates 32 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.