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Exhibit 32.1
NORDSTROM, INC.
1617 SIXTH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nordstrom, Inc (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended July 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Blake W. Nordstrom,
President (Principal Executive Officer), and Michael G. Koppel, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
- The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) 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.
September 1, 2005
/s/ Blake W. Nordstrom
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Blake W. Nordstrom
President
/s/ Michael G. Koppel
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Michael G. Koppel
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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.