<page>                                    Exhibit 10.1


                          Nordstrom, Inc.

             Notice of Award of Performance Share Units



First Name, Last Name


Employee No:
Award No:




On _______, Nordstrom, Inc. awarded _________Performance Share
Units (PSUs) to you.

Your PSUs are earned based on the Nordstrom Total Shareholder
Return (TSR) relative to the performance of our retail comparator
group over the three-year period ending on January 31, 2009. At the
end of the three-year period, if Nordstrom TSR is a positive
number, your PSUs will be earned as detailed below:


           Percentile
             Ranking                     Vest %
           ----------                    ------
            100.00%                       125%
             93.00%                       125%
             86.00%                       125%
             80.00%                       100%
             73.00%                        85%
             66.00%                        85%
             60.00%                        75%
             53.00%                        75%
           0-50.00%                         0%







TSR results are provided to you via e-mail on a quarterly basis
during the fiscal year. The periodic TSR communication shows you how
Nordstrom stock is performing in relation to our retail comparator
group for each PSU grant, and the progress that has been made
toward earning your PSUs.  Final vesting of PSU's will be based
on the actual TSR measured at the end of the performance cycle.





Please keep this Notice for your records.

If you have any questions about your grant, please call Nordstrom
Leadership Benefits at (206) 303-5855, tie line 8-805-5855 or e-
mail leadership.benefits@nordstrom.com.