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Exhibit 99.1
NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC.

13531 EAST CALEY

ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO  80111

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Kevin T. Knight, the President of Nordstrom Credit, Inc. (the
"Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby
certify that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended April 30, 2003 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission:

- -  fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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.



/s/ Kevin T. Knight
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                                          Kevin T. Knight
                                          President
                                          June 9, 2003


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.