Exhibit 32.1

                                 NORDSTROM, INC.

                                1617 SIXTH AVENUE

                            SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101

                        CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                   OFFICER REGARDING ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Blake W. Nordstrom, the President of Nordstrom, 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 Amendment to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended January 31, 2004 (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/ Blake W. Nordstrom
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                                                  Blake W. Nordstrom
                                                  President
                                                  April 8, 2005

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.