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 Annual Report of Nordstrom, Inc (the "Company") on Form
10-K for the year ending January 29, 2005, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Blake W. Nordstrom,
President, and Michael G. Koppel, Executive Vice President and Chief 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.

                                         April 8, 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.