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 October 28, 2006, 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:

o     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

o     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
      Company.

                                          December 5, 2006

                                          /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.