SEATTLE, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $787.2 million for the four-week period ending July 30, 2005, an increase of 5.4 percent compared to sales of $747.0 million for the four-week period ending July 31, 2004. Same-store sales increased 3.6 percent(1).

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Preliminary second quarter sales of $2.1 billion increased 7.8 percent compared to sales of $2.0 billion in 2004. Second quarter same-store sales increased 6.2 percent.

Preliminary year-to-date sales of $3.8 billion increased 7.8 percent compared to sales of $3.5 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 6.2 percent.

SALES RECORDING

To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded July sales message, please dial 402-220-6036. This recording will be available for one week.

    SALES SUMMARY
    (unaudited; $ in millions)
                             Total Sales             Same-store Sales(1)
                      Fiscal    Fiscal  Percent    Total  Full-line  Rack
                       2005      2004   Increase   Retail   Stores   Stores
    July              $787.2      $747.0   5.4%     3.6%    3.4%     14.4%
    Second quarter  $2,106.4    $1,953.5   7.8%     6.2%    5.1%     16.3%
    Year-to-date    $3,760.9    $3,489.0   7.8%     6.2%    4.9%     16.9%

    Number of stores
     Full-line            95          93
     Rack and other       57          56
     International
      Faconnable
      boutiques           32          31
     Total               184         180
    Gross square
     footage      19,579,000  19,289,000

    FUTURE REPORTING DATES

Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is currently planned as follows:

          Second Quarter Earnings       Tues., Aug 16, 2005
          August Sales Release          Thurs., Sept. 1, 2005
          September Sales Release       Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005
          October Sales Release         Thurs., Nov. 3, 2005

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 152 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 95 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also operates 32 international Faconnable boutiques, primarily in Europe. Additionally, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its catalogs. Nordstrom, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.

(1) Effective February 2005, Nordstrom Direct sales, which include catalog and Internet, are included in Total Retail same-store sales. To serve as a basis for comparison, as this was not the case last year, a presentation of 2004 monthly, quarterly and full-year same- store sales that includes Nordstrom Direct is available on the Investor Relations homepage of our website under Recent Reports.

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
08/04/2005

CONTACT:
investor,
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or
media,
Deniz Anders, 1-206-373-3038,
both of Nordstrom, Inc.
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