Nordstrom Rack to Open at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, Ohio

SEATTLE, April 14, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced today it will open a 40,144 square-foot Nordstrom Rack at Legacy Village Shopping Center in Lyndhurst, Ohio in fall 2008.

Nordstrom Rack is the company's off-price retail division offering savings of 30 to 75 percent on apparel and accessories for women, men and children, including one of the most extensive collections of name-brand shoes available. Nordstrom Rack merchandise is made up of products from Nordstrom full-line stores and the company's online store at Nordstrom.com, as well as special purchase items.

"Legacy Village is a strong shopping center with a great mix of tenants, and we're thrilled to be a part of it," said Scott Meden, president of Nordstrom Rack. "We're eager to open our first Cleveland-area Rack store and hope to offer customers outstanding value on name-brand merchandise for the entire family."

"Nordstrom Rack is a reflection of the level of quality retailers that Legacy Village continues to attract. This will be a very positive addition for our lifestyle center as well as the community. Nordstrom Rack's reputation for quality and value will appeal to shoppers from across the region," said Legacy Village General Manager, Marcie Gilmore.

The Nordstrom Rack at Legacy Village will be the retailer's first Rack store in Ohio. Nordstrom opened its first full-line store in Ohio at Beachwood Place in 1997 and a second store in Columbus at Easton Town Center in 2001.

Legacy Village, Northern Ohio's premier lifestyle center in Lyndhurst, opened in 2003 and features 575,670 square-feet of retail space and over 50 restaurants and retailers. Legacy Village offers a variety of stores including Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Restoration Hardware, Talbots, White House/Black Market, as well as retailers not found elsewhere in the surrounding Cleveland area such as Apple and Crate & Barrel. The center's 11 restaurants provide an eclectic mix of dining options. Legacy Village, http://www.legacy-village.com, was developed by First Interstate Properties, Ltd.

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 158 stores located in 28 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 104 full-line stores, 50 Nordstrom Racks, two Jeffrey boutiques and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also 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.

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MEDIA CONTACTS: Michael Boyd
Nordstrom, Inc.
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Betty Yopko Weibel
Legacy Village
(440) 834-8615

SOURCE Nordstrom, Inc.

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