Nordstrom Same-Store Sales for August Increase 7.1 Percent

SEATTLE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $517.0 million for the four-week period ending August 26, 2006, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to sales of $473.0 million for the four-week period ending August 27, 2005. Same-store sales increased 7.1 percent.

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Preliminary year-to-date sales of $4.57 billion increased 8.0 percent compared to sales of $4.23 billion in 2005. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 5.8 percent.

Sales Recording

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    SALES SUMMARY
    (unaudited;               Total Sales                Same-store Sales
     $ in millions)   Fiscal    Fiscal    Percent    Total   Full-line   Rack
                       2006      2005     Increase   Retail    Stores   Stores
    August            $517.0     $473.0    9.3%       7.1%      4.7%     10.4%
    Year-to-date    $4,574.7   $4,233.9    8.0%       5.8%      4.4%     11.1%
      Number of
       stores
      Full-line         99         95
      Rack and other    57         57
      International
       Faconnable
       boutiques        34         32
      Total            190        184
    Gross square
     footage    20,217,000 19,579,000

    FUTURE REPORTING DATES

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

               Sept. Sales Release           Thurs., Oct. 5, 2006
               October Sales Release         Thurs., Nov. 2, 2006
               Third Quarter Earnings        Mon., Nov. 20, 2006
               November Sales Release        Thurs., Nov. 30, 2006

Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 156 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 99 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques in the United States, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores. Nordstrom also operates 34 Faconnable boutiques in Europe. In addition, 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.

Investor Contact: Media Contact:

RJ Jones, 206-303-3007 Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038

SOURCE
Nordstrom, Inc.
08/31/2006

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or
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