UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) November 3, 2005
NORDSTROM, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
WASHINGTON 001-15059 91-0515058
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (206) 628-2111
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On November 3, 2005, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its preliminary October 2005 sales. A copy of this press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NORDSTROM, INC.
By: /s/ Michael G. Koppel
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Michael G. Koppel
Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President
Dated: November 3, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
99.1 Nordstrom October 2005 Preliminary Sales Release, dated
November 3, 2005.
For Immediate Release
- ---------------------- Exhibit 99.1
November 3, 2005
NORDSTROM OCTOBER SAME-STORE SALES INCREASE 6.4 PERCENT
SEATTLE - November 3, 2005 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported
preliminary sales of $556.2 million for the four-week period ending October 29,
2005, an increase of 8.7 percent compared to sales of $511.9 million for the
four-week period ending October 30, 2004. Same-store sales increased 6.4
percent (1).
Preliminary third quarter sales of $1.7 billion increased 8.0 percent
compared to sales of $1.5 billion in 2004. Third quarter same-store sales
increased 5.9 percent.
Preliminary year-to-date sales of $5.4 billion increased 7.9 percent
compared to sales of $5.0 billion in 2004. Year-to-date same-store sales
increased 6.1 percent.
On November 11th Nordstrom will open its 98th full-line store in Dallas,
Texas at NorthPark Center.
SALES RECORDING
To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded October sales message, please dial (402)
220-6036. This recording will be available for one week.
SALES SUMMARY Total Sales Same-store Sales (1)
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(unaudited; Fiscal Fiscal Percent Total Full-Line Rack
$ in millions) 2005 2004 Increase Retail Stores Stores
--------- --------- -------- ------ --------- ------
October $556.2 $511.9 8.7% 6.4% 7.3% 11.4%
Third Quarter $1,666.0 $1,542.1 8.0% 5.9% 6.1% 10.9%
Year-to-date $5,426.9 $5,031.0 7.9% 6.1% 5.3% 14.8%
Number of stores
Full-line 97 93
Rack and other 57 56
International
Faconnable
boutiques 32 31
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Total 186 180
Gross square
footage 19,858,000 19,289,000
FUTURE REPORTING DATES
Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is
currently planned as follows:
Third Quarter Earnings Thurs., Nov. 17, 2005
November Sales Release Thurs., Dec. 1, 2005
December Sales Release Thurs., Jan. 5, 2006
January Sales Release Thurs., Feb. 2, 2006
Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers,
with 154 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in
Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 97 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 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.
Investor Contact: Media Contact:
Stephanie Allen, 206-303-3262 Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038
(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.
