Nordstrom, Inc. had preliminary retail sales of $653 million for the four-week period ended May 30, 2009, a decrease of 8.7% compared with retail sales of $716 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2008. Same-store sales for May decreased 13.1% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. Preliminary year-to-date retail sales of $2.36 billion decreased 9.1% compared with retail sales of $2.59 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008. Year-to-date same-store sales decreased 13.2% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008.
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Total Retail Sales |
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| Fiscal | Fiscal | Increase/ | Full-line | Rack | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | (Decrease) | Total | Stores | Stores | |||||||||||||||
| May | $ | 653 | $ | 716 | (8.7%) | (13.1%) | (16.7%) | 2.2% | ||||||||||||
| Year-to-date | $ | 2,359 | $ | 2,595 | (9.1%) | (13.2%) | (16.6%) | 1.5% | ||||||||||||
| Number of stores | May 30, 2009 | May 31, 2008 | ||||
| Full-line | 111 | 105 | ||||
| Rack and other | 65 | 54 | ||||
| Total | 176 | 159 | ||||
| Gross square footage | 22,377,000 | 21,139,000 | ||||
