Nordstrom, Inc. saw retail sales of $686 million for the five-week period ended July 4, 2009, a decrease of 6.2% compared with retail sales of $731 million for the five-week period ended July 5, 2008. Same-store sales for June decreased 10.0% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008.
Preliminary quarter-to-date retail sales of $1.34 billion decreased 7.4% compared with retail sales of $1.45 billion during the same period in fiscal 2008. Quarter-to-date same-store sales decreased 11.6% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008.
Preliminary year-to-date retail sales of $3.05 billion decreased 8.4% compared with retail sales of $3.33 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008. Year-to-date same-store sales decreased 12.5% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008.
JUNE SALES RESULTS | |||||||||||||||
(unaudited; $ in millions) | |||||||||||||||
Total Retail Sales |
| Same-store Sales | |||||||||||||
Percent | |||||||||||||||
Fiscal |
| Fiscal | Increase/ | Full-line | Rack | ||||||||||
2009 |
| 2008 | (Decrease) | Total | Stores | Stores | |||||||||
June | $686 |
| $731 | (6.2%) | (10.0%) | (13.6%) | 0.6% | ||||||||
Quarter-to-date | $1,339 |
| $1,447 | (7.4%) | (11.6%) | (15.2%) | 1.4% | ||||||||
Year-to-date | $3,045 |
| $3,326 | (8.4%) | (12.5%) | (16.0%) | 1.4% | ||||||||
Number of stores | July 4, 2009 |
| July 5, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Full-line | 111 | 105 | |||||||||||||
Rack and other | 64 | 54 | |||||||||||||
Total | 175 | 159 | |||||||||||||
Gross square footage | 22,351,000 | 21,139,000 |