Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $674 million for the five-week period ended April 4, 2009, a decrease of 10.1% compared with sales of $750 million for the five-week period ended April 5, 2008.


Comp store sales for March decreased 13.5% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. March sales were favorably affected by a Nordstrom Rewards triple point event for Nordstrom cardholders, partially offset by the unfavorable impact in the timing shift of the Easter holiday from March into April.

Preliminary quarter-to-date sales of $1.14 billion decreased 10.5% compared with sales of $1.28 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008. Quarter-to-date comp store sales decreased 14.3% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008.     
                      








































































































































































































































































































MARCH SALES RESULTS
                   

(unaudited; $ in millions)


Total Sales


Comp Store Sales


Percent


Fiscal


Fiscal


Increase/


Full-line


Rack

 

2009

 

2008


 


(Decrease)


Total

 

Stores

 

Stores

March $674 $750 (10.1%) (13.5%) (16.9%) 0.1%
 
Quarter-to-date $1,145

$1,279

(10.5%) (14.3%) (18.0%)

(0.2%)

 
 
Number of stores

April 4, 2009


April 5, 2008

Full-line 110 104
Rack and other

63


54

Total

173


158

 
Gross square footage 22,158,000 21,017,000

EXPANSION UPDATE


On April 2, 2009, Nordstrom opened a Nordstrom Rack store at The Commons at Southtowne in Sandy, Utah. On April 17, 2009, Nordstrom plans to open a full-line store at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, Massachusetts and a Nordstrom Rack store at Orland Park Place in Orland Park, Illinois.