Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 6.5% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 31, 2009 compared with the four-week period ended Nov. 1, 2008.


Preliminary total retail sales of $607 million for October increased 14.8% compared with total retail sales of $529 million for the same period in fiscal 2008.

Third quarter same-store sales decreased 1.2% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. Preliminary third quarter total retail sales of $1.87 billion increased 3.5% compared with total retail sales of $1.80 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008.


Year-to-date same-store sales decreased 8.4% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. Preliminary year-to-date total retail sales of $5.72 billion decreased 4.2% compared with total retail sales of $5.97 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008.


 



















































































































































































































Total Retail Sales 

Same-store Sales


Fiscal

 

Fiscal

 

% Increase/

 

Full-line

 

Rack


2009

 

2008

 

(Decrease)


Total

 

Stores

 

Stores

October $607 $529 14.8% 6.5% 3.7% 5.9%
 
Third Quarter $1,868 $1,805 3.5% (1.2%) (4.2%) 3.0%
 
Year-to-date $5,719 $5,971 (4.2%) (8.4%) (11.4%) 1.8%
 
Number of stores

October 31,


November 1,


2009

 

2008

Full-line 112 108
Rack and other

70

58
Total 182 166
 
Gross square footage 22,702,000 21,717,000






 

 

Expansion Update:

 

In October, Nordstrom opened three Nordstrom Rack stores at Hastings Village in Pasadena, California; Westfield Oakridge in San Jose, California; and Gateway Center in Austin, Texas.

In November, Nordstrom plans to open two Nordstrom Rack stores at Millennia Crossing in Orlando, Florida and Rookwood Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio.