Nordstrom, Inc. reported an 8.4% increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 1, 2011 compared with the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010. Preliminary total retail sales of $1.39 billion for December 2010 increased 11.9% compared with total retail sales of $1.25 billion for the same period in fiscal 2009.
Quarter-to-date same-store sales increased 7.2% compared with the same period in fiscal 2009. Preliminary quarter-to-date total retail sales of $2.21 billion increased 10.7% compared with total retail sales of $2.00 billion for the same period in fiscal 2009.
Year-to-date same-store sales increased 8.3% compared with the same period in fiscal 2009. Preliminary year-to-date total retail sales of $8.70 billion increased 12.8% compared with total retail sales of $7.72 billion for the same period in fiscal 2009.
DECEMBER SALES RESULTS
(unaudited; $ in millions)
Total Retail Sales
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Same-store Sales
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Fiscal
2010 |
Fiscal
2009 |
%
Increase |
Total |
Full-line
Stores |
Direct |
Multi-channel
(Full-line Stores and Direct) |
Rack
Stores |
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December | $1,394 | $1,247 | 11.9% | 8.4% | 6.4% | 25.9% | 8.3% | 7.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-to-date | $2,209 | $1,996 | 10.7% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 27.5% | 7.7% | 5.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Year-to-date | $8,703 | $7,715 | 12.8% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 26.6% | 9.6% | 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Number of stores | 1/1/11 | 1/2/10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Full-line | 115 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rack and other | 89 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 204 | 184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross square footage | 23,838,000 | 22,773,000 |