Nordstrom, Inc. reported March sales declined 6.7% to $750 million for $803 million a year ago. Comps decreased 9.1%.
Quarter-to-date sales of $1.28 billion decreased 5.3 percent compared to sales of $1.35 billion in 2007. Quarter-to-date same-store sales decreased 7.8 percent.
The monthly same-store sales results in March were negatively impacted by the timing shift of the Easter holiday from April into March as all stores were closed on Easter. Going forward, April same-store sales results are expected to be positively impacted by this shift.