Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 5.4 percent increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended October 29, 2011 compared with the four-week period ended October 30, 2010. Sales of $749 million for October 2011 increased 13.3 percent compared with total retail sales of $662 million for the same period in fiscal 2010.

Third quarter same-store sales increased 7.9 percent compared with the same period in fiscal 2010. Preliminary third quarter total retail sales of $2.38 billion increased 14.2 percent compared with total retail sales of $2.09 billion for the same period in fiscal 2010.

Year-to-date same-store sales increased 7.2 percent compared with the same period in fiscal 2010. Preliminary year-to-date total retail sales of $7.33 billion increased 12.8 percent compared with total retail sales of $6.49 billion for the same period in fiscal 2010.

OCTOBER SALES RESULTS
(unaudited; $ in millions)


 

 



Total Retail Sales

Same-store Sales


Fiscal

2011(1)


 

Fiscal

2010


 

Percent

Increase


Total
 
 Nordstrom(2)
 

Nordstrom

Rack


October

$749
 
$662
 
13.3
%

5.4
%
 
5.7
%
 
7.4
%













 

Third Quarter

$2,383

$2,087

14.2
%

7.9
%

8.5
%

6.8
%













 

Year-to-date

$7,328

$6,494

12.8
%

7.2
%

8.1
%

4.3
%













 













 

Number of stores
10/29/11
 
 10/30/10








Nordstrom

117

115








Nordstrom Rack and other
108
88








Total
225
203




















 

Gross square footage
 
24,744,000
 
23,802,000







(1)Includes sales made through HauteLook, Nordstrom’s
online private sale subsidiary.
(2)Nordstrom, formerly referred to as “Multi-channel,”
includes Nordstrom full-line stores and Direct.