Nordstrom, Inc. reported August sales, which reflected a shift in timing of the Anniversary Sale event, historically the company’s largest sale event of the year. The event started one week later in July compared with last year. As a result, eight days of the event occurred in August this year compared to one day in 2011. For the period of July and August 2012 combined, same-store sales increased 8.4 percent.
The company reported a 21.0 percent increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended August 25 compared with the four-week period ended August 27, 2011. Preliminary total retail sales of $866 million for August 2012 increased 25.2 percent compared with total retail sales of $691 million for the same period in fiscal 2011.
Year-to-date same-store sales increased 8.0 percent compared with the same period in fiscal 2011. Preliminary year-to-date total retail sales of $6.32 billion increased 12.1 percent compared with total retail sales of $5.64 billion for the same period in fiscal 2011.
