Nordstrom, Inc. preliminary same-store sales for January increased 11.1% on a comparable four-week period basis. Due to the 53rd week in the fiscal 2006 calendar, the final period of the year included a fifth week. For that five-week period ended February 3, 2007, Nordstrom reported total sales of $610.1 million, which includes sales of $117.5 million during the 53rd week. For the four-week period ended January 28, 2006, Nordstrom reported sales of $431.2 million. Excluding sales for the 53rd week, which represented 27.3% points of the increase for the month, total sales increased 14.2% versus the prior year.

Preliminary fourth quarter sales of $2.63 billion increased 14.6 percent compared to sales of $2.30 billion in 2005. Fourth quarter same-store sales increased 8.3 percent. Sales for the 53rd week period represented 5.1 percentage points of the total increase versus the prior year.

Preliminary fiscal year 2006 sales of $8.56 billion increased 10.8 percent compared to sales of $7.72 billion in 2005. 2006 same-store sales increased 7.5 percent. Sales for the 53rd week period represented 1.5 percentage points of the total increase versus the prior year.