Fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom Inc reported preliminary sales of $584.8 million for the four-week period ending April 29th 2006, an increase of 10.0 percent compared to sales of $531.7 million for the four-week period ending April 30th 2005. Same-store sales increased 7.3 percent.
Preliminary first quarter sales of $1.79 billion increased 8.0 percent compared to first quarter sales of $1.65 billion in 2005. First quarter same-store sales increased 5.4 percent.
Nordstrom will hold its 2006 annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, at 11:00 am. Pacific Daylight Time, in the John W. Nordstrom Room of the downtown Seattle, Wash., Nordstrom store.
Nordstrom Inc is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 156 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 99 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and two clearance stores.