- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------------------------------------------------- FORM 8-K ----------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------------------------------------------------------ DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) December 4, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------ NORDSTROM, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) ------------------------------------------------------------ WASHINGTON 0-6074 91-0515058 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION) NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) ----------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (206) 628-2111 ------------------------------------------------------------ INAPPLICABLE (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (C) EXHIBITS 99.1 Nordstrom November 2003 Preliminary Sales Release, dated December 4, 2003. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On December 4, 2003, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary November 2003 sales. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NORDSTROM, INC. By: /s/ David L. Mackie ----------------------- David L. Mackie Vice President and Corporate Secretary Dated: December 4, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 99.1 Nordstrom November 2003 Preliminary Sales Release, dated December 4, 2003.
Exhibit 99.1 For Immediate Release - -------------------- December 4, 2003 NORDSTROM REPORTS NOVEMBER SAME-STORE SALES INCREASE OF 7.4% ------------------------------------------------------------ SEATTLE - December 4, 2003 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported preliminary sales of $631.9 million for the four-week period ending November 29, 2003, an increase of 10.2 percent compared to sales of $573.6 million for the four-week period ending November 30, 2002. Same-store sales increased 7.4 percent. November same-store sales in full-line stores increased in all geographic regions and all merchandise categories except Women's Bridge and Special Sizes. Preliminary year-to-date sales of $5.2 billion increased 7.5 percent compared to year-to-date 2002 sales of $4.8 billion. Year-to-date same-store sales increased 3.2 percent. SALES RECORDING To hear Nordstrom's prerecorded November sales message, please dial (402) 220-6036. This recording will be available for one week. GAAP SALES PERFORMANCE The additional information provided in this section is to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation G. The Company converted to a 4-5-4 Retail Calendar at the beginning of 2003. This change in the fiscal calendar has resulted in differences in the number of days included in the current period versus the same period in the prior year. Sales performance numbers included in this sales release have been calculated on a comparative 4-5-4 basis. The Company believes that adjusting for these differences provides a more comparable basis (4-5-4 vs. 4-5-4) from which to evaluate sales performance. The following reconciliation bridges 2002 GAAP sales to the 4-5-4 comparable sales.
Dollar % Change % Change Sales Reconciliation ($M) November 2003 November 2002 Increase Total Sales Comp Sales ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Number of Days GAAP 28 30 GAAP Sales $631.9 $616.8 $15.1 2.4% (0.1%) Less Nov. 1-2, 2002 sales ($43.2) Reported 4-5-4 sales $631.9 $573.6 $58.3 10.2% 7.4% ========= ========= 4-5-4 Adjusted Days 28 28 FUTURE REPORTING DATES Nordstrom's financial release calendar for the next several months is provided in the table below. December Sales Release Thurs., January 8, 2004 January Sales Release Thurs., February 5, 2004 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Thurs., February 19, 2004 February Sales Release Thurs., March 4, 2004 Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, with 148 US stores located in 27 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 92 full-line stores, 49 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques, one free-standing shoe store, and one clearance store. Nordstrom also operates 31 international Faconnable boutiques, primarily in Europe. Additionally, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its direct mail catalogs.
Dollar % Change % Change Sales Reconciliation ($M) YTD 2003 YTD 2002 Increase Total Sales Comp Sales -------- -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Number of Days GAAP 302 303 GAAP Sales $5,191.2 $4,841.3 $349.9 7.2% 2.5% Less Feb. 1, 2003 sales ($18.2) - Less Feb. 1-2, 2002 sales - ($30.4) Reported 4-5-4 sales $5,173.0 $4,810.9 $362.1 7.5% 3.2% ======== ======== 4-5-4 Adjusted Days 301 301 Investor Contact: Stephanie Allen, 206-303-3262 Media Contact: Shasha Richardson, 206-373-3038 Certain statements in this news release might contain "forward-looking" information (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involves risks and uncertainties, including anticipated results, store openings and distribution channels, planned capital expenditures, and trends in company operations. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or current expectations depending upon factors including, but not limited to, the company's ability to predict fashion trends, consumer apparel buying patterns, the company's ability to control costs, weather conditions, hazards of nature such as earthquakes and floods, trends in personal bankruptcies and bad debt write-offs, changes in interest rates, employee relations, the company's ability to continue its expansion plans, and the impact of economic and competitive market forces, including the impact of terrorist activity or the impact of a war on the company, its customers and the retail industry. Our SEC reports may contain other information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information we may provide. ###
SALES SUMMARY (unaudited; $ in millions) Nov. Nov. YTD YTD 2003 2002 2003 2002 ---- ---- ---- ---- Total sales $631.9 $573.6 $5,173.0 $4,810.9 Total sales percentage change 10.2% 4.3% 7.5% 5.6% Same-store sales percentage change 7.4% (1.0%) 3.2% 1.0% Number of stores (as of November 29, 2003) Full-line 92 88 Rack and other 56 55 International Faconnable boutiques 31 23 --- --- Total 179 166 Gross square footage 19,138,000 18,428,000