SEATTLE, July 23 /EMWNews/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom,

Inc. (NYSE: JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer, announced plans to

open a 35,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack at The Commons at Southtowne

shopping center in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The new

Nordstrom Rack will open in spring 2009.



    "We are excited to offer Salt Lake area customers another Rack

location, where they will find incredible savings on great name-brand

fashion," said Scott Meden, president of Nordstrom Rack. "We hope our new

store will be a convenient option for customers in the area and we look

forward to opening our doors and being part of this new center."



    "The addition of Nordstrom Rack to our list of tenants is tremendous,"

said John Thackeray, Manager of Johansen-Thackeray, The Commons at

Southtowne developers. "Nordstrom Rack reflects the caliber of quality

retailers that The Commons at Southtowne continues to attract."



    The Commons at Southtowne is a new center located directly across

Sandy's State Street from South Towne Center, a regional mall. Nordstrom

Rack will be located in the north half of the center between Staples and

DSW shoe store. Other tenants at The Commons at Southtowne include Bed Bath

& Beyond, and ULTA.



    Nordstrom Rack, the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, Inc.,

offers savings of 30 to 70 percent on apparel and accessories for women,

men and children, including one of the most extensive collections of

name-brand shoes available. Nordstrom Rack merchandise is made up of

products from Nordstrom full-line stores and the company's online store at

Nordstrom.com, as well as special purchase items.



    Nordstrom Rack at The Commons at Southtowne will be the second Rack

location in the state; Nordstrom Rack Sugarhouse is currently located 15

miles away in Salt Lake City. The company also serves Salt Lake area

customers with full-line stores at University Mall in Orem, Utah, and

Fashion Place in Murray, Utah, which will relocate to a new store within

the center in March 2009. Nordstrom also previously had a store at

Crossroads Plaza in Salt Lake City, which is scheduled to relocate and open

at City Creek Center in 2012.



    Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty

retailers, with 159 stores located in 28 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe

store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 105 full-line stores, 50

Nordstrom Racks, two Jeffrey boutiques and two clearance stores. Nordstrom

also serves customers through its online presence at

http://www.nordstrom.com and through its catalogs. Nordstrom, Inc. is

publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.






     MEDIA CONTACTS:  Brooke White

                      Nordstrom, Inc.

                      (206) 373-3030



                      John Thackeray

                      Johansen-Thackeray

                      801-487-6670