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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

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                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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          DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) MARCH 28, 2003

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                                NORDSTROM, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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        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)


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      REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE  (206) 628-2111

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                              INAPPLICABLE
         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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ITEM 5. Other Events.

On March 28, 2003, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing
the retirement of Joel Stinson, Chief Administrative Officer.  A copy
of this press release is as follows:


            NORDSTROM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RETIRES

SEATTLE - March 28, 2003 - Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced that
Joel Stinson, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), retired today.
Stinson, 53, has been with the company for 27 years.  Stinson cited
his health and a desire to spend more time with his family as his
reasons for retirement.

Stinson began working at Nordstrom in 1976 and spent the majority of
his career leading the company's distribution and supply chain
operations.  As CAO, Stinson has been responsible for Nordstrom real
estate, store planning, business information and technology, supply
chain and operations.  Most recently, he was responsible for supporting
the rollout of the company's perpetual inventory system.  The system,
in part, provides salespeople better information at the point of sale
to help improve the customer's shopping experience.

"Joel has consistently performed to the highest levels and exceeded
expectations in every assignment he has undertaken," said Blake
Nordstrom, president, Nordstrom, Inc.  "He has been instrumental
in helping the company move forward with technology and embrace
perpetual inventory.  As a key member of the executive team, much
of the progress the company has made in the last two and a half
years is attributable to his leadership."

Replacing Joel Stinson as CAO will be Dan Little.  Little joined
Nordstrom in July 2002 as vice president of supply chain strategy.
He has more than 19 years experience in operations and supply chain
management.  Prior to joining Nordstrom, Little spent nine years at
Colgate-Palmolive, most recently as the manufacturing general manager
for personal care products in Europe.  He also served as supply chain
director for various European divisions and as a plant manager in
Malaysia.  Little began his career in operations and supply chain
management with the Boeing Company.

Little received his master's in business administration from Harvard
in 1991. He also holds a bachelor's of science, cum laude, in
mechanical engineering from the University of Washington in 1984.
Dan is a Northwest native and grew up in Longview, Washington.

"Joel and Dan have been working closely together for the past year
and we welcome him to the team," said Nordstrom.  "Dan will continue
to execute the path we are on, helping to improve operations and the
way we deliver and present merchandise to our customers."

About Nordstrom
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Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty
retailers, with 143 US stores located in 27 states.  Founded in
1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 89


ITEM 5. Other Events (continued).

full-line stores, 47 Nordstrom Racks, five Faconnable boutiques,
one free-standing shoe store, and one clearance store.  Nordstrom
also operates 23 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.  Nordstrom, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under
the symbol JWN.
















































                                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
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                                                David L. Mackie
                                                Vice President and
                                                Corporate Secretary

Dated: March 31, 2003