Exhibit 99.2


                                 NORDSTROM, INC.


                                1617 SIXTH AVENUE


                            SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101


                        CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
                  OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


I, Michael G. Koppel, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Nordstrom, Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby
certify that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
January 31, 2003 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:

         o  fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         o  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.



                                            /s/ Michael G. Koppel
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                                            Michael G. Koppel
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            April 17, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Nordstrom, Inc. and will be retained by Nordstrom, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.