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    Nordstrom posts net profit increase

    2012-02-24T07:00:00Z

    Department store group Nordstrom posted a 1.7% increase in net profit to $236m (£147m) for its fourth quarter ended January 28. Net sales rose 12.5% to $3.17bin (£1.97bn) and rose 7.1% on a like-for-like basis. Online sales soared 35% during the quarter.Top-performing categories included handbags, designer and cosmetics. For the ...

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    Nordstrom to invest £229m in technology

    2011-09-01T14:14:00Z

    Nordstrom will spend $375m (£229m) or 15% of its planned capital expenditure on improving its technology up to 2016. The money will be primarily used for ecommerce. Chief financial officer Michael Koppel said: “Unlike investments in store expansion, investments to improve ecommerce tend to impact the profit and loss numbers ...

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    Nordstrom Q2 earnings rocket 38.6%

    2010-08-18T16:00:00Z

    Department store chain Nordstrom has reported that its net earnings in the second quarter rocketed 38.6% to $146m (£93.5m). Sales rose 12.7% to $2.42bn (£1.55bn) while like-for-likes increased 8.4%.Multichannel like-for-likes were up 9.9%. Meanwhile, like-for-likes rose 8.2% at full-line stores and 34.1% in Nordstrom’s Direct channel. Nordstrom Rack reported a ...

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    Nordstrom like-for-likes up 12% in Q1

    2010-05-19T15:07:00Z

    Nordstrom has reported that net income rose 43.8% to $116m (£80.5m) for the first quarter ended May 1. Total sales rose 16.7% to $1.99bn (£1.38bn) while like-for-likes were up 12%. Multichannel like-for-likes increased 13.7% while full-line like-for-likes rose 11.7% and direct sales were up 38.7%. Nordstrom Rack like-for-likes rose 1.9%.Nordstrom ...

  • Nordstrom woos UK shoppers with web access
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    Nordstrom woos UK shoppers with web access

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    US luxury department store operator Nordstrom has opened up its website to UK shoppers.

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    Nordstrom gets scientific with sizing distributions

    2009-07-29T08:58:00Z

    US department store retailer Nordstrom is to introduce an Oracle Retail application to improve the size distribution of clothing in its stores.

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    Nordstrom prepares to make New York debut

    2007-09-19T15:47:59.623Z

    Upmarket US department store chain Nordstrom is reported to be in talks to open its first shop in New York. The Seattle-based retailer, which generated US$8.6 billion ( 4.3 billion) in sales last year and operates 155 stores in 27 states, is believed to be in negotiations for a unit ...

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    King: I'll create British Nordstrom

    2007-02-02T10:17:26Z

    House of Fraser chief reveals ambitions for department store group