NORDSTROM EXCLUSIVE-BRANDED CLASSIQUES ENTIER AND HALOGEN PRODUCT LINES NOW AVAILABLE IN JAPAN

SEATTLE - (March 1, 2000) Nordstrom Inc., one of the nation’s leading fashion specialty retailers, announced today that two of its exclusive brands, Classiques Entier and Halogen, are now offered by two top Japanese retailers. The Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. and The Daimaru, Inc. are the sole licensees of these two Nordstrom exclusive brands in Japan, offering them in 24 and 6 locations, respectively. Each retailer will merchandise seasonal collections of Classiques Entier and Halogen in unique branded environments, creating a mini-boutique feel with distinctive fixtures, signage and lighting.

Classiques Entier offers women a modern, sophisticated and high quality collection for both career and casual dressing. The versatility of this successful line makes dressing effortless—providing seamless transition from day to night or week to weekend. The collection ranges in price from $28 to $370.

Halogen, a new exclusive brand of contemporary clothing for men, offers contemporary, accessible styling with fabrics from some of the finest and most innovative mills around the world. Halogen is designed with an emphasis on high-quality fashion at affordable prices ranging from $25 to $300. The collection allows the customer to enhance his wardrobe each season with versatile and modern pieces or build an entirely new one.

Nordstrom: Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading fashion specialty retailers, with 104 stores located in 23 states, including 71 full-line stores, 27 Nordstrom Racks, three Façonnable boutiques, two free-standing shoe stores, and one clearance store. The company also seeks to serve customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com, as well as direct mail catalogs. Nordstrom, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.

Seibu: Since it was established in 1940, Seibu has always maintained contact with people through its stores, deeply involved itself with local communities, and responded to the diversifying needs of the market. Now under the system of chain operation management aimed at perpetual growth as a corporation in the 21st century, Seibu is set to promote its unique strategy to provide values to customers. As of June 1, 1999, Seibu has 23 stores nationwide.

Daimaru: Daimaru has a three hundred-year history of retail in Japan. Central to this history and core to the company’s success is its continued ability to provide excellent service and superior merchandise for its customers. Daimaru continually looks for ways to improve its relations with and the satisfaction of its customers. The head office is in Osaka and has 17 domestic stores and 5 overseas stores as of June 1999. Its annual sales came to 504.77 billion yen in fiscal 1997.

Contact:

Brooke White, Nordstrom Inc.
(206) 373-3030