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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nordstrom James F JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORDSTROM INC [JWN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2005 (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   774 A $ 33.938 421,248 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   766 A $ 34.25 422,014 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   865 A $ 34.125 422,879 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   1,432 A $ 21.75 424,311 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   808 A $ 25.875 425,119 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   671 A $ 16.063 425,790 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   1,052 A $ 17.97 426,842 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   870 A $ 25.36 427,712 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   3,074 A $ 17.7 430,786 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   M   716 A $ 39.12 431,502 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   S   10,700 D $ 52.42 420,802 D   Common Stock 02/25/2005   S   328 D $ 52.55 420,474 D   Common Stock               853 I By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 1/31/05

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 33.938	02/25/2005		M			774	(1)	05/19/2008	Common Stock	774	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 34.25	02/25/2005		M			766	(2)	11/17/2008	Common Stock	766	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 34.125	02/25/2005		M			865	(3)	05/18/2009	Common Stock	865	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 21.75	02/25/2005		M			1,432	(4)	11/16/2009	Common Stock	1,432	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 25.875	02/25/2005		M			808	(5)	05/16/2010	Common Stock	808	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 16.063	02/25/2005		M			671	(6)	11/21/2010	Common Stock	671	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 17.97	02/25/2005		M			1,052	(7)	05/15/2011	Common Stock	1,052	$ 0	350	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 25.36	02/25/2005		M			870	(8)	02/25/2012	Common Stock	870	$ 0	289	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 17.7	02/25/2005		M			3,074	(9)	02/18/2013	Common Stock	3,074	$ 0	3,072	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 39.12	02/25/2005		M			716	(10)	02/25/2014	Common Stock	716	$ 0	2,147	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nordstrom James F JR C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1617 SIXTH AVENUE SEATTLE, WA 98101			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for James F. Nordstrom, Jr.		02/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(2)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 11/17/99.
(3)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 5/18/00.
(4)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 11/16/00.
(5)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 5/16/01.
(6)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 11/21/01.
(7)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 5/15/02.
(8)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/25/03.
(9)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/18/04.
(10)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/25/05.

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