Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) reported a 6.5% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended October 31, 2009 compared with the four-week period ended November 1, 2008. Preliminary total retail sales of $607 million for October 2009 increased 14.8% compared with total retail sales of $529 million for the same period in fiscal 2008.
Third quarter same-store sales decreased 1.2% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. Preliminary third quarter total retail sales of $1.87 billion increased 3.5% compared with total retail sales of $1.80 billion for the same period in fiscal 2008.
In November, Nordstrom said that it plans to open two Nordstrom Rack stores at Millennia Crossing in Orlando, Florida and Rookwood Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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