Nordstrom Inc., Seattle, WA, reported preliminary sales of $398.5 million for the month of September, a decrease of 6% compared to sales of $424 million one year ago. Same-store sales declined 9.4%. The decline reflected a challenging retail environment made worse by the events of Sept. 11. Preliminary year-to-date sales of $3.6 billion increased 4% compared to last year's sales of $3.4 billion. Year-to-date
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Nordstrom Inc., Seattle, WA, reported preliminary sales of $398.5 million for the month of September, a decrease of 6% compared to sales of $424 million one year ago. Same-store sales declined 9.4%. The decline reflected a challenging retail environment made worse by the events of Sept. 11.
Preliminary year-to-date sales of $3.6 billion increased 4% compared to last year's sales of $3.4 billion. Year-to-date same-store sales declined 2.5%.
Total sales for the period Sept. 1 through Sept. 27, decreased approximately 11.2%, and same-store sales declined approximately 15.2%.
