Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BLACK LAURIE M
   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., 1700 SEVENTH AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2005
(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 05/27/2005   M   2,216 A $ 20.563 11,576 D  
Common Stock 05/27/2005   M   2,130 A $ 23.094 13,706 D  
Common Stock 05/27/2005   M   1,624 A $ 30.281 15,330 D  
Common Stock 05/27/2005   M   10,000 A $ 29 25,330 D  
Common Stock 05/27/2005   S   15,970 D $ 60.25 9,499 (1) D  
Common Stock               3,293 I By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 4/30/05

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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) $ 20.563 05/27/2005   M     2,216   (2) 11/19/2006 Common Stock 2,216 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 23.094 05/27/2005   M     2,130   (3) 05/20/2007 Common Stock 2,130 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 30.281 05/27/2005   M     1,624   (4) 11/18/2007 Common Stock 1,624 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 29 05/27/2005   M     10,000   (5) 02/26/2008 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BLACK LAURIE M
C/O NORDSTROM, INC.
1700 SEVENTH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98101		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for Laurie M. Black   06/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 139 shares acquired on 3/31/05 under the Nordstrom Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 11/19/97.
(3) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 5/20/98.
(4) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 11/18/98.
(5) The option vested and became exercisable when the issuer's earnings per share reached at least $1.43 for the fiscal year ended 1/31/99.

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