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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 * OSBORNE ALFRED E JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORDSTROM INC [JWN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE ANDERSON SCHOOL AT UCLA, 110 WESTWOOD PLAZA, ROOM C305 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2005 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90095 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               20,102 (8) D   Common Stock               1,200 (8) I See (1) Common Stock               4,800 (8) I See (2) Common Stock               300 (8) I See (3)

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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

Stock Units

(4)

08/23/2005

A

677 (5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

677

$ 33.22

9,872.26 (7) (8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OSBORNE ALFRED E JR C/O THE ANDERSON SCHOOL AT UCLA 110 WESTWOOD PLAZA, ROOM C305 LOS ANGELES, CA 90095	X

Signatures

/s/ Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.		08/25/2005
**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)	Shares owned by wife. 400 of such shares are held in a joint brokerage account with the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership all shares held by his wife.
(2)	By a corporation of which the reporting person is the sole shareholder.
(3)	By the reporting person's wife as trustee for the benefit of child.
(4)	1 for 1
(5)	Awarded under the 2002 Nonemployee Director Stock Incentive Plan. The stock units were deferred at the election of the reporting person under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
(6)	The stock units are convertible into the issuer's common stock and payable upon the occurrence of certain events, including the reporting person's retirement from the issuer's Board of Directors.
(7)	Represents the total number of stock units held by the reporting person under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
(8)	Reflects two-for-one stock split effective June 30, 2005.

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