UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                Amendment No. 1


                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                         TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) February 25, 2009


                                NORDSTROM, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


        WASHINGTON                 001-15059                     91-0515058

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE           (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)              NUMBER)             IDENTIFICATION NO.)


             1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON      98101
            (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)


      REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE  (206) 628-2111


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         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)


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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

This amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends Item 5.02 of the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2009, filed by Nordstrom, Inc. (the
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2009
relating to compensatory arrangements of the Company's five Named Executive
Officers as set forth in the Company's proxy statement dated April 10, 2008
(the "NEOs").  At the time of filing of the Form 8-K the number of stock
options awarded were not available as the awards were granted pursuant to an
established formula.  This amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being
filed to provide this information.

As previously reported in the Form 8-K, on February 25, 2009 the Company's
Compensation Committee awarded stock option grants, effective February 27,
2009, to the Company's five NEOs.  The exercise price of these stock options
was $13.47, the fair market value of the Company's common stock on February
27, 2009.  The number of stock options awarded to each of the NEOs is
provided in the table below.


                                          2009
Named Executive                           Stock Options
Officer                                   Awarded
--------------------------------------------------------

Blake W. Nordstrom
President                                 118,828

Peter E. Nordstrom
EVP and President,
Merchandising                             110,340

Erik B. Nordstrom
EVP and President,
Stores                                    110,340

Michael G. Koppel
EVP and Chief
Financial Officer                         81,482

Daniel F. Little
EVP and Chief
Administrative Officer                    71,297














SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           NORDSTROM, INC.



                                           By:  /s/ Michael G. Koppel
                                                -----------------------
                                                Michael G. Koppel
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 2, 2009