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The Motley Fool August 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What's Mortsdron Backward? Retailer Nordstrom keeps improving its operations. It's refreshing to see a retailer taking it slow while it's doing it right at the store level.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Nordstrom: Still in the Lap of Luxury The high-end retailer continues to perform better than its lower-end peers. With a trailing P/E of 17, investors would be well advised to jump on the bandwagon before everyone else realizes this is a chance to get luxury at a bargain.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Nordstrom Is the Snobbiest of Them All A fourth-quarter earnings faux pas demonstrates there are opportunities to take advantage of short-term stock dips at Nordstrom, which can be a good time to buy retailers in general.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nordstrom Marries New and Old The upscale retailer continues to rake in disposable income, and new technology should improve operations further.
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The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Put Me In, Coach The high-end retailer reports sales growth in the double digits for the first quarter.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aiming at a Moving Target If you're a big retailer, you're going to suffer one way or another when the economy slows -- and whether you suffer incrementally less than other companies may not make much difference in the stock price.
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The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Nordstrom Knows How to Sell High-end retailers have not been affected by the recent slump. Just the opposite. Nordstrom is getting stronger, with annual sales growth recently hitting double digits.
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The Motley Fool May 16, 2008 Ryan Fuhrmann	Nordstrom Clears the Racks Upscale department store chain Nordstrom is another retailer skirting the tough retail climate.
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The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 David Meier	Math for Retail Nerds What kind of rulers can investors use to see how retailers measure up? The metrics... Inventory... Accounts payable... Same-store sales... etc.
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The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Oh Bebe! Trendy clothier posts solid growth, but guidance spooks the Street.
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The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	New Targets for Target If Target can start reaping back-office efficiencies, better margins could be on the way. Couple that potential with today's price, and you'd seem to have a stock that still has some upside to it.
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The Motley Fool September 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Movado Still Blinging Although the company takes a long time to reap its cash, a strong market for luxury goods is still at its back. With a fairly reasonable valuation and good underlying growth, Movado seems to be in good shape as long as consumers keep shelling out cash for things they don't really need.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Phil Wohl	Federated's Slow Strides The nation's leading department store retailer pays off debt and raises guidance.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	PacSun's Journey of One Thousand Steps Could Pacific Sunwear be an underappreciated retailing concept? Put this stock on your watch list.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Retail Comps Cower in March Consumer-centric companies stumbled last month as shoppers pinched pennies.
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The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Nordstrom Knows Quality Luxury retailer Nordstrom serves up an attractive price. July comps show an impressive jump up, share prices have dropped down; is this an opportunity to pick up some stock on sale?
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