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


                                   FORM 8-K


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


      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) December 22, 2010


                                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.

     On December 22, 2010, the Company entered into Amendment 2010-2 (the
"Amendment") to the Nordstrom Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (2007
Restatement) (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Amendment was to simplify the
provisions of the Plan relating to any participant's deemed beneficiary, in
the event that the participant has not made a designation of beneficiary or if
the participant's designated beneficiary predeceases the participant.


ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1 Amendment 2010-2 to the Nordstrom Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
(2007 Restatement).








































SIGNATURES

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/ Robert B. Sari
                                                -----------------------
                                                Robert B. Sari
                                                Executive Vice President,
                                                General Counsel and Corporate
                                                Secretary

Dated: December 23, 2010










































EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER        DESCRIPTION

10.1	Amendment 2010-2 to the Nordstrom Executive Deferred
              Compensation Plan (2007 Restatement).