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"Our company remains committed to building long-term value for
shareholders and the decision to split the stock reflects our confidence in
the company's future opportunities," said Bruce Nordstrom, Chairman of
Nordstrom, Inc.

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-- A discussion of trends and profiles of leading companies in such non-
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Business Editors/Software Writers/Retail Writers

SAN DIEGO----GERS Retail Systems, a
leading provider of enterprise software solutions for consumer-centric
retailing, today announced that Robbins Bros.com

com/reports/c13833) has announced the addition
of Retail Industry Almanac 2005 to their offering .

This book also includes statistical tables, a retail industry glossary,
retail industry contacts and thorough indexes.

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World's Biggest
Engagement Ring Store(R) will implement GERS Planning and Analytics
solutions to augment their ability to manage the overall performance
of their business .com/reports/c13833

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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The corporate profiles section covering The Retail 500 Firms provides
complete profiles of the leading, fastest growing retail chains across the
nation.

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(NYSE: JWN )
announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock
split of its outstanding common stock and a proportional increase in the
number of Nordstrom common shares authorized from 500 million to 1 billion.

Robbins Bros. Engages GERS for Planning and Analytics Solutions; World's Biggest Engagement Ring Store to Improve Ability to Manage Business Performance as Key

Included are 12 major statistical tables showing everything from
total U.

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(Logo: http://www. retail sales year by year and by sector, to shopping center
statistics, to consumer demographics.

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Certain statements in this news release contain "forward-looking"
information (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995) that involves risks and uncertainties, including anticipated results,
store openings and trends in company operations. GERS Analytics delivers a common
analytical platform built upon industry-standard technologies to
translate data into consistent, meaningful and actionable information
that helps retailers to fully leverage their data across the
enterprise . is a third-generation, family-owned business, with
seven stores in Southern California.researchandmarkets .

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Nordstrom Board Announces Two-for-One Stock Split

GERS solutions manage the merchandising life cycle, multi-channel
selling, planning, business intelligence, and supply chain
synchronization to create a great customer experience.newscom.
For more information visit
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Additional shares issued as a result of the stock split will be distributed on
or about June 30, 2005 to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2005.com and through
its direct mail catalogs. "We
are looking forward to supporting their national store growth
initiative.gers.
This new book covers competitive intelligence, market research and
business analysis - everything you need to know about the food business,
beverages business and tobacco industry, including:

-- Analysis of major retailing and retail store business trends and
markets
-- Historical retail industry statistics and tables
-- Profiles of major chain store and specialty store operators, such as
The Gap, Barnes + Noble, Intimate Brands and many, more.

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Nordstrom, Inc.
Who are the hottest retailers? What lies ahead? This guide investigates
the trends and a provides a thorough analysis of careers, suppliers, chain
stores, shopping centers, mergers, finances and future growth within the
industry.

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Our SEC reports may contain other information on these and other factors that
could affect our financial results and cause actual results to differ
materially from any forward-looking information we may provide. From Wal-Mart and Costco to Barnes + Noble and Amazon, the major
companies that marketing executives, investors and job seekers most want to
know about are profiled.

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Founded in 1901 as a shoe
store in Seattle, Nordstrom today operates 95 full-line stores , 49 Nordstrom
Racks, five U. "This meets our current needs and
provides the technology we need to effectively grow our business. For more
information, please visit www. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.
-- Profiles of food retailers of all types, from convenience store
operators like 7-11 to giant supermarket chains like Albertsons and
HEB
-- Emerging technologies, including automated checkout and RFID (radio
frequency ID tag )
-- Profiles and trends of top department store chains, including
Dillards, Saks , Sears Roebuck and Neiman Profiles and trends of leading discount store and warehouse club
operators, like Wal-Mart, Costco and Target
-- A discussion of trends in e-commerce and Internet -based retailing,
including synergies of "bricks and clicks.

For services provided TO the Retail Industry for the operation and support of a retail business or the support of a particular aspect of retailing.

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GERS Planning facilitates well-implemented planning processes to
help develop and allocate better initial assortments that anticipate
consumer expectations to minimize markdowns and reduce the number of
shoppers who leave empty handed.
"GERS' Planning and Analytics are powerful , yet easy-to-use tools
that are well-suited to Robbins Bros.
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This
marks the seventh stock split in the company's history.

Investor Contact:
Stephanie Allen , 206-303-3262

Media Contact:
Deniz Anders, 206-373-3038

-based companies ,
publicly and privately held, plus an impressive list of the most important
foreign retailers .

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The company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.

About GERS Retail Systems

GERS Retail Systems is a leading supplier of software solutions
for consumer-centric retailing. (The list includes leading U.

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newscom. By facilitating the real-time flow of
transactions and information across the entire retail organization,
our solutions enable retailers to consistently anticipate, understand ,
and fulfill their customers' expectations for products that are
priced, located, and timed to provide the optimal shopping experience.researchandmarkets.S.

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is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty
retailers, with 151 US stores located in 27 states.
"With these new tools from GERS, we'll be able to better manage
our open-to-buy and reduce on-hand inventory, plus we'll have
corporate-wide visibility over our operations," said Donne Kerestic,
Director of IT of Robbins Bros.

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Nordstrom also operates 32 international Faconnable
boutiques, primarily in Europe.' operation ," said Phil Kenney,
Vice President of Products and Marketing for GERS Retail Systems.

Research and Markets: Study These Profiles of the Top 500 Retailers Now

Malls are lagging while "power centers " are
surging ahead."
-- Profiles of leading shopping center developers, mall managers, outlet
store mall developers and shopping center REITs.

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The corporate profile section
of the book includes in-depth profiles of the 500 leading companies in all
facets of retailing, retail technologies and retail support services.

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SEATTLE, Nordstrom, Inc. Additionally, Nordstrom Direct serves
customers through its online presence at http://www. Actual future results and
trends may differ materially from historical results or current expectations
depending upon factors including, but not limited to, the company's ability to
predict fashion trends, consumer apparel buying patterns, the company 's
ability to control costs, weather conditions, hazards of nature, trends in
personal bankruptcies and bad debt write-offs, changes in interest rates,
employee relations, the company's ability to continue its expansion plans,
changes in government or regulatory requirements and the impact of economic
and competitive market forces, including the impact of terrorist activity or
the impact of a war on the company, its customers and the retail industry.

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S.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
America's retail industry is in the midst of vast changes - superstores
and giant discounters are popping up on major corners while traditional
smaller stores are struggling.) These profiles include corporate name, address, phone,
fax, web site, growth plans, competitive advantage, financial histories and up
to 27 executive contacts by title.