In this July 9, 2009 photo, a shopper walks into Nordstrom at a mall in San Jose, Calif. Nordstrom is expected to report quarterly earnings after the market close Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

In this July 9, 2009 photo, a shopper walks into Nordstrom at a mall in San Jose, Calif. Nordstrom is expected to report quarterly earnings after the market close Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.

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  1. In this photo made Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, Nordstrom shoppers walk along a sidewalk in downtown Seattle. The nation's stores saw their first sales gain in 14 months in September, a sign of life from shoppers that fuels some hope for the holiday shopping season.
  2. Houston's Tim Monroe, left, cuts back in the middle of the field as he is pursued by Rice's Matt Nordstrom during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, in Houston.
  3. A Nordstrom store is shown Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Nordstrom releases quarterly earnings after the close of the market Thursday, Nov, 12, 2009.
  4. FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a Nordstrom shopper is shown Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Recent earnings reports from stores paint a picture of two classes of American shoppers: The affluent finally are being enticed to spend, buying designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics.
  5. A Nordstrom shopper is shown Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Nordstrom releases quarterly earnings after the close of the market Thursday, Nov, 12, 2009.
  6. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Business Matchmaking; Jack Calkins, District Director of SCORE, left, Michelle Thompson-Dolberry of American Express OPEN, second left, Michael Nordstrom of HP, second right, and Robert Nelson, District Director of the SBA, right, pose at Business Matchmaking Workshop, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Waltham, Mass. . More than 400 Boston area small businesses attended a full day workshop with federal and state procurement officials and major corporate representatives. The Business Matchmaking program was hosted by American Express OPEN, HP and American Airlines and focused on new opportunities linked to the federal stimulus program.

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