FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   CAMPBELL ROBERT ERNST 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/13/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORDSTROM INC [JWN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1700 7TH AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President and Treasurer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98101 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 10,171 D   Common Stock 3,127 I By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 3/31/09

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	45.16 (2)	$ (3)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	02/25/2014	Common Stock	2,380	$ 19.56	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/23/2015	Common Stock	5,556	$ 26.01	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	02/22/2016	Common Stock	6,336	$ 40.27	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	03/01/2017	Common Stock	7,107	$ 53.63	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	02/28/2018	Common Stock	9,487	$ 38.02	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	02/27/2019	Common Stock	21,638	$ 13.47	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CAMPBELL ROBERT ERNST C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1700 7TH AVENUE SEATTLE, WA 98101	Â	Â	  Vice President and Treasurer	Â

Signatures

Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert E. Campbell		04/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The stock units are convertible into the issuer's common stock and payable upon the occurence of certain events, including the reporting person's retirement from the issuer.
(2)	Stock unit dividends paid on performance share units that were deferred at the election of the reporting person under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)	1 for 1
(4)	Granted under the issuer's 1997 Stock Option Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/25/05.
(5)	Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/23/06.
(6)	Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/22/07.
(7)	Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 3/1/08.
(8)	Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/28/09.
(9)	Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/27/10.

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