text: **RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**
  Our reportable segments are Retail and Credit. Our Retail segment includes our U.S. Nordstrom branded full-line stores and online store, 
  Nordstrom Rack stores, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook and other retail channels, including Trunk Club, Jeffrey, our Canada store and 
  our Last Chance clearance store. For purposes of discussion and analysis of our results of operations of our Retail Business, we combine 
  our Retail segment results with revenues and expenses in the “Corporate/Other” column of Note 16: Segment Reporting in the Notes to 
  Consolidated Financial Statements of Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. We analyze our results of operations through 
  earnings before interest and income taxes for our Retail Business and Credit, while interest expense and income taxes are discussed on a 
  total company basis. 
  
  Similar to many other retailers, Nordstrom follows the retail 4-5-4 reporting calendar, which included an extra week in the fourth quarter of 
  2012 (the “53rd week”). The analysis of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources compares the 52 weeks in 2013 to the 53 
  weeks in 2012. However, the 53rd week is not included in comparable sales calculations. In 2012, the 53rd week contributed approximately 
  $0.04 to earnings per diluted share. 