text: **The concentration of stock ownership in a small number of our shareholders could limit your ability to influence corporate matters.**
  We have regularly reported in our annual proxy statements the holdings of members of the Nordstrom family, including Bruce A. Nordstrom, 
  our former Co-President and Chairman of the Board, his sister Anne E. Gittinger and members of the Nordstrom family within our Executive 
  Team. In our proxy statement as of March 2, 2015, for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, these individuals owned an aggregate of 
  approximately 27% of our common stock. As a result, either individually or acting together, they may be able to exercise considerable 
  influence over matters requiring shareholder approval. As reported in our periodic filings, our Board of Directors has from time to time 
  authorized share repurchases. While these share repurchases may be offset in part by share issuances under our equity incentive plans and 
  as consideration for acquisitions, the repurchases may nevertheless have the effect of increasing the overall percentage ownership held by 
  these shareholders. The corporate law of the state of Washington, where the company is incorporated, provides that approval of a merger or 
  similar significant corporate transaction requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of a company’s outstanding shares. The beneficial 
  ownership of these shareholders may have the effect of discouraging offers to acquire us, delay or otherwise prevent a significant corporate 
  transaction because the consummation of any such transaction would likely require the approval of these shareholders. As a result, the 
  market price of our common stock could be affected. 