<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Nordstrom, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-3 of our report dated March 10, 2000,
on the consolidated financial statements (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a restatement of such
consolidated financial statements to reflect an accrual for sales returns) and
our report on the consolidated financial statements schedule dated April 6,
2000, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Nordstrom, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended January 31, 2000,
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington
November 14, 2000
