Nordstroms like any other major company is essential in a state or city because it pays the taxes which the state needs to fund its schools, infastructure and everything else. Like without GM detroit would not have any money at all.

Currently, Nordstrom operates 101 full-line stores, 51 Nordstrom Rack stores, two Jeffrey Boutiques, one shoe store, and two final clearance stores in 28 different states.

The corporate headquarters and the flagship store are located in Downtown Seattle, Washington.

Blake W Nordstrom.

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) is a department store chain in the United States. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings. It competes at a slightly lower price level than that of, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue,Bloomingdale’s and Barneys New York, and at a slightly higher price level than Lord and Taylor. The corporate headquarters and the flagship store are located in Downtown Seattle, Washington.

Nordstrom was listed at No. 24 in Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2007.[8] (Nordstrom is a Hall of Fame member of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.[9])
Nordstrom was at No. 46 on the same list in 2006 and at No. 88 in 2005.[10]
Nordstrom was ranked No. 286 (previously 293) on the Fortune 500 for 2007

48,374 employees in US
6 employees outside of the US

Blake W Nordstrom is the CEO