Nordstrom execs on spring buying plans, Calif. and more

Here are some more details about Nordstrom’s business in the third quarter from its earnings conference call. Executives shared some interesting thoughts about the changing consumer, business on the West Coast, price points, trends in the contemporary bottoms business and more.

While executives were pleased that sales increased more than planned, they cautioned that the company was up against an easy comparison from last year. For example, last year in the third quarter, same-store sales fell 12.3% in full priced Nordstrom stores.