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Nordstrom eventually settled on a shoe store that opened in 1901, called Wallin & Nordstrom. [6] Carl F. Wallin, the co-founder of the store, was the owner of the adjacent shoe repair shop. [ 5 ] John and Hilda had five children, three of whom would follow him into the family business, Everett W. (1903), Elmer J. (1904) and Lloyd N. Nordstrom.
John Nordstrom retired in 1928 selling his stake to his sons Everett Nordstrom and Elmer Nordstrom. Everett and Elmer also acquired Carl Wallin's share of the company. John's third son Lloyd Nordstrom joined the company as a part owner in 1933. Members of the Nordstrom family still own 20% of Nordstrom Inc and closely supervise the chain. [1]
In 1928, John W. Nordstrom retired and sold his shares of Wallin & Nordstrom to his two eldest sons, Everett and Elmer. In 1929, Carl Wallin also retired and sold his shares to them. 1930 marked the change of name to Nordstrom. In 1933, the third son Lloyd joined. They ran the business as co-presidents. [3] [4]
In 1928, John W. Nordstrom retired and sold his shares of Wallin & Nordstrom to his two eldest sons, Everett and Elmer. The following year Carl Wallin also retired and sold his shares to them. 1930 saw the company change its name to Nordstrom. In 1933, the third son Lloyd joined. They ran the business as co-presidents. [3] [4]
Bruce Nordstrom was born in Seattle on October 1, 1933. [1] He was the grandson of John W. Nordstrom, founder of Nordstrom, Inc., which began as a shoe store in 1901.At the age of 9, Bruce Nordstrom began his career at the retailer working the stockroom and sales floor of Nordstrom's downtown Seattle store, making 25 cents an hour. [3]
J. E. Wallace Wallin, was an American psychologist and an early proponent of educational services for the mentally handicapped Nils Yngve Wessell , was a Swedish-American psychologist and the eighth president of Tufts University from 1953 to 1966, overseeing its transformation from a small liberal arts college to an internationally known ...
Blake Willard Nordstrom (October 4, 1960 – January 2, 2019) was an American businessman. The great-grandson of John W. Nordstrom , he served as sole President of the Nordstrom department store chain from 2000 to 2014, and then co-president with his brothers, Peter, and Erik Nordstrom , from 2015 until his death in 2019.
Siggie Nordstrom (1893–1980), American entertainer, lead singer of the Nordstrom Sisters; Swede Nordstrom (1896–1963), American football player; The Nordstrom Sisters (1931–1976), American sister act, international cabaret singers; Ursula Nordstrom (1910–1988), publisher and editor in chief of juvenile books at Harper & Row from 1940 to ...