January 11: Opening Party
January 12–14: Conference & Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | NYC
President and Chief Brand Officer
Nordstrom Inc.
Pete Nordstrom is the president and chief brand officer of Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN), a leading fashion retailer dedicated to bringing the best in service, experience and fashion to customers. In this role, Pete oversees strategic initiatives that touch all aspects of the company and sets the vision for how the brand inspires and resonates with customers no matter how, where and when they want to shop. He also supports the company’s merchandising, store operations and supply chain organizations.
Throughout his career, Pete has helped Nordstrom innovate the customer shopping experience and redefine the role fashion plays in customers’ lives through bold investments in emerging categories and partnerships with both established and new brands and designers. He has led major strategic initiatives that have strengthened Nordstrom’s reputation in the fashion industry and kept the brand relevant, such as building the designer offering to a $1.5 billion business, evolving Nordstrom’s mix of brands and categories and bringing in limited distribution brands as exclusive partners.
Since taking over leadership of Nordstrom in 2000, Pete and his brothers have grown the business from $5.1 billion to $15.1 billion, increased the number of stores by more than 200 locations and opened Nordstrom’s first flagship store in New York City as an experiential shopping destination. Driven by Nordstrom's principle to “leave it better than we found it,” they also led the organization to achieve 100 percent pay equity for employees, earn a spot on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 20 years in a row and set a target to give back more than $50 million to communities where Nordstrom does business by 2025.
Pete graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in English.
9:15am - 9:45am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre
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