The best Nordstrom deals of the year happen during their annual Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, which always occurs in July. This once-a-year sale started July 15 for everyone and ends Aug. 4, 2024.
This Nordstrom Anniversary Sale will run through Aug. 3, but trust us when we saw the best deals sell out early. You can actually apply for a Nordstrom credit card right now to shop the sale a couple days early, and you'll get a $40 bonus note when you're approved, which you can spend like cash at Nordstrom.
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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is an annual, three-week sale with best-of-the-year prices.
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is an annual, three-week event held by Nordstrom to celebrate the retail chain’s birthday. During the sale, shoppers can find brand-new, just-released items at discounted prices across various categories like clothing, shoes, accessories, beauty products, and home goods.
Shoppers can expect savings of 10% to 50% off regular Nordstrom prices. The sale typically lasts for a few weeks from mid- to late July through August and is open to Nordstrom cardholders before being available to the general public. (No, Nordstrom Rack isn’t part of this.)
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale begins July 15, 2024 for everyone.
Nordstrom is ahead of the game; they’ve already announced that their next Anniversary Sale will take place between Monday, July 15, and Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. It’s another full, three-week sale.
We also anticipate that Nordstrom will give their credit cardholders early access to the sale again. If they follow 2023’s pattern, cardholders will get to shop a whole 4-6 days before everybody else.
Become a Nordy Club member before the sale.
Nordy Club is Nordstrom’s free loyalty program that’s good at full-line stores and also at Nordstrom Rack. As a standard member, you’ll earn 1% back on every purchase.
When you spend $1,000 (or reach 1,000 points) at any Nordstrom store, you’ll get a $10 Nordstrom Note. (A “Nordstrom Note” is basically store cash that you can spend on your next purchase.)
You can get 2% cash back when you use a Nordstrom debit card — it’s connected to your checking account, similar to how the Target RedCard works. With the Nordstrom debit card, you’ll get a $20 Note when you spend $1,000. Here are more Nordy Club perks:
Find out about sale events, such as the Anniversary Sale and Clear the Rack events, before nonmembers do.
Get free basic alterations.
Enjoy three personal “double points” days once you reach their Influencer level (spend at least $500 per year).
Your points only expire if your account has been inactive for 12 months.
The better the Nordy Club status, the earlier you’ll shop.
As previously mentioned, Nordy Club cardmembers can take advantage of the Anniversary Sale discounts even sooner. Your status level will determine when you can shop the sales.
Nordy Club Status Level Shopping Times:
Influencer: Influencers must spend at least $2,000 in a single year at Nordstrom, and they can enjoy the Anniversary Sale prices six days early.
Ambassador: Ambassador status requires an annual minimum of $5,000 spent at Nordstrom. Ambassadors can access the Anniversary Sale eight days early.
Icon: If you’ve achieved Icon status, that means you’ve spent at least $15,000 at Nordstrom in a single year — and that you can access the Anniversary Sale before anyone else (nine days earlier!).
If you aren’t a card member yet, you can sign up here and get a $40 bonus Note to use toward your Anniversary Sale haul.
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale runs across all departments — from clothing to housewares.
Part of the beauty of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is that it encompasses every single department in the store, from haute couture and high fashion to home goods, electronics, skincare, beauty, fragrances, and shoes — if you can dream it, they’ve probably discounted it.
You’ll find name brands in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale like Adidas, Kate Spade, and Charlotte Tilbury.
Popular brands marked down in Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale include Adidas, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Calvin Klein, Charlotte Tilbury, Clinique, Free People, Kate Spade, Kendra Scott, Madewell, Nike, The North Face, Quiksilver, Skechers, Spanx (hallelujah!), Topshop, Under Armour, Vince Camuto, Wacoal, and Zella — to name just a few.
No, the entire store isn’t on sale, but a lot is included in the event.
Not everything in the store is on sale during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, but a good chunk of merchandise is included.
Shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale online.
This sale is offered in stores and online. Not only can you shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale online, but Nordstrom actually recommends it, as stores can get really crowded during this period.
Is Nordstrom Rack part of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale?
Two words: We wish. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale applies only to Nordstrom stores and to Nordstrom.com. Nordstrom Rack is its own (beautiful) beast and doesn’t participate in the big annual sale. But they do have “Clear the Rack” sales events that happen roughly once a month, usually lasting two to five days.
Go into the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with a budget in mind.
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale can be overwhelming. It’s often hard to tell what’s a good deal and what’s a great deal because prices are already so high. The way I shop the Nordstrom Anniversary sale is by first making a budget I’m willing to splurge on and then focusing on the items I can’t buy anywhere else.
The Nordstrom return policy is the best, seriously.
Thinking of all the return policies out there, hands down the Nordstrom return policy is top-notch. They strive on making every customer’s experience unique, and that includes returns. There’s no limit to how many items can be returned, and there’s also no limit on how long you have to return something.
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