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The resumption of social gatherings, school and college has encouraged people to splurge on everything from tops to dresses, emptying inventories of clothing chains and helping department store chains rebound from last year’s slump.
Nordstrom said it expects revenue to rise over 35% in fiscal 2021, compared with more than 25% forecast previously. Analysts on average expect revenue to jump 29%, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
Revenue rose to $3.66 billion in the second quarter, from $1.86 billion a year earlier, beating market expectations.
