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ZolotoyRetriever — 8 months ago(July 16, 2025 02:10 PM)
It's true:
Carl F. Wallin, a Seattle shoemaker Nordstrom had met in Alaska, offered him a partnership in a shoe store. In 1901, they opened their first store, Wallin & Nordstrom, at Fourth and Pike in Seattle.
The business grew and, in 1923, the partners added a second store in Seattle's University District.
In 1928, John retired and sold his share of the company to his sons Everett and Elmer. Carl Wallin retired a year later and also sold his share to the Nordstrom sons. John's third son, Lloyd, joined the team in 1933.
By 1960, the downtown Seattle shoe shop had become the largest shoe store in the country, and the company, now with eight locations in Washington and Oregon, was the largest independent shoe chain in the United States.
https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/about/company-history?srsltid=AfmBOoopCk6v_BkWj3tX6DIQxA7Y93jbPOYBBrrbZMP6fSGN33sEINP9