Throughout the day, 2.9 million shares of Nordstrom exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.1 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $54.32-$55.36 after having opened the day at $55.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $55.15. Other companies within the Retail industry that declined today were: Builders FirstSource ( BLDR ), down 7%, Lumber Liquidators Holdings ( LL ), down 6%, ValueVision Media ( VVTV ), down 5.6%, and Pacific Sunwear ( PSUN ), down 5.1%. Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, offers apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for women, men, and children in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Credit. The Retail segment offers a selection of brand name and private label merchandise. Nordstrom has a market cap of $11.3 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 5.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.