Nordstrom 3rd-qtr profit tops forecast

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc. (JWN.N) reported higher quarterly net earnings on Monday, helped by a gain from the sale of its Faconnable business and an extra week compared with the same period last year.

The Seattle retailer said earnings came to $165.7 million, or 68 cents a share, for the quarter ended November 3, compared with $135.7 million, or 52 cents a share, a year earlier.

(Reporting by Nichola Groom)