2 Reasons to Worry About Nordstrom After the Latest Report

Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) stock has held steady following its third-quarter earnings release. However, this wasn't the usual solid quarter investors have gotten used to seeing.

In addition to comparable sales turning negative, down 0.9%, there were two big warning signs in the report. First, comparable sales at Nordstrom Rack stores dropped by 5%, the worst performance in several quarters, and e-commerce sales at Nordstrom.com increased by just 7.5% during the period.

Let's take a closer look at each of these figures and see why investors should be concerned.

Source: Fool.com