Macy's, Nordstrom, ANN INC., Coach: Retailers to Watch This Holiday Season, Part 1

Nordstrom. "We expect Nordstrom to benefit from several factors this holiday season, including best-in-class inventory control, strength in its target customer, strong fashion trends and high prices," said Clark.

"While we expect Nordstrom's store sales to remain very strong, we also expect to see a pickup in online sales growth, helped by its move to free shipping, regardless of order size."