WASHINGTON: Nordstrom´s sales ofIvanka Trump´s line of clothing and shoes fell by nearlyone-third in the past fiscal year, with sharp drops in salesweeks before her father Donald Trump was elected president, theWall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Nordstrom announced this week it had decided to stopcarrying Ivanka Trump´s apparel, prompting President Trump totake to Twitter to defend her.
"My daughter Ivanka has beentreated so unfairly by Nordstrom," he said on Wednesday.The Journal cited internal Nordstrom data as showing salesof Ivanka Trump´s products were more than 70 percent lower inthe second, third and fourth week of October compared to thesame weeks the previous year.
The election was on Nov.8. Nordstrom had $14.3 million in sales in the fiscal year thatended in January, down from $20.9 million in the previous year,the Journal reported.
Nordstrom spokeswoman Tara Darrow said that the retailer didnot provide the Wall Street Journal with data on Ivanka Trump´ssales.
"We have not and will not share specific sales resultsnumbers related to this brand or any other brand," Darrow saidin an email.
In addition to the president, others in the administrationexpressed support for Ivanka Trump´s business.Senior WhiteHouse adviser Kellyanne Conway was accused of violating ethicsrules after she went on television to urge people to buy IvankaTrump´s products in what she called "a free commercial.
"Republican Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House ofRepresentatives Oversight committee, said on Thursday he hadasked the Office of Government Ethics to review Conway´scomments and recommend disciplinary action against her ifwarranted.