Nordstrom Supports Gay Marriage

Nordstrom has joined such other Washington-based retailers as Starbucks Coffee Company and Amazon.com in coming out in support of approving Referendum 74, a Washington state ballot measure that seeks to affirm same-sex marriage with voters. (In July, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, pledged $2.5 million in support of the measure.) Company president Blake Nordstrom sent out a companywide memo that detailed the retailer's "philosophical approach" to business, which includes a workplace where "every employee is welcomed and respected."