Nordstrom Affiliate Program
The Nordstrom affiliate program pays 2% per sale with a 14-day cookie window, and is available to LinkApprove creators and publishers in the US and Canada without a separate application.
Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team
14days to convert
Shorter than the 18-day median in fashion & apparel. Attribution closes on day 14, which matters most for content readers return to rather than act on immediately.
Program fit score
2.3/5
- Commission per conversion
- 40%
- Cookie window
- 25%
- Average order value
- 20%
- Region breadth
- 15%
Computed from this program’s own terms against 32 programs in its category. How this is calculated
01Overview
About the Nordstrom affiliate program
Nordstrom occupies a position almost no other US retailer holds: a department store with genuine fashion authority, carrying contemporary designer labels alongside its own strong private brands. For creators, that breadth is the point, a single link can cover a $60 beauty item and a $600 coat, and the customer trusts the retailer either way.
The rate is low by fashion standards, and that is the honest trade-off here. What compensates is basket size and return customers: Nordstrom shoppers routinely buy multiple items per order, and the retailer's free shipping and returns remove the friction that kills conversion on higher-rate but less-trusted merchants.
Nordstrom is one of the strongest converting department-store programs in the LinkApprove network during its Anniversary Sale window, and creators who prepare content before the early-access period consistently outperform those who post once the sale opens to everyone.
02Conversion
Why Nordstrom converts
- Anniversary Sale and Half-Yearly Sale are calendar events audiences actively wait for
- Free shipping and free returns with no minimum removes the usual checkout hesitation
- Multi-item baskets are the norm, so a 2% rate applies to a larger order than most fashion programs
- Strong beauty, shoe and designer departments let one creator cover several niches
03Audience fit
Which creators this suits
- Personal style and capsule-wardrobe creators
- Deal and sale-alert publishers, particularly around the Anniversary Sale
- Beauty creators who want a department-store alternative to specialist retailers
04Getting started
How to join the Nordstrom affiliate program
- 1Create a free LinkApprove partner account and submit your content channels for review.
- 2Once approved, usually within two business days, open the program directory and find Nordstrom.
- 3Generate a deep link to any Nordstrom product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign you are publishing to.
- 4Publish, then track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.
Because LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, you do not submit a separate application to Nordstrom.
05Attribution
When you get paid on this program
Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.
06FAQ
Common questions
How much does the Nordstrom affiliate program pay?
The Nordstrom affiliate program pays 2% per sale. Average order value on the program is $180, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.
What is the cookie duration for the Nordstrom affiliate program?
The Nordstrom program has a 14-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.
How do I join the Nordstrom affiliate program?
You can join the Nordstrom affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Nordstrom directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Nordstrom product page immediately.
Which countries does the Nordstrom affiliate program accept?
The Nordstrom program accepts traffic from US, CA. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.
Fashion & apparel
How Nordstrom compares in its category
Fashion is the highest-volume vertical on LinkApprove and the one where creator content outperforms every other traffic type. Cookie windows are short, typically 7 to 30 days, so conversion depends on posting close to the moment of intent. The programs below all accept social and short-form video traffic.
| Program | Commission | Cookie | Avg. order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 7% per sale | 45 days | $115 |
| AllSaints | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $210 |
| Anthropologie | 6% per sale | 30 days | $155 |
| Aritzia | 6% per sale | 14 days | $180 |
| ASOS | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $88 |
| Banana Republic | Up to 5% per sale | 7 days | $130 |
| Coach | Up to 6% per sale | 14 days | $310 |
| COS | 6% per sale | 30 days | $165 |
| Everlane | 6% per sale | 30 days | $125 |
| Farfetch | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $540 |
| Free People | 5% per sale | 14 days | $135 |
| Gap | Up to 4% per sale | 7 days | $95 |
| H&M | Up to 7% per sale | 14 days | $65 |
| J.Crew | 5% per sale | 7 days | $145 |
| Karen Millen | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $150 |
| Lands' End | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $120 |
| Levi's | 8% per sale | 30 days | $110 |
| Macy's | Up to 4% per sale | 10 days | $130 |
| Madewell | 6% per sale | 14 days | $130 |
| Mango | 7% per sale | 30 days | $95 |
| Michael Kors | Up to 7% per sale | 14 days | $225 |
| Nordstrom (this program) | 2% per sale | 14 days | $180 |
| Reformation | 8% per sale | 30 days | $240 |
| Reiss | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $230 |
| Revolve | Up to 8% per sale | 14 days | $310 |
| Steve Madden | 5% per sale | 7 days | $95 |
| Superdry | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $105 |
| Ted Baker | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $165 |
| Tory Burch | Up to 8% per sale | 21 days | $295 |
| Uniqlo | 4% per sale | 7 days | $75 |
| Urban Outfitters | 4% per sale | 7 days | $85 |
| Zara | 5% per sale | 7 days | $95 |
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