This document provides instructions for completing an assignment analyzing the financial statements of Macy's Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. It identifies key details about the companies, including: Macy's operates department stores and websites under the Macy's and Bloomingdale's brands; Macy's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31; Nordstrom uses the retail inventory method to value merchandise inventories. The document requests identification of the largest sources of cash from financing and investing activities for each company based on their financial statements. It also provides the stock prices for each company at the end of fiscal year 2010 for comparison purposes.