March 4 (Reuters) - Department store operator Nordstrom ( JWN )

on Tuesday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly

comparable sales and said its Chief Financial Officer Cathy

Smith would step down.

The company reported fourth-quarter comparable sales growth

of 4.7%, compared with estimates of 1.25%, according to data

compiled by LSEG.

(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj

Kalluvila)