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A Neiman Marcus store, located in the International Plaza Mall in Tampa, Florida.

Neiman Marcus is a chain of upscale department stores that operates in the United States. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. There are currently 35 Neiman Marcus stores in the chain. In terms of price (and presumably quality), Neiman Marcus stores are on par with Saks Fifth Avenue, and above Nordstrom.

The company also operates the even more upscale Bergdorf Goodman department store. There are only two of these stores in existence (one men's and one women's), across the street from one another on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Neiman's history

Herbert Marcus, Sr., his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman and her husband A. L. Neiman founded the Neiman - Marcus retail establishment in Dallas, Texas on September 10, 1907. In 1913, a fire destroyed the Neiman Marcus store and all of its merchandise. A temporary store was set up and opened in a mere seventeen days. In 1914, Neiman Marcus reopened at a new, larger "uptown" location at Main and Ervay. The original Dallas store was honored with historic landmark status by the State of Texas In 1982.

With the opening of this flagship store, Neiman Marcus increased its selection to include accessories, lingerie, and children's clothing, as well as expanding the women's apparel department. In 1929, they began offering menswear.

In 1927, Neiman Marcus premiered the first weekly retail fashion show in the United States. In 1971, the first Neiman Marcus outside Texas opens in Bal Harbour, Florida. In subsequent years, stores have opened in over thirty cities across the United States, including Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas.

In 1999, Neiman Marcus's website debuted as did the store's online gift registry. Recently, in 2002, Neiman Marcus and the fashion world alike mourned the death of Stanley Marcus. This was also the year that the company started a website for The Horchow Collection, which became part of Neiman Marcus in 1986.

Neiman's today

Unlike many grand old department stores, Neiman Marcus is still in operation today and still has its headquarters in Dallas. The Neiman Marcus Group is comprised of the Specialty Retail stores division - which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman - and the Direct Marketing division, Neiman Marcus Direct. These retailers offer upscale assortments of apparel, accessories, jewelry, beauty and decorative home products to the affluent consumer. The Company operates 35 Neiman Marcus Stores across the United States and two Bergdorf Goodman stores in Manhattan. The Company also operates fourteen Last Call clearance centers. These store operations total more than 5 million square feet (500,000 m²) gross.

Neiman Marcus Direct, conducts both print catalog and online operations under the Neiman Marcus, Horchow and Bergdorf Goodman brand names. Under the Neiman Marcus brand, Neiman Marcus Direct primarily offers women's apparel, accessories and home furnishings. Horchow offers quality home furnishings, linens, decorative accessories and tabletop items.

The Company also owns majority interests in two designer resources: Kate Spade, a manufacturer of accessories, and Gurwitch Products, which manufactures Laura Mercier cosmetics." Sales-wise, they perform at a higher level than most in the department store industry. Other luxury retailers that they compete with include, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's.

Neiman's and pop culture

Neiman Marcus's high-end image was portrayed on the small screen in the 1980s on The Facts of Life, where wealthy character Blair Warner enjoyed shopping there.

The company is also part of an urban legend, involving the recipe for its popular chocolate chip cookie. Legend has it that a patron of the store was charged a substantial amount of money for the cookie recipe on their credit card without knowing. While the story is known to be false, Neiman Marcus has decided to put their cookie recipe up on their website. That way the rumours can subside.

Due to the higher prices on its upscale merchandise, Neiman Marcus is derisively called "Needless Markup" by those of lower income status.

Locations

Massachusetts

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvaniua

District of Columbia

Virginia

North Carolina

Georgia

Florida

  • Orlando MSA
  • Tampa/St. Petersburg Metropolitan Area Locations
    • International Plaza, Tampa, Florida
  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach Area Locations
    • Worth Avenue (freestanding), Palm Beach, Florida
    • Town Center at Boca Raton (opening Novemeber 2005), Boca Raton, Florida
    • The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    • Bal Harbour Shops, Bal Harbour, Florida
    • The Village at Merrick Park, Coral Gables, Florida
  • Detroit Metropolitan Area Locations
    • The Somerset Collection, Troy, Michigan
  • Chicago Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Michigan Avenue (freestanding), Chicago, Illinois
    • Northbrook Court, Northfield, Illinois
    • Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, Illinois
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Gaviidae Common, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • St. Louis Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, Missouri
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan Area Locations
    • One Marcus Square (flagship), Dallas, Texas
    • NorthPark Center, Dallas, Texas
    • The Shops at Willow Bend, Plano, Texas
    • Ridgmar, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Austin Metropolitan Area Locations
    • The Domain (scheduled to open March 2007), Austin, Texas
  • Houston Metropolitan Area Locations
    • The Galleria, Houston, Texas
    • Town & Country Mall (closing September 2005), Houston, Texas
  • San Antonio Metropolitan Area Locations
    • The Shops at La Cantera (opening September 16, 2005), San Antonio, Texas
  • Denver Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver, Colorado
  • Phoenix Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Fashion Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • San Francisco Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Union Square (freestanding), San Francisco, California
  • San Jose Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, California
  • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Wilshire Boulevard (freestanding), Beverly Hills, California
    • Westfield Topanga (scheduled to open in 2008), Los Angeles (Canoga Park), California
    • Fashion Island, Newport Beach, California
  • San Diego Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego, California
  • Honolulu Metropolitan Area Locations
    • Ala Moana Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
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