| 1907 |
Neiman Marcus opens on September 10 at Elm and Murphy Streets in Dallas. Neiman Marcus, founded by Herbert Marcus Sr, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband A.L. Neiman. |
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1913: Fire destroys the original store and all inventory.
1951: Stanley Marcus commissions “Mariposa”, a large-scale mobile by Alexander Calder, and with that the new Neiman Marcus Art Collection is born.
1957: The first Neiman Marcus Fortnight is staged, honoring France.
1960: The first "His & Her's" gift is featured in the Christmas book: Beechcraft airplanes.
1979: “Quest for the Best” by Stanley Marcus is published.
1984: Neiman Marcus establishes InCircle, the industry's first customer-loyalty program.
1988: Neiman Marcus buys The Horchow Collection catalog of home furnishings.
1991: Neiman Marcus Mail Order and Horchow businesses are merged to form Neiman Marcus Direct.
2007: Neiman Marcus 100th Anniversary.
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| 1913 |
Fire destroys the original store and all inventory. |
| 1914 |
Store is rebuilt at Main and Ervay Streets – currently the location of the flagship store. |
| 1926 |
Neiman Marcus publishes a Christmas booklet with 16 pages of Christmas gift suggestions. |
| 1926 |
Neiman Marcus launches the first weekly retail fashion show in the U.S. at the Baker Hotel in Dallas. |
| 1927 |
The Sport Shop opens in the downtown Dallas store in conjunction with the rise of the women’s sportswear category. |
| 1928 |
A.L. Neiman and Carrie Marcus Neiman divorce resulting in the dissolution of the business partnership between Herbert Marcus and A.L. Neiman. The Marcus family assumes total control of the store. |
| 1928 |
A men's department opens at Neiman Marcus featuring
items like French-made ties and English shirtings – items rarely
found west of New York. |
| 1934 |
NM runs national advertisements in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar magazines – the first retail establishment outside New York City to do so. |
| 1935 |
Stanley Marcus is promoted to executive vice president of Neiman Marcus. |
| 1936 |
Neiman Marcus stages its first charity fashion show for the Texas Centennial Celebration. |
| 1938 |
The Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion is founded by Stanley Marcus to bring the names of European and American designers into public awareness. |
| 1939 |
Neiman Marcus sends a magazine-size holiday catalog that becomes an annual mailer. |
| 1950 |
Stanley Marcus is promoted to president of Neiman Marcus upon the death of his father, Herbert. |
| 1951 |
Neiman Marcus opens a second store in Dallas in Preston Center. |
| 1951 |
Stanley Marcus commissions “Mariposa”, a large-scale mobile by Alexander Calder, and with that the new Neiman Marcus Art Collection is born. |
| 1957 |
The first Neiman Marcus Fortnight is staged, honoring France. |
| 1960 |
First “His & Hers” gift is featured in the Christmas book: Beechcraft airplanes. |
| 1964 |
A four-alarm fire that destroys all inventory strikes the Dallas flagship store. |
| 1965 |
Neiman Marcus moves its second store in Dallas to NorthPark Center. |
| 1969 |
Neiman Marcus is sold to Broadway-Hale and begins planning national expansion. |
| 1971 |
Neiman Marcus builds its first store outside of Texas in Bal Harbour, Florida. |
| 1972 |
Carter Hawley Hale buys Bergdorf Goodman. |
| 1973 |
Stanley Marcus is promoted to chairman of the board, Chief executive officer of Neiman Marcus. |
| 1974 |
“Minding the Store” by Stanley Marcus is published. |
| 1975 |
Stanley Marcus is named chairman emeritus. |
| 1979 |
“Quest for the Best” by Stanley Marcus is published. |
| 1982 |
NM’s downtown Dallas flagship store received historical institutional landmark status. |
| 1984 |
Neiman Marcus establishes InCircle, the industry’s first customer-loyalty program. |
| 1987 |
General Cinema buys Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman from Carter Hawley Hale. |
| 1988 |
Neiman Marcus buys The Horchow Collection catalog of home furnishings. |
| 1989 |
Neiman Marcus reaches $1 billion in sales. |
| 1991 |
Neiman Marcus Mail Order and Horchow businesses are merged to form Neiman Marcus Direct. |
| 1991 |
General Cinema buys publisher Harcourt Brace and the parent company is renamed Harcourt General. |
| 1994 |
Burt Tansky is named President and CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores. |
| 1996 |
Neiman Marcus Group revenues surpass $2 billion. |
| 1996 |
the book, a fashion magazine presenting Neiman Marcus merchandise debuts. Today it sets the standard for publications of its kind. |
| 1997 |
Neiman Marcus celebrates its 90th anniversary with a three-week Texas exposition in Dallas and Houston. |
| 1999 |
NM Direct launches NeimanMarcus.com offering customer access to the largest collection of designer and luxury brands on the Internet. |
| 1999 |
Harcourt General spins off Neiman Marcus stores, NM Direct and Bergdorf Goodman as a separate entity, The Neiman Marcus Group. Burt Tansky is named President and Chief Operating Officer. |
| 2002 |
Stanley Marcus dies in Dallas on January 22. |
| 2005 |
The Neiman Marcus Group goes private with a majority of the equity ownership held by Warburg Pincus and the Texas Pacific Group. |
| 2006 |
NMG revenues surpass $4 billion. |
| 2007 |
Neiman Marcus celebrates its 100th anniversary in grand style. |
