Neiman Marcus Downtown Dallas Flagship Closing

The historical Neiman Marcus flagship successful downtown Dallas volition adjacent for bully connected Sept. 30 this year, Saks Global, the genitor institution of Neiman Marcus, revealed Tuesday.

The determination to adjacent the determination comes aft negotiating for months upon the urging of the metropolis of Dallas and section leaders to enactment retired an statement for however the store could support operating. Redeveloping the tract with a downsized Neiman’s store and converting floors to galleries, an lawsuit space, adjacent a theater, were considered astatine 1 point.

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This marks the 4th Neiman Marcus closing revealed since Saks Global went bankrupt successful January this year. The different Neiman Marcus stores closing are successful Honolulu; Topanga, Calif., and Boston.

In addition, Saks Global is oregon has closed 18 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, leaving 15 continuing to operate. The retailer besides closed oregon is closing 57 Saks Off 5th stores, leaving conscionable 1 twelve standing. With the 4 Neiman’s closings, 32 volition proceed to operate. Bankruptcy instrumentality enables retailers to adjacent and interruption leases connected anemic oregon unprofitable stores without penalty.

“As we proceed to instrumentality steps to unafraid a beardown aboriginal for Neiman Marcus, our optimized store
footprint is aimed astatine aligning our go-forward beingness with lawsuit request and preferences,” a Saks Global spokesperson said successful a statement. “After a thorough evaluation, we person made the hard determination to adjacent the Neiman Marcus Downtown Dallas store connected Sept. 30, 2026 and ore our resources wherever our customers similar to shop. Dallas remains an incredibly important marketplace for the Neiman Marcus brand, and our customers successful the metropolis and crossed the suburbs consistently take to store astatine our NorthPark location. We are committed to serving our loyal Dallas customers astatine NorthPark, wherever we program to infuse elements celebrating the downtown store’s affluent history.”

Saks Global said the determination connected the downtown Dallas store is last and that its conversations with the metropolis of Dallas had ended.

But Saks Global besides indicated that Dallas remains an important marketplace and that elements of the downtown store would beryllium infused into the Neiman Marcus successful the NorthPark Center. This includes reimagining the Neiman Marcus Café into The Zodiac Room, which was a precise fashionable destination astatine the flagship, “and celebrating different important pieces of our history,” the institution stated.

“We are successful the process of confirming our semipermanent program for the bridal salon but program to service
brides retired of the NorthPark store upon the closure of the downtown store,” the institution indicated. “We are committed to fulfilling each progressive orders, providing alterations for immoderate bride who has purchased with us, and are continuing to marque caller appointments… For our impacted squad members, transportation opportunities to adjacent Neiman Marcus locations volition beryllium offered wherever possible, and eligible colleagues who suffice volition beryllium offered due separation packages.”