NEIMAN-MARCUS CO.

prestigious department-store chain that was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907. From the beginning its owners featured unusual merchandise. It caters to the opulently wealthy, supplying unique and extravagant gift items. The store also offers moderate-income customers a more standard selection of fashions and department-store items. Special promotions and services have made Neiman-Marcus a retailing legend. The company's glossy Christmas catalog has become famous for its sensational displays as well as its bizarre, exotic, and unique Christmas gift creations. Neiman-Marcus gained a reputation as the store that can get you anything. Neiman-Marcus currently has branch stores throughout the United States. In 1968 the company was acquired by Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc. (now Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.).