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Neiman Marcus is Fighting Back Against a Notorious Dallas-Based Patent Troll

In the decade since it was founded in Dallas, IP Nav has established itself as a global leader in the increasingly lucrative business of "patent assertion," offering clients the ability to "maximize the value of their IP assets." Put more bluntly, it's a patent troll, shaking down companies by threa ... More >>

That Faux Fur You Got at Neiman Marcus? It Might Actually be Mink or Rabbit.

The Federal Trade Commission, among its other duties, is charged with enforcing what is known as the Fur Products Labeling Act. That law, passed by Congress in 1951, requires that fur garments be accurately labeled with the species of animal and country of origin so customers don't get fooled by che ... More >>

Foodie Events for The Last Days of the Mayan Calendar, And Then Some (December 19 - December 25)

Thursday, December 20 With a $20 donation to the North Texas Food Bank, which equates to 60 meals, you and all your adult-like friends can crawl through the tubes at the Neiman Marcus in downtown. Yes, it's real: Adult Crawl Night. And perhaps the first event ever named a crawl that actually involve ... More >>

Seasons 52 is Open at NorthPark Center

Seasons 52 opened Monday at NorthPark Center, between Neiman Marcus and Dillard's in the old McCormick & Schmick's space. The casual upscale grill and wine bar seats over 400 diners and focuses on a menu that changes seasonally -- or perhaps like all 52 weeks of a farmers' market. In addition to ... More >>

The Master List: The Best Things to Do in Dallas This Weekend, January 6-8

Cowboys fans can admit it: We cried a few sports tears when our playoff dream evaporated on Sunday night. But so be it. We know must move past another dismal season of professional football and look forward to the remaining college bowl games. Sure, these guys aren't making big money like Tony Romo, ... More >>

Downtown Neimans Now a Little Less Festive After Protestors Throw Fake Blood on Windows

Photos by Leslie Minora​A few minutes ago, Occupy Dallas posted to its Facebook page a note that two of its former members -- which is to say, the group of protesters who split the camp before Dallas Police broke it up last week -- were arrested for decorating the downtown Neiman Marcus with a lit ... More >>

Neiman Marcus Debuts Its 2011 Christmas Book With Another Showcase of Absurd Stuff

Photos by Anna Merlan​This morning the Dallas Contemporary was closed to the public, but a bunch of reporters were inside taking first looks at the most exorbitantly priced, publicity-getting items, otherwise known as the Fantasy Gifts from Neiman Marcus's 2011 Christmas Book. Eight of t ... More >>

At Neimans Downtown Flagship Store, New Window Dressing for April's Dallas Art Fair

Photos by Patrick MichelsHouston artist Bill Davenport sets up shop in a Neiman Marcus window on Main Street Tuesday afternoon.With this year's Dallas Art Fair just a couple weeks away, downtown's Neiman Marcus flagship store is once again getting into the spirit -- which is why, just after noon Tue ... More >>

Any Food Fad That Involves Cake and Frosting is Fine With Us

Photos courtesy of The Cake Ball CompanyFor more views of cake balls, macarons and whoopie pies, click here to see our recent slideshow.​What would our diets be without humanity's lemming-like habit of chasing the latest food fads? The acai berry would remain in the swamp lands of South Ameri ... More >>

The Souper Bowl

Friday Night, Christmas Comes Early to Neiman Marcus and Main Street Garden

Harry WilonskyWhat my 6-year-old saw beneath Neimans' window tarp last Friday night​As we were leaving Main Street Garden Friday night, the 6-year-old who lives in my house wondered what the what was under the tarp covering Neiman Marcus's storefront. I told him: They're building a tunnel for kids ... More >>

Vacant Buildings Downtown Still Vacant. But At Least Now They Belong to Someone Else.

1604 Main Street, now off the market​Eleven months ago, Mayor Tom Leppert gathered the media beneath 1604 Main Street to detail his plan for dealing with 36 vacant buildings downtown. We've spilled plenty of virtual ink documenting the doings with two of the more high-profile properties, but this ... More >>

Apparently, What Downtown Dallas Really Needs is an Urban Outfitters and a Gap

We'll have much more on this as we inch closer to Friday, when the city council's Economic Development Committee holds a specially called meeting to discuss a number of hot topics, among them how to tackle the old LTV Tower, whose would-be developers just went into Chapter 11. But one of the more in ... More >>

Stages Of Style

This Afternoon, a Landmark Commission Field Trip to Stanley Marcus's Old House

The Marcus House as it looked during construction in 1938Nine months ago it looked as though Mark and Patty Lovvorn were going to tear down Stanley Marcus's house on Nonesuch Road, built 71 years ago by Dallas architect Roscoe DeWitt after Mister Stanley told Frank Lloyd Wright to take a flying leap ... More >>

Neimans Responds to the Now-Ubiquitous Rumor Concerning "More Layoffs Monday"

In recent days -- at least, ever since this item ran -- I've gotten, oh, maybe 15 e-mails from so-called Neiman Marcus insiders claiming the company's close to collapse and, at the very least, preparing for yet another round of deep, painful layoffs. Someone posted such a comment to Unfair Park only ... More >>

As Neiman Marcus Struggles, Former Employee Rawlins Gilliland is Still Minding the Store

Yesterday, in the comments to the item about Neiman Marcus's latest bit of bad news, noted man of letters Rawlins Gilliland deposited a comment intended to gently shoosh those experiencing even the slightest twinge of schadenfreude at the luxury retailer's misfortune. I had intended only to highligh ... More >>

OK, So Maybe Luxury Is Dead

Flickr photo: Wednesday181Christmas was not kind to Neimans. Neither were the months before and after.In light of Neiman Marcus reporting a quarterly net loss of $509.2 million this morning, The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how the high-end Dallas-based retailer is attempting to survive what ... More >>

Just Remember, Luxury is Not Dead

In January, as Neiman Marcus was reporting dismal Christmas numbers and laying off nearly 400, the retailer's CEO and president, Burt Tansky, insisted a rebound was around the corner: "Luxury is not dead," he insisted. Perhaps not -- maybe it's merely comatose. So notes this morning's New York Times ... More >>

Neiman Marcus CEO: "Luxury is Not Dead"

On Thursday, Neiman Marcus revealed that it had suffered a miserable Christmas, posting a 30-percent drop in revenue compared to December 2007 sales figures. Which is among the reasons Neimans yesterday began laying off 374 employees, about 100 of those in Dallas. As far as Neimans president and CEO ... More >>

Neimans, Despite Slump, Believes In the Healing Power of Rich Women

For a look at how the economy's affecting the affluent -- or, at the very least, rich women who don't mind overspending on clothes and accessories -- look no further than Dallas-based Neiman Marcus, which yesterday turned in its FY 2009 first-quarter numbers and reported an 84-percent plunge in net ... More >>

Alas, Not Even Sarah Palin Could Keep Neimans From Losing Money

Be Good For Goodness Sakes -- Rich Too -- As Neimans Debuts Christmas Book

Old Hollywood Fashion at Home in Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus Execs Get Very Sad When Their Security Guards Steal

Why, Yes, I Do Give a Damn About the Ransom Center Film Exhibit

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Neimans' "Store Loss Prevention Specialist" Helped With Store Loss

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Dallas' favorite parade returns

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