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Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy after coronavirus pandemic placed 'inexorable pressure' on the business despite stores reopening as lockdowns are lifted
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 7, 2020 | Leah Simpson

Posted on 05/07/2020 2:47:44 PM PDT by C19fan

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Neiman Marcus, which filed for bankruptcy in a Houston federal court, said it reached agreement with creditors for $675 million of debtor-in-possession financing to aid operations while it attempts to reorganize. The CEO said they will continue to operate via digital platforms and via relationships with brand partners as well as at select physical locations as states reopen after lockdowns. The luxury department store chain follows J. Crew Group Inc, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a plan to hand over control to lenders.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bankruptcy; economy; neimanmarcus; retail
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Another retailer bites the dust.
1 posted on 05/07/2020 2:47:44 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Looks like they’re filing 11, not 7.

NM isn’t cooked yet.


2 posted on 05/07/2020 2:50:57 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla

No, but this trend will tank the stock market


3 posted on 05/07/2020 2:51:49 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Magnum44

The stock market will crash...hugely, at some point, soon. It’s a shame - self-sabotage.


4 posted on 05/07/2020 2:58:37 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: Dave W

[The stock market will crash...hugely, at some point, soon.]

Democrats will cheer. Initially.

Yes, the people stupid enough to believe in Gaffe-master Joe Biden and Crooked Hillary.


5 posted on 05/07/2020 3:03:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

Just like some of the Dem states they were hurting before the virus. The shutdown was the final nail in their coffin. NY,NJ, MA.CA. please copy.


6 posted on 05/07/2020 3:06:05 PM PDT by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: C19fan

I didn’t know Neiman Marcus was still around at all.

**FunFact: Singer Grace Slick worked as a model for retail store I. Magnin from about 1961 to 1964.


7 posted on 05/07/2020 3:07:42 PM PDT by lee martell (No)
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To: SaveFerris

Agreed. Economic suffering and hardship for millions means nothing for democrats if they can win in November.


8 posted on 05/07/2020 3:12:00 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: C19fan

They ain’t done yet

They will consolidate stores and make it exclusive again.

They have too many stores, as does Brown Bag, Cartier, Mont Blanc, Brooks Brothers, Hermes, Tiffany’s and more.....

Well, Eff Tiffany’s. I walked into Tiffany’s so many times and couldn’t get help.

I frequently walked out and end up at Fortunoff, Cartier, Tourneau and others


9 posted on 05/07/2020 3:13:55 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Dave W

That’s their short-term goal.

Then, when everything goes to Hell-in-a-handbasket, they’ll claim it was President Trump’s fault.

They are absolutely the most self-destructive, politically, that I’ve ever seen.

Which is why they cheer on Barack and Sodom and Gomorrah. These are deceived minds that cannot be corrected by logic and reason.

At the risk of Godwin’s Law, they act like true believers in the little corporal. Most of them still have a fanatical devotion to Barack who lied right to their faces, multiple times.

A few, precious few, fortunately, have left this after watching the Democrats try to destroy everything.


10 posted on 05/07/2020 3:18:05 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Don Corleone
It didn't take long for someone to blame the businesses themselves for the economic calamity taking place. The gall for companies going out of business after being closed for 7 or 8 weeks with no cash flow. How dare they.

In case you are unaware, most everyone is predicting anywhere from 20 to 40% of small businesses not reopening and up to 50% of all restaurants not reopening. I know you think it is all their fault as you callously point out.

We will be digging out of this mess for years. Once housing collapses, all bets are off. Will you blame the homeowners?

11 posted on 05/07/2020 3:19:36 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: SaveFerris

Agree with everything you wrote.


12 posted on 05/07/2020 3:21:01 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: lee martell

We used to call them “Needless Markup”


13 posted on 05/07/2020 3:21:44 PM PDT by CaptainMorgantown
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To: lee martell

I. Magnin...there’s a name I haven’t thought of in decades.


14 posted on 05/07/2020 3:29:52 PM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress")
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To: C19fan

Col G O Atkinsson was the Commander of the 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division in 1970. I was the Assistant Adjutant. I was detailed to deliver his mail to him whenever the Neiman Marcus bill arrived. His estranged wife was spending every dime he had as fast as she could and he was never happy when the bill showed up.


15 posted on 05/07/2020 3:34:44 PM PDT by centurion316 (.)
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To: Dave W; SkyPilot; Roman_War_Criminal

Thank you.

I’ve watched them for years at Yahoo. They are not rational. Not at all. But they think they are.

Most of them are cheering Anderson Cooper’s “baby”. Nothing but twisted logic and perversion. Their minds are totally gone. It’s scary to behold people like that.

They’ll try to break down the door just like in Genesis 19.


16 posted on 05/07/2020 3:46:30 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Vendome
"I walked into Tiffany’s so many times and couldn’t get help."

Were you wearing your black tie and tuxedo?

17 posted on 05/07/2020 4:00:16 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: CaptainMorgantown

People out here still call it Needless Markup-I doubt that any of my neighbors have been near the place for years-last time I was, I was visiting a cousin who lived outside Dallas-that was 20 years ago...


18 posted on 05/07/2020 4:04:15 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys-you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Vendome

Best way to get help at stuffy stores. Act like you’re up to something bad like shoplifting. They’ll help you out at once just to get you out of there.


19 posted on 05/07/2020 4:08:19 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: C19fan

No, they should survive their first filing. It’s usually the second bankruptcy that shuts retailers down. They’ll probably close some marginal stores, and end up paying lawyers, consultants, and investment bankers more than they end up saving from operational cuts.

Speaking of “Investment Bankers” you can usually find one who got its claws in a company a few years before bankruptcy. Looks like it was Ares Captial in 2013 for Niemans. Things usually go more quickly.


20 posted on 05/07/2020 4:27:12 PM PDT by PAR35
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