Neiman Marcus Group

We were deeply saddened this weekend to learn of the passing of Betty Halbreich, a fashion icon, personal shopper, and mainstay of Bergdorf Goodman. When Betty began her decades-long career at Bergdorf Goodman in September of 1976, few could estimate the impact her expert style, effortless humor, and incandescent personality would have on the Fifth Avenue landmark. She developed Bergdorf’s personal shopping services, and fostered an incredible roster of iconic clients. Clients came to Betty for her style, but stayed for her friendship. Her wisdom and wit made her a joy to be around, and she will be tremendously missed at Bergdorf Goodman and in the fashion world at large. Our thoughts continue to be with Betty’s family and friends.

At NMG, we Lead with Love in everything we do for our customers, associates, brand partners, and communities. Last month, nearly 100 NMG associates from various teams gathered at our NMG Dallas Hub for our inaugural “Back to School Backpacking” event. Together, volunteers filled backpacks with essential school supplies and handwritten notes of encouragement for students at North Dallas High School. As students in Dallas head back to school, these backpacks and our NMG associates’ service are sure to help students start the school year off on the right foot.

Neiman Marcus is proud to debut its fall 2024 campaign. The digital-first campaign marks the 30th anniversary of The Art of Fashion, a creative brand expression that blends the creative excellence of the world’s most sought-after fashion designers with the fine art of photography. Captured by acclaimed photographer, Tyler Mitchell, it stars award-winning actors, Ayo Edebiri and Colman Domingo, journalist Amy Fine Collins, model and content creator Alex Consani, model Roberto Sipos, as well as longtime client Alexis Stiles. The 360-campaign comes to life across all all facets of our integrated retail model including in-store, online, and through remote selling.

NMG WOW (Way of Working) is a fundamental part of our NMG Way culture—designed to empower all associates to do their best work, full stop. It is built on four key pillars: I Work Smarter, I Am Present, I Integrate Life & Work, and I Empower & Am Empowered.    In support of the ‘I Work Smarter’ pillar, we recently introduced an enterprise-wide campaign that encourages associates to optimize their time and overcome obstacles to achieve their best work. As our teams focus on Working Smarter, we’re spotlighting a few associates who exemplify this pillar.    LaNija Bryant, MSHRM, and Christopher DeMenno were recently recognized for the significant impacts they’ve made on our organization by Working Smarter. LaNija worked with her team to reimagine job descriptions to be more inclusive and accessible for potential candidates, simultaneously simplifying the upload process to save hours of manual work and free up associates' time. Chris and his team developed comprehensive, tailored reports for our stores, fostering a collaborative culture and enabling data-driven decisions to best support our clients’ needs. Hear directly from LaNija and Chris to learn more about what Working Smarter means to them! 

August is National Black Business Month, an opportunity to support, celebrate, and amplify Black-owned businesses and their significant contributions to the fashion industry and the cultural fabric of the United States.     In honor of this month, we’re proud to spotlight our Fashioned for Change and Conscious Curation Edits. Across these edits, we celebrate incredibly talented Black designers and Black-owned brands such as Harwell Godfrey, epi.logic, Theophilio, Sergio Hudson, and more. These edits allow our customers to shop in line with their values, supporting the causes that are important to them.     Celebrate National Black Business Month by exploring both edits here: https://lnkd.in/ef8KD6BB    https://lnkd.in/eEZDnChc 

From August 1 through October 14, Neiman Marcus Group is raising money in support of Red Cross Disaster Relief. As climate change increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, the American Red Cross is expanding its capacity to deliver emergency aid and execute large-scale relief and recovery efforts. The Red Cross currently responds to about 65,000 natural disasters each year, ranging from single-family home fires to large-scale hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. For over a decade, we have partnered with the American Red Cross as a Disaster Responder Member, contributing over $2.1 million to help feed, shelter, and provide financial assistance to communities impacted by natural disasters. We’re proud to Lead with Love by extending this partnership to our retail stores through our current point-of-sale campaign, allowing customers to donate to Red Cross Disaster Relief directly at checkout. As Tropical Storm Debby impacts communities across the Southeast, we’re reminded of the importance of programs like Red Cross Disaster Relief, helping to stabilize and uplift communities impacted by climate change. Over 500 Red Cross volunteers are on the ground now with the anticipation of 1,000 volunteers by end of week. Join us in supporting families affected by disasters big and small by making a donation to Red Cross Disaster Relief at checkout in your local Neiman Marcus store or online here: https://lnkd.in/eFkYbEjv

The Neiman Marcus creative team was recently honored by the Graphis Awards, a prestigious recognition celebrating creative excellence around the globe in Design, Advertising, Photography, & Illustration Art. The team was recognized for their outstanding creative work on our epicure packaging, The Fall Book (2023), the Bejeweled Mailer, NM holiday gift boxes, NM Note gift cards, and the Bejeweled Ball invite. For eight decades, the Graphis Awards have served as a “chronicler of creative excellence,” showcasing remarkable work in visual communication. We are proud to celebrate Nabil Aliffi, Rachael Klein, and the entire Neiman Marcus creative team for this well-deserved recognition—and for continuously Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences for our customers and brand partners through their tremendous design work.

At NMG, our core value of “Be All Heart” empowers us all to be socially and environmentally responsible, contribute meaningfully to our communities, and foster inclusion with a sense of belonging. Last week, we proudly launched our new and improved All Heart employee giving and volunteerism platform, powered by Deed. On launch day alone, our NMG associates came together to embody what it means to “Be All Heart” –– with more than 1,000 associates logging into the platform to use their matching gift benefit and donate over $100,000 to 124 deserving non-profits! Associate giving and volunteerism are important facets of our ESG strategy. As we track progress towards our FY25 goals of 7,500 associate volunteer hours through NMG’s All Heart program and $3,000,000 raised for charity through our Heart of Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodness foundations, this new platform streamlines the giving and volunteering processes, making it even easier for our associates to Lead with Love in our communities.

Eric Severson, Chief People, ESG, & Belonging Officer, recently sat down with Dina Costandina Aletra of Medium’s Authority Magazine to discuss creating a culture where associates feel empowered to be their authentic selves and the strategies we put in place to cultivate a culture of Belonging here at NMG.    "At Neiman Marcus Group, we define belonging as diversity + equity + inclusion = belonging. Belonging is the outcome we focus on because none of those other things matter unless they result in a person feeling like they belong," Eric shared. "Teaching belonging is about using evidence-based techniques for communicating with others, listening, and resolving conflict. It’s about teaching people how to interact with those who have different beliefs, listen, negotiate, and reach agreements on how to work together effectively."    Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eZSudhQx  

Summer is rolling along, and our teams at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman continue to Make Life Extraordinary for their fellow associates, our customers, and our brand partners. From fun internal gatherings to star-studded brand activations, there has been no shortage of excitement. Check out a recap of all our recent happenings––and comment to let us know what you think!