Herbert Marcus Sr., his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman (pictured), and her husband, Abraham Lincoln Neiman , founded the Neiman Marcus department store on Sept. 10, 1907. It was lavishly furnished and stocked with clothing of a quality then not commonly found in Texas. Within a few weeks, the store’s initial inventory, mostly acquired on a buying trip to New York made by Carrie, was completely sold out, and Neiman Marcus was instantly successful.
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Quote: “Rather than take a chance on an unknown ‘sugary soda pop business,’ the three entrepreneurs rejected the fledgling Coca-Cola company and chose instead to return to Dallas to establish a retail business. For this reason, early company CEO Peb Atera was quoted in 1957 as saying in jest that Neiman Marcus was ‘founded on bad business judgment.’ “
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