Lone Star: The Woman Who Helped Make Neiman-Marcus

When Herbert Marcus opened a store in Dallas with his sister Carrie and her husband Al Neiman in 1907, the oil business had yet to boom and the future metropolis was still a provincial town crisscrossed with unpaved streets. But together they created Neiman Marcus, which brought high-quality ready-to-wear clothing to an eager customer base. Carrie and Al Neiman divorced in 1928, and Herbert bought out Al’s shares. Carrie continued to work at the store and became a guiding force as Neiman Marcus expanded into new markets. It would be easy to underestimate her role in Neiman Marcus’s success; in… Read Full Article