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A luxury department store with issues

Marielle Segarra Mar 14, 2017
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A luxury department store with issues

Marielle Segarra Mar 14, 2017
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The private-equity outfit that owns 100-year old luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has hired advisers to shop the company for a sale. Neiman might come with a lot of baggage, including almost $5 billion in debt rated at junk status. In the age of internet retail, is there any appeal in owning a high-end department store like Neiman Marcus? Yes, there might be.

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