Selling turned out to be the essential skill for Tansky, who grew up in Pittsburgh’s working-class East Liberty neighborhood ...

Burton Tansky, former CEO of Neiman Marcus Group, has died at the age of 87.

A merchant's merchant who loved walking the stores, Tansky early in his career worked in middle-market department stores and later took on leadership positions at the nation's top luxury retailers.

Burton M. Tansky and Karen W. Katz Bobbi Brown, makeup artist and founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Jones Road “Without Burt Tansky, there may not have been a Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.

Burton Tansky, former CEO of Neiman Marcus and a towering figure in luxury retail, has passed away. A man of elegance, vision, and unwavering dedication, Tansky spent his life elevating the world ...

As a history student at the University of Pittsburgh in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Burt Tansky wasn’t sure what sort of career he would pursue. There were clues, though. In his spare time ...