As an editorial in this paper noted, the loss comes as “a painful reckoning that a part of who we are is going away.” When Neiman Marcus is gone, downtown — once a regional mecca of department stores — will have no such institution remaining.

The news comes less than a year after Neiman Marcus’ merger with Saks Fifth Avenue and shortly after the announcement of the closing of their CityPlace offices.

Less than a year after Neiman Marcus merged with Saks Fifth Avenue, the company announced the closing of their CityPlace offices and their flagship store in downtown Dallas.