Saks Fifth Avenue retailer on the Waterside Outlets.
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Saks Fifth Avenue dad or mum HBC mentioned on Thursday it should purchase Neiman Marcus Group in a $2.65 billion deal combining the storied retailers.
The mixture will set up Saks International, which can embrace Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Neiman Marcus’ namesake division retailer chain and Bergdorf Goodman.
“We’re thrilled to take this step in bringing collectively these iconic luxurious names,” HBC CEO Richard Baker. mentioned in an announcement. “For years, many within the trade have anticipated this transaction and the advantages it could drive for purchasers, companions and workers.”
“That is an thrilling time in luxurious retail,” Baker added, citing technological developments that may “redefine” the shopper expertise. He was one in every of a number of executives between the 2 firms pointing to know-how as a degree of focus going ahead.
As a part of the deal, Saks.com CEO Marc Metrick will take the chief government position for the Saks International enterprise. Ian Putnam, president and CEO of HBC Properties and Investments, will change into CEO of Saks International’s property and investments enterprise. Each will report back to Baker, who will function government chairman at Saks International.
Neiman Marcus Group CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck referred to as the partnership a “proactive selection in an evolving retail panorama.”
The deal comes amid what’s been a turbulent interval for conventional brick-and-mortar retail within the wake of the ecommerce increase. That pressure was exacerbated by post-pandemic demand for experiences, which pushed shoppers to shell out for eating places or journey as an alternative of products they stocked up on throughout lockdown.
The division retailer section particularly has struggled to entice youthful customers amid a broader pullback in discretionary spending.
