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"    After years of searching for a buyer, Neiman Marcus owners agreed on Monday to sell the luxury retail giant for $6 billion. Ares Management and a Canadian pension plan will purchase Neiman Marcus in a deal expected to close in the fourth quarter.  Neiman Marcus owners had been searching for a buyer for some time, preparing to sell the retail chain ahead of a planned initial public offering later this year. The Dallas-based company not only controlled 41 department stores and its Last Call outlets, but also the beloved Bergdorf Goodman department store on Manhattan&amp;#039;s Fifth Avenue. Originally a family business, Bergdorf&amp;#039;s was sold in 1972 and was eventually spun off with Neiman Marcus and another retailer in what became Neiman Marcus Group. The retailer&amp;#039;s current owners purchased the group in 2005 for $4.9 billion. News of the sale came on the heels of another major retail purchase. Earlier this year, Saks was sold for $2.4 billion to Canadian-based Lord &amp;amp;amp; Taylor owner, Hudson&amp;#039;s Bay. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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