Ppublic and private efforts to save the Neiman Marcus flagship store on Main Street have failed while the messy finger-pointing between civic leaders and

The decision to permanently close Neiman Marcus' flagship location in Downtown Dallas is final, the department store's corporate parent said Tuesday. The historic retailer is slated to close on March 31.

The news comes after Neiman Marcus' parent company Saks Global last week doubled down on plans to close the 100-plus-year-old Downtown Dallas store in March.

Saks Global is unmoved on its intention to close the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store as it pushed back against local efforts to save the site.

Nearly a century ago, Neiman and Marcus signed a 99-year ground lease on a plot of land in Downtown Dallas owned by C.C. Slaughter, who was a close friend of both families. According to the release, Slaughter never intended to make money off of the lease, which never exceeded $400 per month. It had expired in January but was extended to March 31.

The city of Dallas has received a key document in the effort to keep the downtown Neiman Marcus store open as it looks to meet with the company owner. On Monday, the city secured the deed for the property of Slaughter Partners,

The city says this could clear the way for Neiman to stay open in downtown Dallas but a lot of big questions remain.

Given the uncertain future of the flagship Neiman Marcus, Ken Downing, Shelle Bagot Sills, Sandy Marple, and other longtime employees reminisce on its illustrious past.

The dust continued to be kicked up Tuesday afternoon as a public back-and-forth between Saks Global and Dallas civic and community leaders continued.

The City of Dallas has taken over the parcel of land, which local officials say paves the way for Neiman Marcus downtown to remain open.

Neiman Marcus still plans to close its flagship downtown Dallas store, despite a deal that donated the land to the city. Saks Global, Neiman Marcus' owner since last year, told The Dallas Morning News plans to close the store had not changed hours after a ...

The store has been a staple in Dallas for over a century, helping cement the Texas city as a global fashion destination.