A joint effort by Dallas city leaders to keep the flagship Neiman Marcus store in downtown alive has netted positive results.
According to a release from downtown advocacy group Downtown Dallas Inc., a landlord who owned a piece of land on which the iconic store resides has agreed to donate it to the city of Dallas, so that there are no obstacles for the store’s continued operation.
The magnaminous gesture comes following a February 18 announcement by Neiman Marcus owner Saks Global that the store — which had been a bedrock of downtown since it opened in 1914 — would be shuttered due to issues with the lease…