Neiman Marcus ‘pleased’ with sales despite slow holiday

Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus is having a ho-hum holiday. The Dallas-based company said comparable sales rose just 2.8 percent from a year ago in the quarter ended Oct. 27, compared with 4.2 percent growth in the same period last year. Its net sales dipped 3 percent, to $1.1 billion. “I’m pleased that our...