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Neiman Marcus closes 10 Last Call stores including one in Dallas area

The Last Call chain is about to get 10 stores smaller.

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Dallas-based Neiman Marcus is closing 10 of its Last Call outlets, as part of a strategy to stay focused on its regular-priced stores. One of those stores includes the housewares-focused Horchow Finale store at 3400 Rd. in Plano. A store representative said that it will stay open through the holiday shopping season and close on January 15. That's the only remaining Horchow Finale store.

The other stores scheduled to close are in states spread across the country, including Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, California, and two stores in Pennsylvania.

The 10 closures leaves 28 Last Call locations, with three in the area still open: a Last Call outlet store at Grapevine Mills, and two Last Call Studio stores, in Dallas' Inwood Village and in Plano at 1601 Preston Rd.

According to Fortune, the closures follow a review that Neiman Marcus initiated in July to evaluate the Last Call chain. At that time, they closed three Last Call stores: one at the Allen Premium Outlets, and one each in Colorado and Massachusetts.

The retailer has decided to focus more intently on its regular department store line, which also includes Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan. In February, they opened a grand new store in Fort Worth at The Shops at Clearfork, replacing the store at Ridgmar Mall, which closed in January.

"This decision is about optimizing our Last Call store portfolio to deliver the best customer service and freeing up resources to support new initiatives for our full-line Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman channels," said senior VP Elizabeth Allen in a statement. "We are investing in our strengths as the clear leader of high-end luxury retail."

In addition, with fewer Last Call stores, the remaining locations will have a larger cache of clearance items.

The closures are as follows:

Philadelphia Premium – Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Potomac Mills – Woodbridge, Virginia
Arizona Mills – Tempe, Arizona
Gurnee Mills – Gurnee, Illinois
Livermore Premium – Livermore, California
Arundel Mills – Hanover, Maryland
Franklin (Philadelphia) Mills – Philadelphia
Great Lakes Crossing – Auburn Hills, Michigan
Lenox Marketplace – Atlanta
Horchow Plano – Plano

Affected employees will receive severance packages based on length of service and be considered for other positions within Neiman Marcus’ stores.

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Say Yes to the Dress Sale

Longtime Dallas bridal gown shop to close with half-off sale

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A Dallas bridal boutique is closing after 56 years: Mockingbird Bridal Boutique, which has been open at 5602 E. Mockingbird Ln. since 1969, will close on December 31.

According to a statement, the owners were facing retirement, and sold their ownership share of their building location.

Mockingbird Bridal was founded by Helen Shelton and has since been owned and operated by her granddaughters Amber Harris and Ashley Pappas — spending more than five decades dressing generations of North Texas brides.

"Mockingbird Bridal has been my life’s joy for over 56 years,” Amber Harris says in a statement. “Watching generations of brides — and often their mothers and daughters — find the gown that made them feel truly beautiful has been the greatest privilege. While saying goodbye is bittersweet, I’m filled with gratitude for every bride, every tear of joy, and every ‘yes to the dress’ we’ve shared.”

Until they close, Mockingbird Bridal is holding an Everything Must Go Closing Sale beginning immediately and running through December 31.

Designer gowns are 50 percent off, and this will include:

new, never-worn samples and in-stock styles
Iconic collections from Demetrios, Pronovias, Casablanca, Allure, and Stephen Yearick
Sizes 0–30 available

No appointment necessary — walk-ins welcome during regular business hours.

“We want every last gown to find its bride,” Amber and Ashley say. “These are the same world-class designers and impeccable quality brides have trusted us for since 1969 — now at half the price."

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