Bergdorf Goodman - Fashion Company Profile
Bergdorf Goodman is New York's single-address luxury department store, at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, known worldwide for elegance, service and first-look designer collections. Long the jewel of the Neiman Marcus Group, it became part of Saks Global when that company completed its acquisition of Neiman Marcus in December 2024. Where other stores in this letter are chains, Bergdorf's identity is one building accumulating fashion firsts for over a century.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - the New York flagship of the Neiman Marcus Group; Neiman Marcus was acquired by Saks Global in December 2024
- Type
- Private - a Saks Global store
- Headquarters
- Fifth Avenue at 58th Street, New York City, United States
- Founded
- 1899
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Company Profile
The store's women's and men's buildings face each other across 58th Street, and its personal-shopping and salon services remain the benchmark other luxury stores are measured against. The floor-by-floor record is kept in the profile section below.
1899: Edwin Goodman works for Herman Bergdorf, an immigrant from Alsace, in his tailoring establishment just above Union Square in downtown Manhattan. 1906: Goodman purchases the store from Bergdorf and moves to the site where Rockefeller Center now stands. 1914: Goodman is the first couturier to introduce ready-to-wear, making Bergdorf Goodman the destination for premier American and French fashion. 1928: Bergdorf Goodman moves to its present location, the former site of the great Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion. With Goodman's son Andrew as President, the store continues innovations such as an incomparable fur salon, the exclusive Bergdorf Goodman Number Nine perfume, and Miss Bergdorf, a ready-to-wear line for the younger customer. 1953: Goodman retires as the most celebrated merchant of his time, with accolades including the Legion of Honor from France.
Bergdorf Goodman History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Bergdorf Goodman History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
Where is Bergdorf Goodman, and whose division is it?
At Fifth Avenue and 58th Street in New York City, on the former site of the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion (from 1928); it is a division of The Neiman Marcus Group, in the historical record.
What first is Edwin Goodman credited with in 1914?
He was the first couturier to introduce ready-to-wear, making Bergdorf Goodman the destination for premier American and French fashion.
When did the Men's Store and the website arrive?
The Men's Store opened in 1990 directly across the street at 745 Fifth Avenue; BergdorfGoodman.com debuted in Fall 2004, in the historical timeline.
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