Ira Neimark, Retail Legend, 97
Ira Neimark, who rose from a starry-eyed page boy at Bonwit Teller during the Depression to the dapper chief executive officer of Bergdorf Goodman from 1975 to 1992, died Thursday evening at his home in Harrison, N.Y. of natural causes. He was 97. At the time of his passing, Neimark was surrounded by his wife, Jackie; his daughter, Robin, and his grandchildren. “He was the most amazing father,” said his daughter. “He made every day growing up fun for myself and my sister, sharing his daily successes nightly at dinner. As great of a retail legend that he was, his wife, children and grandchildren always came first.” “Ira was a gentleman,” said Michael Gould, the former chairman and ceo of Bloomingdale’s. “He always wanted to give helpful advice and took a long-term perspective on the business. Like Marvin Traub (Gould’s predecessor at Bloomingdale’s), Ira proved that there is life after retiring from retail. I was amazed at how productive, engaged and active he remained after he left Bergdorf’s.” “He never lost that joie de vivre,” said Arnold Aronson, who was chairman and ceo of Saks Fifth Avenue at the time Neimark was running Bergdorf’s. “With all of his fantastic accomplishments and retail credentials, heFollow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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