SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                   FORM 10-Q


QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934




For the Quarter Ended                       May 1, 1999

Commission File Number                        1-9659

                          THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                                           95-4119509
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)



27 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA                               02467
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)




                              (617) 232-0760
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


            YES   X           NO




As of June 7, 1999, there were 49,016,891 outstanding shares of the issuer's
common stock, $.01 par value.





                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.



                                   I N D E X




Part I.     Financial Information                           Page Number

  Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
              May 1, 1999, August 1, 1998 and May 2, 1998         1

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
              for the Thirty-Nine and Thirteen Weeks Ended
              May 1, 1999 and May 2, 1998                         2

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
              for the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended May 1, 1999
              and May 2, 1998                                     3

            Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  4-5

  Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                 6-8




Part II.    Other Information

  Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                      9



Signatures                                                        10


Exhibit 27.1                                                      11




<TABLE>


                                     THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
                                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                              (UNAUDITED)

<CAPTION>
                                           May 1,     August 1,        May 2,
(In thousands)                               1999          1998          1998
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------
<S>                                    <C>          <C>            <C>
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and equivalents                 $   39,592   $    56,644    $   13,278
  Undivided interests in
    NMG Credit Card Master Trust          185,268       138,867       165,906
  Accounts receivable, net                 63,535        53,571        60,185
  Merchandise inventories                 570,029       499,068       516,272
  Deferred income taxes                    24,058        24,058        19,049
  Other current assets                     43,887        61,188        47,825
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


  Total current assets                    926,369       833,396       822,515

Property and equipment, net               506,409       479,256       469,107

Other assets                              153,246       125,140       121,677
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


   Total assets                        $1,586,024   $ 1,437,792    $1,413,299
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Notes payable and current maturities
    of long-term liabilities           $   13,132   $     5,963    $   16,488
  Accounts payable                        176,378       201,490       172,019
  Accrued liabilities                     232,436       180,809       181,247
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


   Total current liabilities              421,946       388,262       369,754
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


Long-term liabilities:
  Notes and debentures                    319,634       284,617       300,000
  Other long-term liabilities              70,854        71,083        71,292
  Deferred income taxes                    37,139        37,139        31,902
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------


  Total long-term liabilities             427,627       392,839       403,194
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------

Minority interest                           3,578          -             -

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock                                  491           498           499
Additional paid-in capital                466,697       481,295       481,196
Retained earnings                         265,685       174,898       158,656
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------

    Total liabilities and shareholders'
        equity                         $1,586,024    $1,437,792    $1,413,299
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------
                                       ----------   -----------    ----------
</TABLE>


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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<TABLE>
                                     THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
                             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                                              (UNAUDITED)


<CAPTION>
(In thousands except          Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended    Thirteen Weeks Ended
                              -------------------------  --------------------
 for per share amounts)              May 1,      May 2,      May 1,    May 2,
                                       1999        1998        1999      1998
                              ------------- -----------  ----------  --------

<S>                              <C>         <C>           <C>       <C>
Revenues                         $1,988,026  $ 1,836,618   $611,759  $ 547,732
Cost of goods sold including
  buying and occupancy costs      1,330,058    1,231,597    397,416    368,437
Selling, general and
  administrative expenses           478,174      427,925    145,193    130,915
Corporate expenses                   10,538       10,153      3,565      3,458
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------


Operating earnings                  169,256      166,943     65,585     44,922

Interest expense                    (19,185)     (16,802)    (6,050)    (4,986)
                              -------------  -----------  ---------  ---------

Earnings before income taxes
  and minority interest             150,071      150,141     59,535     39,936

Income taxes                        (58,528)     (60,056)   (23,219)   (15,974)
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------


Earnings before minority interest    91,543       90,085     36,316     23,962

Minority interest in net earnings
  of subsidiaries                      (756)           -     (1,088)         -
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------

Net earnings                      $  90,787    $  90,085   $ 35,228   $ 23,962
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------

Weighted average number
  of common and common
  equivalent shares
  outstanding:

  Basic                              49,159       49,825     49,012     49,760
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
  Diluted                            49,263       49,989     49,117     49,957
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------

Earnings per share:

  Basic                           $    1.85     $   1.81   $    .72    $   .48
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
  Diluted                         $    1.84     $   1.80   $    .72    $   .48
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------
                              ------------- ------------ ----------  ---------


</TABLE>

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.








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<TABLE>



                                     THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
                            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                              (UNAUDITED)


<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                              Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                                            -----------------------
                                            May 1,           May 2,
                                            1999             1998
                                            ----             ----
<S>                                         <C>              <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net earnings                               $90,787         $ 90,085
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
    to net cash provided by
      operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization           49,955           46,516
      Minority interest                          756                -
      Other items                              5,405            5,227
      Changes in current assets and
      liabilities:
        Accounts receivable                   (6,217)          (4,183)
        Merchandise inventories              (67,219)         (50,210)
        Other current assets                  17,366            9,378
        Accounts payable and
          accrued liabilities                 17,453           19,942
                                            --------          -------


Net cash provided by operating activities    108,286          116,755
                                            --------          -------


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures                       (69,778)         (57,679)
  Acquisitions, net of cash acquired         (36,754)         (31,000)
  Purchases of held-to-maturity securities  (540,889)        (513,362)
  Maturities of held-to-maturity securities  494,488          475,797
                                            --------          -------

Net cash used by investing activities       (152,933)        (126,244)
                                            --------          -------


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from borrowings                   42,200            10,600
  Repurchase of common stock                (15,356)           (4,694)
  Other financing activities                    751                -
                                            --------          -------

Net cash provided by financing activities    27,595             5,906
                                            --------          -------

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
  Decrease during the period                (17,052)           (3,583)
  Beginning balance                          56,644            16,861
                                            --------          -------

  Ending balance                            $39,592           $13,278
                                            --------          -------
                                            --------          -------


</TABLE>
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.








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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
             NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


1.  Basis of presentation

    The  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements  of  The Neiman  Marcus
    Group, Inc. (the Company) are submitted in response to the requirements of
    Form  10-Q  and  should  be read  in  conjunction  with  the  Consolidated
    Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form  l0-K.  In the
    opinion  of   management,  these  statements   contain  all   adjustments,
    consisting only  of  normal  recurring  accruals,  necessary  for  a  fair
    presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.  The retail
    industry is seasonal  in nature, and  the results of operations  for these
    periods  historically have not been  indicative of the  results for a full
    year.

2.  Merchandise inventories

    Inventories are stated at the  lower of cost or  market. Substantially all
    of the  Company's inventories are valued  using the  retail method on  the
    last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis.  While the Company believes that the LIFO
    method  provides a better  matching of costs and  revenues, some specialty
    retailers use  the first-in,  first-out (FIFO)  method.   Accordingly, the
    Company has provided the following data for comparative purposes.

    If  the FIFO  method of  inventory valuation  had been  used to  value all
    inventories, merchandise inventories would have been higher  than reported
    by $17.5 million at May 1, 1999, by $14.5 million at August 1, 1998 and by
    $21.0 million  at May 1, 1998.   The FIFO method  would have increased net
    earnings  by $1.8  million and  $3.6 million  during the  thirty-nine week
    periods ended May 1, 1999 and May 2, 1998, respectively.

3.  Stock repurchase program

    In December 1997, the Board of Directors  of the Company authorized the
    repurchase of up to one million shares of common stock in the open market.
    In September 1998, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase
    in the stock repurchase program to 1.5 million shares.

    During  the thirty-nine weeks  ended May 1, 1999,  the Company repurchased
    827,000 shares  at an average  price of $18.57 per share  under this stock
    repurchase program; 512,900  shares were  remaining under this  program at
    May 1, 1999.

4.  Earnings per share

    Pursuant to the provisions of Statement  of Financial Accounting Standards
    No.  128,  "Earnings  per  Share,"  the weighted  average  shares  used in
    computing basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) are presented in  the
    table  below.   No adjustments  were  made to  net earnings  applicable to
    common shareholders for  the computations of basic and diluted  EPS during
    the periods presented.



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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
             NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (UNAUDITED)
Earnings per share (cont'd)

    Options to purchase 844,960 shares and 404,960 shares of common stock were
    not  included in the computation  of diluted  EPS for the  thirty-nine and
    thirteen weeks ended May 1, 1999, respectively, because the exercise price
    of those options was  greater than the average market price of  the common
    shares.  All options were included in  the computation of diluted EPS  for
    the thirty-nine and thirteen  weeks ended May 2, 1998 because the exercise
    price of the options was  less than the average market price of the common
    stock.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended  Thirteen Weeks Ended
                               -----------------------  --------------------
    (in thousands               May 1,        May 2,     May 1,       May 2,
     of shares)                   1999          1998      1999         1998
                               -------       -------    -------      -------

     <S>                        <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
    Shares for computation
     of basic EPS               49,159        49,825     49,012       49,760
    Effect of assumed
     option exercises              104           164        105          197
                               -------       -------    -------      -------


    Shares for computation
     of diluted EPS             49,263        49,989     49,117       49,957
                               -------       -------    -------      -------
                               -------       -------    -------      -------
</TABLE>

5.  Acquisition of Gurwitch Bristow Products

    On November  2,  1998,  the Company  acquired  a 51  percent  interest  in
    Gurwitch  Bristow  products  for  approximately  $6.7  million   in  cash.
    Gurwitch  Bristow  Products  manufactures and  markets  the Laura  Mercier
    cosmetic lines.

    The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  by  the  purchase  method  of
    accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of Gurwitch Bristow
    Products for  the  period  from  November  2,  1998 are  included  in  the
    accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements.   The excess of
    cost  over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired of $5.3 million
    was  allocated to  goodwill, which  will be  amortized on  a straight-line
    basis over 25  years.  Assets acquired  and liabilities assumed  have been
    recorded at their estimated fair values.

6.  Acquisition of Kate Spade LLC

    On  February 1, 1999, the Company  acquired a 56 percent  interest in Kate
    Spade  LLC for  approximately $33.6  million  in cash.    Kate Spade  is a
    manufacturer  and  marketer of  high-end fabric  and leather  handbags and
    accessories.   The acquisition  has  been accounted  for by  the  purchase
    method of accounting;  therefore, the results of operations of  Kate Spade
    for the  period from February  1, 1999  are included  in the  accompanying
    condensed consolidated financial statements.

    The excess of cost over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired of
    $32.7 million was allocated to trademarks which will be amortized on a
    straight-line basis over 25 years.  Assets acquired and liabilities
    assumed have been recorded at their estimated fair values.

7.  Subsequent event

    On May 14, 1999, a committee of independent directors of the Company, and
    the Boards of Directors of the Company and of Harcourt General, Inc.
    ("Harcourt General"), approved a series of transactions (the
    "Transactions") relating to a plan by Harcourt General to spin-off to the
    holders of Harcourt General's common stock approximately 21.4 million of
    the approximately 26.4 million shares of the Company's common stock held
    by Harcourt General in a distribution to be tax free to Harcourt General
    and its shareholders.  The Transactions are expected to be completed late
    in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of the 1999 calendar
    year, subject to, among other things, approval of the tax-free status of
    the spin-off by the Internal Revenue Service and approval by the
    stockholders of the Company of a recapitalization in which, among other
    things, the approximately 21.4 million shares of the Company's common
    stock to be distributed will be exchanged for a new class of common

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7.  Subsequent Event (continued)

    stock of the Company that will have the right to elect approximately 80%
    of the Company's board of directors, and the remaining shares will have
    the right to elect approximately 20% of the Company's board of directors.

    On May 27, 1999, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in which the Transactions are
    described in greater detail.  For further information regarding the
    Transactions, reference may be made to the Form 8-K and to such other
    reports filed by the Company and Harcourt General from time to time with
    the Commission.










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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                      CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations  for the Thirty-Nine  Weeks Ended  May 1, l999  Compared
with the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended May 2, 1998

Revenues in the thirty-nine weeks  ended May 1, l999 increased  $151.4 million
or 8.2%  over  revenues in  the thirty-nine  weeks  ended May  2,  1998.   The
increase in  revenues was primarily  attributable to higher  comparable sales,
sales from Chef's Catalog, acquired in January 1998, and the new Neiman Marcus
store in  Hawaii which opened in  September 1998.  Total  comparable sales for
the  Company increased 3.2%.  Comparable sales increased 4.7% at Neiman Marcus
Stores, decreased 4.2% at Bergdorf Goodman, and increased 0.9% at NM Direct.

Cost of goods  sold including  buying and  occupancy costs  increased 8.0%  to
$1.33 billion during the thirty-nine week period ended May 1, 1999 compared to
$1.23  billion during the  same period last  year, primarily due  to increased
sales.   As a percentage  of revenues, cost of  goods sold decreased  to 66.9%
from 67.1% in the  prior year, due primarily  to proportionately lower  buying
and occupancy costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 11.7% to $478.2 million
from $427.9 million  in fiscal 1998.   As a  percentage of revenues,  selling,
general and administrative expenses increased to 24.1% from 23.3% in the prior
year.   The increase  is primarily  attributable to  higher selling  and sales
promotion expenses and pre-opening costs.

Interest expense increased  14.2% to $19.2 million in  the fiscal 1999 period.
The increase resulted from higher average borrowings outstanding, as well as a
higher effective interest rate  which resulted from the issuance of fixed rate
debt in May 1998.

Results of Operations for the Thirteen Weeks Ended May 1, l999 Compared with
the Thirteen Weeks ended May 2, l998

Revenues in  the thirteen weeks  ended May 1,  l999 increased 11.7%  to $611.8
million  from  $547.7  million  in  the  thirteen weeks  ended  May  2,  1998.
Comparable sales  for the period  increased 6.3%.  Higher  comparable sales at
Neiman  Marcus  Stores  of 9.3%  in  the  thirteen  weeks  ended May  1,  1999
contributed to the increase in revenues over the same period in fiscal 1998.

Cost of  goods sold  including buying  and occupancy  costs increased  7.9% to
$397.4 million in the thirteen  week period ended May 1, 1999 compared  to the
same period last year,  primarily due to increased sales.   As a percentage of
revenues,  cost of goods  sold was 65.0%  in fiscal l999  compared to 67.3% in
fiscal l998.  The  decrease in the 1999  quarter is primarily due to  improved
gross margins as well as proportionately lower buying and occupancy costs.

Selling,  general and administrative  expenses increased  10.9% in  the fiscal
1999 period, primarily  due to higher sales volume  and higher sales promotion
expenses. In  fiscal 1999,  the Company  shifted the timing  of certain  sales
promotion events into the third  quarter.  Such events occurred in  the fourth
quarter in fiscal  1998.  As  a percentage of  revenues, selling, general  and
administrative expenses decreased to 23.7% in fiscal 1999 compared to 23.9% in
fiscal 1998.

Interest  expense increased 21.3%  to $6.1 million in  the fiscal 1999 period,
resulting primarily  from higher average  borrowings outstanding and  a higher
effective interest  rate resulting from the issuance of fixed rate debt in May
1998.



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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                      CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Changes in Financial Condition and Liquidity since August 1, 1998

During  the thirty-nine  weeks ended  May  1, 1999,  the Company  financed its
working capital  needs and capital  expenditures primarily with  cash provided
from operations and its  revolving credit facility.  The  following discussion
analyzes liquidity and capital resources by operating, investing and financing
activities  as presented in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows.

Net  cash provided  by  operating activities  was  $108.3 million  during  the
thirty-nine weeks  ended May  1, l999.   The  primary items  affecting working
capital were an increase in merchandise inventories of $67.2 million offset in
part  by an  increase  in accounts  payable and  accrued liabilities  of $17.5
million and a decrease in other assets of $17.4 million.

Capital expenditures were $69.8 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended May
1,  1999 as  compared to  $57.7 million  for the  same period in  fiscal 1998.
Capital expenditures include the purchase of a building adjacent to the Neiman
Marcus store in Union  Square in San Francisco for a future  expansion of this
store,  existing store renovations and  completion of the  construction of the
new Neiman Marcus store in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Capital expenditures are expected
to approximate $110.0 million during fiscal 1999.

In  November 1998,  the  Company acquired  a 51  percent interest  in Gurwitch
Bristow Products for approximately  $6.7 million in  cash.  In February  1999,
the Company acquired a 56 percent interest in Kate Spade LLC for approximately
$33.6  million in  cash.   Both  acquisitions  were funded  primarily  through
borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility.

The Company increased  its bank borrowings  by $42.2 million  since August  1,
1998.  At May  1, 1999,  the Company  had $580.0  million available  under its
revolving credit facility.   The Company believes that it will have sufficient
resources to fund its planned capital expenditures and operating requirements.

Year 2000 Date Conversion

The Company has completed its assessment of its hardware and software systems,
including  the embedded  systems  in  the  Company's buildings,  property  and
equipment, and  is implementing plans  to ensure  that the operations  of such
systems will not be adversely affected by the Year 2000 date change.

The  Company is presently in  the process of  renovating non-compliant systems
and implementing converted and  replaced systems for substantially all  of its
hardware and software systems.  The Company estimates that its efforts to make
these  systems  Year  2000  compliant are  approximately  75%  complete,  with
substantial completion of the Year 2000 project currently anticipated for July
1999.

The Company has established an ongoing program to communicate with its
significant suppliers and vendors to determine the extent to which the
Company's systems and operations are vulnerable to those third parties'
failure to rectify their own Year 2000 issues.  Based on responses to the
Company's inquiries, the Company has identified those suppliers and vendors
which it feels are most at risk for failing to achieve Year 2000 compliance on
a timely basis and is monitoring their continuing progress.  The Company is
not presently aware of any significant exposure arising from potential third
party failures.  However, there can be no assurance that the systems of other
companies on which the Company's systems or operations rely will be timely
converted or that any failure of such parties to achieve Year 2000 compliance
would not have any adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.



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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                      CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Year 2000 Date Conversion (continued)

The Company has engaged both internal and external resources to assess,
reprogram, test and implement its systems for Year 2000 compliance.  Based on
management's current estimates, the costs of Year 2000 remediation, including
system renovation, modifications and enhancements, which have been and will be
expensed as incurred, are not expected to be material to the results of
operations or the financial position of the Company.  Additionally, such
expenditures have not adversely affected the Company's ability to continue its
investment in new technology in connection with its ongoing systems
development plans.

Management presently believes the Company's most reasonable likely worst case
Year 2000 scenario could arise from a business interruption caused by
governmental agencies, utility companies, telecommunication service companies,
shipping companies or other service providers outside the Company's control.
There can be no assurance that such providers will not suffer business
interruption caused by a Year 2000 issue.  Such an interruption could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.

The Company is in the process of developing a contingency plan for continuing
operations in the event of Year 2000 failures, and the current target for
completing that plan is July 1999.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements  in this  release  referring  to  the  expected  future  plans  and
performance  of the  Company are  forward-looking statements.   Actual  future
results may differ materially from such statements.  Factors that could affect
future  performance include,  but  are not  limited  to: changes  in  economic
conditions  or consumer confidence; changes in consumer preferences or fashion
trends; delays  in anticipated  store  openings; adverse  weather  conditions,
particularly during  peak selling  seasons; changes  in demographic  or retail
environments; competitive influences; failure of the Company  or third parties
to  be Year  2000  compliant; significant  increases  in paper,  printing  and
postage costs; and changes  in the Company's relationships with  designers and
other resources.














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                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.

                                    PART II



PART II


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

          (a)       Exhibits.


          27.1      Financial data schedule.


          (b)       Reports on Form 8-K.



                    The Company did not file any reports on
                    Form 8-K during the thirteen week  period ended May
                    1, 1999.

                    The  Company filed  a report  on Form  8-K on May  27, 1999
                    describing in  Item 5 (Other Events) a proposed spin-off by
                    Harcourt General  to the  holders  of its  common stock  of
                    approximately  21.4  million  of  the  approximately   26.4
                    million  shares  of  the  Company's common  stock  held  by
                    Harcourt General in a tax free distribution.
















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                                  SIGNATURES




Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act  of 1934,  as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                         THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.


Signature                   Title                                Date





Principal Financial         Senior Vice President and            June 11, 1999
Officer:                    Chief Financial Officer



/s/ John R. Cook
John R. Cook




Principal Accounting        Vice President and Controller        June 11, 1999
Officer:



/s/ Catherine N. Janowski
Catherine N. Janowski





















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