Background
MARCUS, Stanley was born on April 20, 1905 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of late Herbert Marcus, Senior and Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus.
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There is never a good sale for Neiman Marcus unless it’s a good buy for the customer.’ That was one of the first declarations of business philosophy I heard my father, Herbert Marcus, make soon after I came to work at Neiman Marcus in 1926.” Thus began the 1974 edition of Minding the Store. Reprinted in hardcover in 1997 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Neiman Marcus, it is now available for the first time in paperback. Mr. Marcus spent most of his life not only in helping to create a retailing enterprise renowned throughout the world as the epitome of quality, but also in setting high standards for the level of taste of all who desire the better things in life.” In doing so he has played a key role in making Dallas itself a success. Mr. Stanley,” as he was affectionately called by all his Neiman Marcus friends and associates, made The Store a legendary success. Although he retired from active involvement in Neiman Marcus in 1977, the influences of the philosophies of business he developed remained an important part of the training of Neiman Marcus personnel. Those basic principlesbest exemplified by his belief in his father’s business philosophyare the reasons Neiman Marcus is today recognized as the taste leader of American retailing. Minding the Store is a warm portrait of a man and an exuberant celebration of the store that has become the best-known landmark in Texas since the Alamo.
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Who better to know what is the best” than the man who made Neiman Marcus synonymous with excellence for more than fifty years? The sequel to Minding the Store , Quest for the Best outlines Marcus’s philosophy of what constitutes the best in goods and services and how to receive it. Marcus describes how increased labor costs and the disappearance of family-owned businesses into the pockets of corporate giants have led to an institutionalized indifference to quality. I have observed,” he writes, that when you talk with an independent fine-quality maker, he speaks with pride about his product; when you talk with the chairman of a large corporation, he refers with pride to its net profit and balance sheet.” Quest for the Best is not just a nostalgic look, however, at the age of handcrafted elegance. Marcus gives good advice on how consumers can educate themselves about the best, demand it, and get it. He describes his own experiences with the best in chapters such as The Things You Love to Touch,” and Bed and Board.” Witty, urbane, but always accessible, Marcus is a joy to read. This paperback edition features a new Preface and updated Best Things List” that readers will want to copy and carry with them. Originally published in 1979, Quest for the Best is more timely now than ever.
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MARCUS, Stanley was born on April 20, 1905 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of late Herbert Marcus, Senior and Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus.
Student, Amherst College, 1921. Bachelor, Harvard University, 1925. Postgraduate in business, Harvard University, 1926.
HHD (honorary), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1965. Doctor of Letters (honorary), North Texas State University, 1983. Doctor of Laws, Pratt Institute, 1986.
Joined Neiman-Marcus 1926, Secretary, Treasure and Director 1928, Merchandise Manager of Sports Shop 1928, Merchandise Manager of all Apparel Divs. 1929, Executive Vice-President 1935-1950, President 1950-1972, Chair, of Board 1972-1975, Chairman Executive Committee 1975-1977, Chairman Emeritus since 1977. With Stanley Marcus Consultancy Services.
Owner Somesuch Press. Former Honorary Director, Consultant and Corporate Vice-President Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc., Los Angeles. Director Republic of Texas Corporation, New York Life Insurance Company, Jack Lenor Larsen Inc., New York, Center for the Book Libraiy of Congress.
Director Dallas Symphony Society (President 1948-1949), N. Texas State Commission. Founding; Executive Committee, National Council for Arts and Education. Chairman Internat (marketing co.).
Director Center for Study of Democratic Instituts. Trustee, Southern Methodist University. Honorary Trustee, Committee Economics Development.
Formerly held many similar civic offices.
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Former co-chairman Dallas branch Interracial Council for Business Opportunity. Founding member Business Committee for Arts. Past member executive committee National Council Arts and Education.
Past regional vice president National Jewish Hospital, Denver. Board governors Common Cause, 1976-1979. Past board directors Dallas Council World Affairs, Graduate Research Center of Southwest, Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, American Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods, Center Study Democratic Institutions.
Former board governors United Service Organizations. Board directors, past president Dallas Symphony Society. Past president, past board directors Dallas Citizens' Council.
Board directors emeritus North Texas Commission. Trustee Texas Research Foundation, Committee Economic Development, Public television Foundation North Texas, American Craft Council, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Urban Institute. Member board publications, trustee Southern Methodist University, also past chairman library advancement program.
Past member Texas Fine Arts Commission. Past president Dallas Art Association. Former overseer Harvard University, member visiting committee university of resources, 1978-1979.
Chairman Texas Committee Selection Rhodes Scholarship, 1975. Past trustee, chairman executive committee Hockaday School Girls, Dallas. Member retail advisory group University Texas, Arlington.
Member wage and hour millinery committee War Production Board, 1940. Member 1st advisory council Hahn Center for Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University. Member community advisory board Transplant Resources and Services Center, University Texas Health Science Center at Dallas.
Honorary chairman Regents' Circle, Museum New Mexico. Appointed member Texas World Trade Council, 1986. Chairman Dallas Transportation Think Tank, since 1987.
Board directors School American Research, Santa Fe. Member overseers committee Harvard University Library., advisory committee Harvard University library to secure the future of Houghton Library. Fellow American Institute of Architects (honorary.
George Harrell Foster award Dallas chapter 1986). Member National Urban League (trustee), Council on Foreign Relations (past board directors), Eta Mu Pi (honorary). Clubs: Harvard (New York City and Dallas).
Married Mary Cantrell, November 7, 1932 (deceased). Children: Jerrie (Mistress Frederick M. Smith, II), Richard and Wendy (Mistress Henry Raymont) (twins). Married Linda Cumber, March 30, 1979.