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3 unusual facts about Saks


Saks, Inc.

After acquiring Parisian, Proffitt's relocated its corporate headquarters to Birmingham, Alabama from Knoxville in October 1997.

The company was also a primary sponsor of the Bruno's Memorial Classic golf tournament, now known as the Regions Charity Classic.

ShopSavvy

Another businessman who has trusted ShopSavvy with his money is FedEx board member Brad Martin, former CEO of Saks.


Batus Inc.

Saks Fifth Avenue of New York City, New York (still operating) BATUS acquired Saks Fifth Avenue in 1973 with its acquisition of Gimbels.

Gene Saks

Among Saks' film directing credits are Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Cactus Flower (which won Goldie Hawn the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Mame, So I Married an Axe Murderer (uncredited) and the 1995 television production of Bye Bye Birdie.

Gimbels

, which operated under the name Saks Thirty-Fourth Street; with ownership of Saks, Gimbel created an uptown branch called Saks Fifth Avenue.

Michael J. Saks

Saks's primary area of expertise is in the Law and Social Science field, in which he is the fourth most cited current scholar.

Nicky Androes

She has worked for designers and walked the runway for Nolcha, Angelou Lambrou, Danilo Gabrielli, Betsey Johnson, Van Cleef and Arpels, J. Crew, Saks, Nordstrom, Nina Athanasiou, and Macy's.

Prettybelle

Bob Merrill and Jule Styne met with director Gene Saks for several weeks to work on the musical, but Saks eventually decided not to do the show.

S. Klein

In the song "Marry The Man" from the musical Guys and Dolls, the lyrics mention three department stores: "At Wanamaker's and Saks and Klein's".

Scott Meyers

Meyers conceived and, with Herb Sutter, Andrei Alexandrescu, Dan Saks, and Steve Dewhurst, co-organized and presented the boutique (limited-attendance) conference, The C++ Seminar, which took place three times in 2001-2002.

Somerset Collection

A one floor, upscale "Somerset Mall" designed by Louis G. Redstone Associates, was built onto the existing Saks, anchored by it and a new Bonwit Teller.


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