Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail Department store
Founded	New York City, New York, United States (1899 (1899))
Founder	Herman Bergdorf
Headquarters	754 5th Avenue, New York, New York, United States
Number of locations	2 stores (Across 5th Avenue)
Key people	Linda Fargo (Women's Fashion Director) Bruce Pask (Men's Fashion Director)
Products	Luxury ready-to-wear, couture, clothing, footwear, handbags, accessories, contemporary collections, decorative home, jewelry, beauty products, and two restaurants
Parent	Broadway-Hale Stores (1972–1987) The Neiman Marcus Group (1987–present)
Website	BergdorfGoodman.com

Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury goods department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son Andrew Goodman.

Today, Bergdorf operates from two stores situated across the street from each other at Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th streets. Bergdorf Goodman's main store, which opened at its current location in 1928, is located on the west side of Fifth Avenue. A separate men's store, established in 1990, is located on the east side of Fifth Avenue, directly across the street.

Bergdorf is a subsidiary of Neiman Marcus, which is owned by the private equity firm Ares Management.

The company traces its origins to 1899 when Herman Bergdorf, an immigrant from Alsace, France, opened a tailor shop just above Union Square in downtown Manhattan.

Edwin Goodman, a 23-year-old merchant, based in Lockport, New York, moved to New York City to work as an apprentice for Bergdorf. Within two years, Goodman had raised enough money to purchase an interest in the business, which was renamed Bergdorf Goodman in 1901. In 1906, Bergdorf Goodman moved to a new location on 32nd Street, just west of Fifth Avenue and "Ladies' Mile". While Bergdorf preferred the less expensive side street location, Goodman prevailed with the new location and bought Bergdorf's interest in the company. Bergdorf would retire to Paris.

Although Goodman had developed a good business as a ladies' tailor on 32nd Street and in 1914, decided to move uptown. Goodman constructed a five-story building at 616 Fifth Avenue, on the site of what is today Rockefeller Center. In 1914, Goodman became the first couturier to introduce ready-to-wear, making Bergdorf Goodman a destination for American and French fashion.