A spokesperson for Saks Global said the situation involving the City of Dallas and Neiman Marcus is "far more complicated" than the public has been led to believe.

The decision to close the Neiman Marcus flagship store comes as its owner Saks Global announced in February it was notified from a landlord to terminate its occupancy.

Saks Global is unmoved on its intention to close the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store as it pushed back against local efforts to save the site.

The news comes after Neiman Marcus' parent company Saks Global last week doubled down on plans to close the 100-plus-year-old Downtown Dallas store in March.

Nearly a century ago, Neiman and Marcus signed a 99-year ground lease on a plot of land in Downtown Dallas owned by C.C. Slaughter, who was a close friend of both families. According to the release, Slaughter never intended to make money off of the lease, which never exceeded $400 per month. It had expired in January but was extended to March 31.

The city of Dallas has received a key document in the effort to keep the downtown Neiman Marcus store open as it looks to meet with the company owner. On Monday, the city secured the deed for the property of Slaughter Partners,

The dust continued to be kicked up Tuesday afternoon as a public back-and-forth between Saks Global and Dallas civic and community leaders continued.

Saks Global says its decision to close its landmark Neiman Marcus store in Downtown Dallas is final, despite the city's acquisition of disputed land and public "pressure" to change their strategy.

The portrait was by artist William A. Foley Jr., according to his widow, who also believes it should be returned.

Given the uncertain future of the flagship Neiman Marcus, Ken Downing, Shelle Bagot Sills, Sandy Marple, and other longtime employees reminisce on its illustrious past.

The city of Dallas cleared up the supposed ground-lease dispute the parent company tried to use as an excuse to close the store.