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• Neiman Marcus, the luxury department store chain, filed plans for an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million—eight years after it was bought by private equity firms TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus. Neiman’s owners hope to capitalize on sales that have improved recently in step with the economy. Rival Saks is looking for a buyer, while Hudson’s Bay, a Canadian chain of department stores, is said to be weighing a bid.