Christel Dikeman, vice president and general manager of Neiman Marcus Denver, has announced that she will retire from her 29-year stint with the luxury retailer on March 6.
Dikeman has spent 23 of her her 29 NM years at the Denver store. Dikeman began her career with Neiman Marcus in 1986 as the merchandise manager at the Prestonwood store in Dallas, Texas. In 1991, she moved to Denver for a sister position, which she held until 1995. That September she was promoted to vice president/general manager, a position she has held for 20 years.
During her retirement, Dikeman said she plans to pursue personal interests.
“After 40 years in the retail community, deciding to retire was a very thoughtful decision,” Dikeman said. “The decision was a culmination of several factors, but the main reason was the flexibility to travel and to spend time with my family – especially with my dad – which is now more important to me than ever before. This is also a great time to pass the torch to someone new – someone who will continue to take the Denver store to the next level of success. This is not the next chapter in my life, I’m writing a new book!”
What Dikeman said she will miss most about the job is the daily interactions with associates and customers.
Her fondest NM memory?
“The memories of our store and community events from the last 25 years are incredible,” she said. “From appearances by key fashion designers, to special fashion shows like Western Fantasy, to hosting Sarah, the Duchess of York, or Stanley Marcus himself – those are experiences you don’t often have. How do you forget those things? They’re imbedded in my memory.”
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