What: Neiman Marcus intends to make hybrid working permanent, and a perk for new recruitments.

Why it is important: As a result, the company builds a new “office hub”, which is not specifically described in the article, but which replaces 2 office buildings that were closed during the pandemic. Hybrid working, in addition to being a competitive advantage, can also be a manner to limit structural costs.

Neiman Marcus is planning to open a new “office hub” in Dallas with the goal to foster creativity and cooperation. To do that, the projected hub will place hybrid working at its core in terms of workspace structuration.

According to Neiman Marcus, the ability of proposing hybrid working is a key feature and a competitive advantage for the company when it comes to attracting talents, and they want to keep it on the long run. This is a major change when compared to the company’s HR practices 4 years ago. According to the company, since the implementation of hybrid working, turnover rate has declined by -20%, time for recruitment decreased by -32% and 1,200 people were recruited in 2021.

Hybrid working is not limited to HQ positions, as a specific app, “Connect”, has been developed to enable sales persons to work with their customers whenever and from wherever then want.

Neiman Marcus is designing the new Dallas offices taking into account remote working