EXHIBIT 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, Burton M. Tansky, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 3, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

By:	/s/ Burton M. Tansky
Name:	Burton M. Tansky
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

     I, James E. Skinner, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 3, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

By:	/s/ James E. Skinner
Name:	James E. Skinner
Title:	Chief Financial Officer