 This is a Bloomberg Pursuits look at luxury. The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is near acquiring Neiman Marcus Group for two and two-thirds billion dollars. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. A deal that would unite America's two largest high-end department store chains in a bid to grab a bigger share of a slowing industry. Amazon and Salesforce will be helping facilitate the deal by Saks owner Hudson's Bay Company. The tech firms will take minority stakes in a new company called Saks Global.