At upscale apparel and decor mailer Neiman Marcus Direct, which includes the catalog and online operations for Neiman Marcus and Horchow and the Bergdorf Goodman Website, fiscal third-quarter sales rose 8.7%, to $165.4 million from $152.1 million. For the quarter ended April 28, the Dallas-based parent company Neiman Marcus posted sales of $1.1 billion, nearly an 11% increase from the $992.3 million reported for the third quarter of last year.