() is a major Department Store chain in the United States , with 329 stores in 29 states as of 2005. Its locations are concentrated in the South , particularly Texas , Louisiana , and Florida .
It is the outgrowth of a Nashville, Arkansas department store founded in 1938 by William Dillard; its corporate headquarters remain located in Little Rock and many of its executives and directors are members of the Dillard family.
Dillard sold the Nashville store to develop a larger one in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1948 , and opened a second store in Tyler, Texas in 1956 . Thereafter the chain grew rapidly as an anchor in Suburban Shopping Mall s, and took advantage of market conditions to acquire smaller chains as well as its ability to turnaround locations that other companies could not operate profitably.
The chain continues to expand, and has recently begun adding stores in nontraditional shopping centers: its largest store at 350,000 square feet (33,000 m²) is located at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona .
Dillard's store credit cards are issued by . The cards were orginally issued by '''Dillard National Bank''' which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Dillard's before being sold to GE Money Bank.
Dillard's now offer Dillard's American Express cards. These cards can be used at any store that accepts American Express.
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The and John A. Brown , with locations in Arizona , Nevada and Oklahoma . Twelve of R. H. Macy Co. 's stores in Kansas and Missouri were bought in 1986 . In 1987 , Dillard's purchased the 27-store Joske's chain with stores in Texas and Arizona as well as three units of the Cain-Sloan chain in Nashville, Tennessee from Allied Stores Corp. This deal gave Dillard's two anchor locations at several malls in Texas and Arizona with many of the second locations being converted to a home and men's store. This purchase marked Dillard's entry into the Houston market. 1988 brought a 50% interest in the Ohio chain of Higbee Department Stores with partner Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. (the remainder was acquired from DeBartolo in 1992). The D.H. Holmes company was purchased in 1989 , bringing 18 units in the South to the Dillard fold.
The two J.B. Ivey chains of 23 stores in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina were added in 1990 . This was followed by the acquisition of 8 Florida Gulf Coast stores from Maison Blanche Co. in 1991 (which had acquired them as Robinsons of Florida only a few years before). 5 Ohio stores from the Joseph Horne Co. came in 1992 (to complement Dillard's full ownership of Higbee's). 1992 also brought 3 stores initially from the Hess's chain liquidation (several other Hess's locations were taken over after negotiations with landlords) and 2 Scarborough's locations in Austin, Texas . The first three 3 months of 1997 saw the acquisition of 10 units in Florida from Mervyn's, eight southern Virginia stores (at 7 locations) from Proffitt's (which had acquired them from Hess's in 1993), and 3 Macy's units in Houston, Texas .
The deal-making culminated with its purchase of Mercantile Stores Co., Inc. in 1998. This brought several chains, including Bacon's, Castner-Knott, de Lendrecie's, Gayfer's, Glass Block, Hennessay's, J.B. White, Joslin's, Lion, Maison Blanche, McAlpin's, Root's and The Jones Store. Dillard's sold or swapped approximately one third of Mercantile Stores with Belk, Inc. , May Department Stores Co. and Saks, Inc. , enabling to enhance its position in several markets in the South, Midwest and Mountain States.
Since then Dillard's has escewed acquisitions (except for 8 locations of the defunct Montgomery Ward in 2001 and 4 locations from ZCMI in Utah and Idaho) and focused on enhancing their existing markets and selectively entering new ones.
- Auburn - Colonial University Village ''(formerly Village Mall)'' - 108,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Gayfer's, replaced 2004)''
- Daphne - Jubilee Square - 106,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Gayfer's, replaced at Eastern Shore 2004)''
- Mobile - Springdale Mall - 259,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Gayfer's, closed 2003)''
- Montgomery - Montgomery Mall - 171,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Gayfer's, replaced at EastChase 2004)''
- Phoenix - Park Central Mall - 166,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1984 in former Diamond's, closed 1995)''
- Phoenix - Phoenix Spectrum Mall ''(formerly Chris-town Mall)'' - 162,500 sq. ft. ''(opened 1985 in former Bullock's, closed 2004)''
- Phoenix - Metrocenter Mall - ''(2nd location opened 1987 in former Joske's, closed 1997)''
- Phoenix MSA / Scottsdale - Camelview Plaza - ''(opened 1986, closed 1990 with expansion of Fashion Square store)''
- Phoenix MSA / Scottsdale - Scottsdale Fashion Square - ''(opened 1984 in former Diamond's, replaced 1998)''
- Tucson - El Con Mall - 120,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former Goldwaters, closed 1999)''
- Tucson - Foothills Mall - 80,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former Goldwaters, closed 1994)''
- Tucson - Park Mall ''(now Park Place)'' - 98,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1984 in former Diamond's, replaced 1999)''
- Yuma - Southgate Mall - 48,500 sq. ft. ''(opened 1994, replaced at Yuma Palms 2004)''
- Kansas City - Indian Springs Shopping Center - 97,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1986 in former Macy's, closed 1990's)''
- Kansas City MSA / Mission - Mission Center Mall - 183,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1986 in former Macy's, closed 2005)''
- Olathe, KS. closed in 2005
- Bowling Green - Greenwood Mall - 120,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1996, replaced 1998 by Castner-Knott)''
- Cincinnati, Ohio MSA / Crestview Hills - Crestview Hills Mall - 210,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former McAlpin's, replaced 2005)''
- Lexington - Lexington Mall - 206,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1998 in former McAlpin's, closed 2005)''
- Louisville - Bashford Manor - 249,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1998 in former Bacon's, closed 2003))''
- Louisville - Louisville Galleria - 96,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Bacon's, closed 2003)''
- Baton Rouge - Bon Marche Mall - 154,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former D.H. Holmes, closed 2000)''
- Baton Rouge - Delmont Village - 30,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former D.H. Holmes, closed 1990's)''
- New Orleans - Belle Promenade Mall - 120,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former D.H. Holmes, closed by 1997)''
- New Orleans - Uptown Square (freestanding) - 30,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1989 in former D.H. Holmes, closed 1990's)''
- Shreveport - Pierremont Mall - 40,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1988 in former Selber's, closed 1990's)''
- Shreveport - Shreve City Center - 114,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1970, closed 1990's)''
- Shreveport - Southpark Mall - 180,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1975, closed 2000)''
- Jackson - Metrocenter Mall - 178,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1989 in former D.H. Holmes, 1998 in former Gayfer's, both closed 2004)''
- Kansas City - Antioch Shopping Center - 79,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1986 in former Macy's, closed 1990's)''
- Kansas City - Bannister Mall - 173,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1986 in former Macy's, closed 2002)''
- Kansas City - Country Club Plaza - 72,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1986 in former Macy's, closed 1993)''
- St. Louis MSA / Jennings - River Roads Mall - ''(opened 1984 in former Stix Baer & Fuller, closed 1985)''
- St. Louis - St. Louis Centre - 210,000 ''(opened 1985 in former Stix Baer & Fuller, closed 2001)''
- Cleveland - Tower City Center - 450,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1992 in former Higbee's, closed 2001)''
- Cleveland MSA / Fairview Park - Westgate Mall - 367,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1992 in former Higbee's and Horne's, closed 2005)''
- Cleveland MSA / Mayfield Heights - Severance Town Center - (2 locations) ''(opened 1992 in former Higbee's and Horne's, closed 1996)''
- Cleveland MSA / North Randall - Randall Park Mall - 196,500 sq. ft. ''(opened 1992 in former Higbee's, closed 2003)''
- Cleveland MSA / Parma - Parmatown Mall - 188,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1992 in former Higbee's, closed 2000)''
- Cincinnati MSA / Kenwood Harper's Station Home Store - 50,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former McAlpin's, closed 2005)''
- Toledo - Westgate Village Home Store - 193,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Lion, closed 2003)''
- Toledo - Southwyck Shopping Center Home Store - 80,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Lion, closed 2003)''
- Toledo - North Towne Square - ''(opened 1998 in former Lion, closed 2000)''
- Oklahoma City - Shepherd Mall - 160,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1967, closed early 1990's)''
- Tulsa - Kensington Galleria - 60,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1986 in former Sakowitz, closed 1990's)''
- Tulsa - Utica Square - 76,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1984 former in John A. Brown, closed 2001)''
- Aiken - Heritage Square - ''(opened 1998 in former J.B. White, replaced ay Aiken Mall 2000)''
- Columbia - Richland Fashion Mall - 189,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1993, closed 2003)''
- Greenville - McAllister Square - ''(opened 1990 in former Ivey's, replaced at Haywood 1995)''
- Greenville - Greenville Mall - 187,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1995, closed 2003)''
- Spartanburg - Hillcrest Shopping Center - ''(opened 1990 in former Ivey's, replaced at WestGate 1996)''
- Memphis - Hickory Ridge Mall - 149,500 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987, closed 2005)''
- Memphis - Mall of Memphis - 300,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1981, 2nd location 1992 in former Thahimer's, both closed 2001)''
- Memphis - Poplar Plaza Shopping Center - 120,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1982 in former Lowenstein's, closed 1990's)''
- Memphis - Raleigh Springs Mall - 149,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1982 in former Lowenstein's, closed 2003)''
- Nashville - Donelson Plaza - 69,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Castner-Knott, closed 2002)''
- Nashville - Harding Mall - 104,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Castner-Knott, closed 2005)''
- Brownsville - Amigoland Mall - 107,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1973, replaced 2000)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Arlington - Festival Market Place ''(formerly Forum 303 Mall)'' - 239,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1974, closed 2005)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Dallas - Prestonwood Town Center - 140,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, closed 1998)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Fort Worth - Fort Worth Town Center ''(formerly Seminary South S.C.)'' - 127,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1978, closed 2002)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Fort Worth - Tandy Center - 106,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1977, closed 1991)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Hurst - North East Mall - 315,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1974 and 2nd location 1987 in former Joske's, both replaced 1999)''
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex / Richardson - Richardson Square Mall - 171,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1979, replaced at Firewheel 2005)''
- El Paso - Bassett Center - 195,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1995, closed 2000)''
- Houston MSA / Friendswood - Baybrook Mall - 132,500 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, 2nd location acquired from Macy's 1997/expanded 2002)''
- Houston - Gulfgate Mall - 200,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, closed 1997)''
- Houston - Town & Country Mall - 200,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, replaced at Memorial City 2003)''
- Houston - Westwood Mall - 150,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, closed 1998)
- Houston - Willowbrook Mall - 120,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1987 in former Joske's, larger replacement location acquired from Macy's 1997)''
- San Antonio - Central Park Mall - 140,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1968, closed 1997)''
- San Antonio - Windsor Park Mall - 245,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1976, 2nd location 1987 in former Joske's, both closed 2001)''
- Hampton Roads MSA / Cheaspeake - Greenbrier Mall - 160,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1997 in former Proffitt's, 1998 in former Belk, both replaced 2004)''
- Hampton Roads MSA / Hampton - Coliseum Mall - 112,000 sq. ft. (2 locations) ''(opened 1997 in former Proffitt's, both closed 2003)''
- Hampton Roads MSA / Newport News - Patrick Henry Mall - 65,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1997 in former Proffit's, 2nd location added 1998 in former Belk, expanded 2005, former Proffitt's closed)''
- Hampton Roads MSA / Virginia Beach - Lynnhaven Mall - ''(opened 1998 in former Belk, replaced 2002)''
- Hampton Roads MSA / Virginia Beach - Pembroke Mall - ''(opened 1997 in former Proffitt's, closed 2002)''
- Richmond - The Shops at Willow Lawn - 65,000 sq. ft. ''(opened 1998 in former Belk, closed 2003)''
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