DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES INC
10-K, 1994-04-29
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended January 29, 1994

                                    OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from ____________ to _________________.  

Commission file number 1-6140

                      DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                      71-0388071
            (State or other                 (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
                         
1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS    72201
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (501) 376-5200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class               Name of each exchange on which registered 
Class A Common Stock                         New York Stock Exchange        
                                     

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                    None

Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes    x     No        

Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K.    [ X ]

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the Registrant as of March 31, 1994:   $3,533,984,111

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes
of common stock as of March 31, 1994:
     Class A Common Stock, no par value               108,974,658
     Class B Common Stock, no par value                 4,017,061


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                    DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Annual Stockholders Report for the fiscal year ended
January 29, 1994 (the "Report") are incorporated by reference into Parts I
and II.  

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held May 21, 1994 (the "Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into
Part III.  

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                                  PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS.

General

Dillard Department Stores, Inc. ("Company" or "Registrant") is an outgrowth
of a department store originally founded in 1938 by William Dillard.  The
Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1964.  The Company operates retail
department stores located primarily in the southwest, southeast and midwest.

The department store business is highly competitive.  The Company has several
competitors on a national and regional level as well as numerous competitors
on a local level.  Many factors enter into competition for the consumer's
patronage, including price, quality, style, service, product mix, convenience
and credit availability.  The Company's earnings depend to a significant
extent on the results of operations for the last quarter of its fiscal year. 
Due to holiday buying patterns, sales for that period average approximately
one-third of annual sales.  

For additional information with respect to the Registrant's business,
reference is made to information contained on page 1, inside front cover
under the heading "States with Stores", and Note 2, "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements," on pages 31 and 32 of the Report, which information is
incorporated herein by reference.  



     Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following table lists the names and ages of all Executive Officers of the
Registrant, the nature of any family relationship between them, and all
positions and offices with the Registrant presently held by each person
named.  All of the Executive Officers listed below have been in managerial
positions with the Registrant for more than five years.   

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Name                Age  Position and Office      Family Relationships

William Dillard     79   Chairman of the Board;   Father of William
                         Chief Executive Officer  Dillard, II, Drue           
                                                  Corbusier, Alex
                                                  Dillard and Mike
                                                  Dillard

William Dillard, II 49   Director; President      Son of
                         & Chief Operating        William Dillard
                         Officer

Alex Dillard        44   Director; Executive      Son of
                         Vice President           William Dillard

Mike Dillard        42   Director; Executive      Son of 
                         Vice President           William Dillard

W. R. Appleby       73   Vice President           None

Donald C. Bradley   59   Vice President           None

G. Kent Burnett     49   Vice President           None

Drue Corbusier      47   Vice President           Daughter of
                                                  William Dillard 

James E. Darr, Jr.  50   Vice President,          None
                         Secretary and General
                         Counsel

Laurence J. Donoghue54   Vice President           None

David M. Doub       47   Vice President           None

John A. Franzke     62   Vice President           None

James I. Freeman    44   Director, Vice           None
                         President, Chief 
                         Financial Officer

Randal L. Hankins   43   Vice President           None

T. R. Gastman       64   Vice President           None

Bernard Goldstein   61   Vice President           None
                    
Roy J. Grimes       56   Vice President           None

Charles K. Moore    53   Vice President           None

Harry D. Passow     54   Vice President           None

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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES.

All of the Registrant's stores are owned or leased from a wholly-owned
subsidiary or from third parties.  The Registrant's third-party store leases
typically provide for rental payments based upon a percentage of net sales
with a guaranteed minimum annual rent, while the lease terms between the
Registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiary vary.  In general, the Company
pays the cost of insurance, maintenance and any increase in real estate taxes
related to these leases.  At year end there were 227 stores in operation with
gross square footage of 34,900,000.  The gross square footage of owned
properties was 22,700,000.  For additional information with respect to the
Registrant's properties and leases, reference is made to information
contained on the inside front cover under the heading "States with Stores",
and Notes 4, 9 and 10, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," on pages
32, 33, 35 and 36 of the Report, which information is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company has no material legal proceedings pending against it.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

None

                                  PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.

With respect to the market for the Company's common stock, market prices, and
dividends, reference is made to information contained on page 37 of the
Report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.  As of March
31, 1994, there were 7,428 record holders of the Company's Class A Common
Stock and 8 record holders of the Company's Class B Common Stock.  

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

Reference is made to information under the heading "Table of Selected
Financial Data" on the inside front cover foldout and Note 2, "Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements," on pages 31 and 32 of the Report, which
information is incorporated herein by reference.  

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Reference is made to information under the heading "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" on pages 22
through 24, Note 1, under the heading "Recent Accounting Pronouncements,"
"Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,"  on page 31, and Note 2, "Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements," on pages 31 and 32 of the Report,
which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included on pages 25
through 36 of the Report are incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.  

                                 PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

A.   Directors of the Registrant.

Reference is made to the information on page 5 under the caption "Nominees
for Election as Directors," pages 6 and 7, and the information under the
caption "Compliance with Section 16(a) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934" on page 12 of the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.  


B.   Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Information regarding executive officers of the Company is incorporated
herein by reference to Item 1 of this report under the caption "Executive
Officers of the Registrant."  Reference additionally is made to the
information under the caption "Compliance with Section 16(a) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934" on page 12 of the Proxy Statement, which
information is incorporated herein by reference.  

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Reference is made to the information on pages 8 through 11 of the Proxy
Statement with respect to executive compensation and compensation of
directors, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.  

Reference is made to the information on page 3 under the caption "Principal
Holders of Voting Securities" and page 5 under the caption "Nominees for
Election as Directors" continuing through footnote 11 on page 7 of the Proxy
Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.  


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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Reference is made to the information under the caption "Certain Relationships
and Transactions" on pages 11 and 12 of the Proxy Statement and to the
information regarding Mr. Davis under the caption "Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation" on page 10 of the Proxy Statement,
which information is incorporated herein by reference.



                                  PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

     (a)(1)    Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements of the Registrant and its
consolidated subsidiaries are incorporated in Item 8 herein by reference to
the Report:  

     Consolidated Balance Sheets - January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993
     Consolidated Statements of Income - Fiscal years ended January 29,1994,
          January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992  
     Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - Fiscal years ended
          January 29, 1994, January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992
     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Fiscal years ended January 29,
          1994, January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992
     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Fiscal years ended        
          January 29, 1994, January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992  

     (a)(2)    Financial Statement Schedules

The following consolidated financial statement schedules of Dillard
Department Stores, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are filed pursuant
to Item 14(d) (these schedules appear immediately following the signature
page):

     Schedule V - Property, Plant and Equipment
     Schedule VI - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization of
          Property, Plant and Equipment
     Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
     Schedule IX - Short-Term Borrowings
     Schedule X - Supplementary Income Statement Information

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under
the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been
omitted.

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     (a)(3)    Exhibits and Management Compensatory Plans
               Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 14(c):

Number    Description

* 3(a)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3 to Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended August 1, 1992 in 1-6140).
* 3(b)    By-Laws as currently in effect (Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended January 30, 1993 in 1-6140)
* 4(a)    Indenture between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated
          as of October 1, 1985 (Exhibit (4) in 2-85556).
* 4(b)    Indenture between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated
          as of October 1, 1986 (Exhibit (4) in 33-8859).
* 4(c)    Indenture between Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated as
          of April 15, 1987 (Exhibit 4.3 in 33-13534). 
* 4(d)    Indenture between Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated as
          of May 15, 1988, as supplemented (Exhibit 4 in 33-21671, Exhibit
          4.2 in 33-25114 and Exhibit 4(c) to Current Report on Form 8-K
          dated September 26, 1990 in 1-6140).
* 4(e)    Indenture between Dillard Investment Co., Inc. and Chemical Bank,
          Trustee, dated as of April 15, 1987, as supplemented (Exhibit 4.1
          in 33-13535 and Exhibit 4.2 in 33-25113).
*10(a)    Retirement Contract of William Dillard dated October 17, 1990
          (Exhibit (10) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2,
1991 in 1-6140)
*10(b)    1990 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10(b) to
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1993 in 1-6140). 
 10(c)    Corporate Officers Non-Qualified Pension Plan.
 11       Statement Re:  Computation of Per Share Earnings
 12       Statement Re:  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 13       Annual Stockholders Report for the fiscal year ended January 29,
          1994
 21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 23       Consent of Independent Auditors
 99       Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, Dillard Department
          Stores, Inc. Retirement Plan
____________ 
* Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.

Management Compensatory Plans

Listed below are the management contracts and compensatory plans which are
required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 14(c):

          Retirement Contract of William Dillard dated October 17, 1990. 
          1990 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.
          Corporate Officers Non-Qualified Pension Plan. 

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K filed during the fourth quarter:

                None

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          (c)  Exhibits

               See the response to Item 14(a)(3).

          (d)  Financial statement schedules

               See the response to Item 14(a)(2).


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                         Dillard Department Stores, Inc. 
                                  Registrant

4/28/94                    /s/ James I. Freeman
Date                     James I. Freeman, Vice President and
                              Chief Financial Officer
                       (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 /s/ William Dillard                     /s/ Calvin N. Clyde Jr.
William Dillard                         Calvin N. Clyde, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive            Director
 Officer (Principal Executive
 Officer) 

 /s/ Robert C. Connor                    /s/ Will D. Davis
Robert C. Connor                        Will D. Davis
Director                                Director

 /s/ Alex Dillard                        /s/ Mike Dillard
Alex Dillard                            Mike Dillard
Executive Vice President                Executive Vice President and
Director                                and Director

 /s/ William Dillard II                  /s/ James I. Freeman
William Dillard, II                     James I. Freeman
President and Chief Operating           Vice President, Chief Officer and
Director                                Financial Officer and Director

                                         /s/ John Paul Hammerschmidt
Herschel H. Friday                      John Paul Hammerschmidt
Director                                Director

                                         /s/ J. M. Hessels
William B. Harrison, Jr.                J. M. Hessels
Director                                Director

 /s/ John H. Johnson                     /s/ E. Ray Kemp
John H. Johnson                         E. Ray Kemp
Director                                Director 

 /s/ B. Finley Vinson                               
B. Finley Vinson
Director                                4/28/94                                 
                                        Date
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                              SCHEDULE V - PROPERTY , PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                             DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>

                 COL. A                    COL. B     COL. C         COL. D      COL. E          COL. F
                                          Balance                             Other Changes      Balance
                                        at Beginning Additions                Add (Deduct)       at End
CLASSIFICATION                           of Period    at Cost      Retirements  Describe        of Period
<S>                                       <C>          <C>                         <C>          <C>
Year ended January 29, 1994:
  Land and land improvements                 45,950        (75)(1)                  (1,302)(6)     44,573

  Buildings and leasehold improvements      966,730     55,362 (2)                  69,825 (7)  1,162,120
                                                                                    65,370 (5)
                                                                                     4,833 (6)

  Furniture, fixtures and equipment       1,320,793    213,481 (3)                  (3,531)(6)  1,583,381
                                                                                    52,638 (7)

  Buildings under construction               31,420     47,927 (4)                 (65,370)(5)     13,977


                                          2,364,893    316,695                     122,463      2,804,051
  Buildings under capital leases             53,799                                  5,209 (7)     59,008

                                          2,418,692    316,695                     127,672      2,863,059



(1) Refund on the Cost of property accquired by the city of Olathe, Kansas
(2) Cost of additions to stores.
(3) Cost of furniture, fixtures and equipment in connection with the stores discussed in (2) above, 
      the cost of furniture and fixtures in connection with the expansion and remodel of ten stores,
      and general replacement of existing furniture, fixtures and equipment.
(4) Construction work on ten stores opened in 1993,  nine stores to open in 1994.
(5) Transferring the cost of new stores .
(6) Reclass of assets
(7) Write-up of fixed assets in connection with application of FASB #109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".

Note: The annual provisions for depreciation and amortization have been computed principally over the following      ranges of lives
      ranges of lives for each of the three years presented:
              Buildings and leasehold improvements             10 to 40 years
              Furniture, fixtures and equipment                 3 to 10 years
              Buildings under capital leases                   20 to 30 years

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                              SCHEDULE V - PROPERTY , PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                             DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>

                COL. A                    COL. B      COL. C          COL. D      COL. E           COL. F
                                         Balance                               Other Changes      Balance
                                       at Beginning  Additions                 Add (Deduct)        at End
CLASSIFICATION                           of Period    at Cost      Retirements   Describe        of Period
<S>                                       <C>          <C>               <C>        <C>           <C>
Year ended January 30, 1993:
  Land and land improvements                 35,875                                  10,075 (1)      45,950
  Buildings and leasehold improvements      780,594     68,386 (2)       3,000       83,156 (1)     966,730
                                                                                     37,594 (5)

  Furniture, fixtures and equipment       1,033,888    214,358 (3)       2,554       75,101 (1)   1,320,793
  Buildings under construction                6,960     61,306 (4)                      748 (1)      31,420
                                                                                    (37,594)(5)

                                          1,857,317    344,050           5,554      169,080       2,364,893
  Buildings under capital leases             39,707                                  14,092 (1)      53,799

                                          1,897,024    344,050           5,554      183,172       2,418,692


(1) Cost of property, plant and equipment accquired from the Higbee Company.

(2) Cost of additions to stores.

(3) Cost of furniture, fixtures and equipment in connection with the stores discussed in (2) above, 
      the cost of furniture and fixtures in connection with the expansion and remodel of twelve stores,
      and general replacement of existing furniture, fixtures and equipment.

(4) Construction work on twelve stores opened in 1992,  ten stores to open in 1993.

(5) Transferring the cost of new stores.

Note: The annual provisions for depreciation and amortization have been computed principally over 
      the following ranges of lives for each of the three years presented:

              Buildings and leasehold improvements             10 to 40 years
              Furniture, fixtures and equipment                 3 to 10 years
              Buildings under capital leases                   20 to 30 years


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                              SCHEDULE V - PROPERTY , PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                             DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

<CAPTION>
                COL. A                    COL. B     COL. C         COL. D      COL. E          COL. F
                                         Balance                             Other Changes      Balance
                                       at Beginning Additions                Add (Deduct)       at End
CLASSIFICATION                           of Period   at Cost     Retirements   Describe        of Period
<S>                                       <C>        <C>              <C>               <C>    <C>
Year ended February 1, 1992:
  Land and land improvements                 35,013    1,362 (1)         500            0         35,875
  Buildings and leasehold improvements      609,319   55,856 (2)       1,030      116,449 (5)    780,594
  Furniture, fixtures and equipment         822,362  227,443 (3)      15,917            0      1,033,888
  Buildings under construction               38,827   84,582 (4)                 (116,449)(5)      6,960

                                          1,505,521  369,243          17,447            0      1,857,317
  Buildings under capital leases             39,707        0               0            0         39,707

                                          1,545,228  369,243          17,447            0      1,897,025



(1) Cost of land and land improvements for exisiting stores.

(2) Cost of seven store buildings acquired from Maison Blanche and additions to other stores.

(3) Cost of furniture, fixtures and equipment in connection with the stores discussed in (2) above,
      the cost of furniture and fixtures in connection with the expansion and remodel of five stores,
      and general replacement of existing furniture, fixtures and equipment.

(4) Construction work on ten new stores opened in 1991,  four new stores to open in 1992, and the 
    expansion of five stores in 1992.

(5) Transferring the cost of ten new stores and the Phoenix distribuition center.

Note: The annual provisions for depreciation and amortization have been computed principally over 
      the following ranges of lives for each of the three years presented:

              Buildings and leasehold improvements           10 to 40 years
              Furniture, fixtures and equipment               3 to 10 years
              Buildings under capital leases                 20 to 30 years

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                                  SCHEDULE VI - ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION
                                   AMORITIZATION OF PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

                                   DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                            ( DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>
                  COL. A                     COL. B      COL. C      COL. D      COL. E          COL. F

                                            Balance    Additions              Other Changes     Balance
                                          at Beginning  Charged               Add (Deduct)       at End
              CLASSIFICATION               of Period    at Cost   Retirements   Describe       of Period
<S>                                           <C>         <C>          <C>               <C>      <C>
Year Ended January 29, 1994:
     Furniture, fixtures and equipment        552,730     138,454                   26,200 (2)    717,384

     Buildings and leasehold improvements     149,982      32,344                   12,286 (2)    194,612
                                              702,712     170,798           0       38,486        911,996

     Buildings under capital leases            27,298       2,295                                  29,593

                                              730,010     173,093           0       38,486        941,589

Year Ended January 30, 1993:
     Furniture, fixtures and equipment        424,286     107,169       3,638       24,913 (1)    552,730

     Buildings and leasehold improvements     115,004      26,643         217        8,552 (1)    149,982
                                              539,290     133,812       3,855       33,465        702,712

     Buildings under capital leases            19,300       1,909                    6,089 (1)     27,298

                                              558,590     135,721       3,855       39,554        730,010

Year Ended February 1, 1992:
     Furniture, fixtures and equipment        345,027      90,053      10,793                     424,287

     Buildings and leasehold improvements      93,932      21,071                                 115,003
                                              438,959     111,124      10,793            0        539,290

     Buildings under capital leases            17,517       1,783                                  19,300

                                              456,476     112,907      10,793            0        558,590

(1)  Accumulated depreciation of the Higbee Company and trucks acquired from FWC.

(2)  Write-up of fixed assets in connection with application of FASB #109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".


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                               SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                                DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                        (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>
                                            ADDITIONS
                         BALANCE     CHARGED TO     CHARGED TO                       BALANCE
                      AT BEGINNING    COST AND    OTHER ACCOUNTS    DEDUCTIONS -      AT END
DESCRIPTION             OF PERIOD     EXPENSES       DESCRIBE         DESCRIBE      OF PERIOD
<S>                        <C>             <C>                           <C>    <C>    <C>

Allowance for losses on accounts
receivable:

Year ended
   January 29, 1994:       $15,790         43,036                        43,612 (2)    $15,214

Year ended
   January 30, 1993:       $15,812         45,556          2,511 (1)     48,089 (2)    $15,790

Year ended
   February 1, 1992:       $12,036         44,198                        40,422 (2)    $15,811



(1)   Represents the allowance for losses on accounts acquired.

(2)   Accounts written off and charged to allowance for losses on accounts receivable 
      (net of recoveries).

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                            SCHEDULE IX - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
                     DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                            (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

<CAPTION>
COL. A             COL.B.       COL. C.      COL. D.         COL. E.         COL. F.


Category of                  Weighted   Maximum Amount  Average Amount   Weighted Average
Aggregate        Balance      Average     Outstanding     Outstanding     Interest Rate
Short - Term      at End      Interest     During the      During the      During the
Borrowings       of Period       Rate         Period        Period (2)      Period (3)

<S>               <C>      <C>  <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>
Year Ended
January 29,1994:
Commercial Paper  $145,276 (1)  3.06%         $383,100        $138,188       3.17%

Year Ended
January 30, 1993:
Commercial Paper   $56,621 (1)  3.41%         $345,780        $208,500       3.62%

Year Ended
February 1, 1992:
Commercial Paper  $240,303 (1)  4.01%         $323,800        $146,238       5.40%


(1) Liability is recored by Dillard Investment Co., Inc., net of related issue discount.   
    Commercial paper matures forty-five days from date of issue.

(2) The average amount outstanding during the period was computed on a weighted average  
    based on the number of days outstanding.

(3) The weighted average interest rate during the period was computed by dividing the 
    actual interest expense by the average short-term debt outstanding.


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                     SCHEDULE X - SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION

                         DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                    (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)


<CAPTION>
Col A.                                     Col B.

                               Charged to Costs and Expenses
                       Year Ended        Year Ended         Year Ended
     ITEM           January 29, 1994  January 30, 1993   February 1, 1992
  <S>                   <C>               <C>                <C>

  Advertising           $144,603          $134,542           $123,311



Amounts for all other expenses required for this schedule are not presented as
such amounts are less than 1% of total sales and revenues or are disclosed 
in the consolidated income statement.

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                               EXHIBIT INDEX

Number    Description

* 3(a)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3 to Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended August 1, 1992 in 1-6140).
* 3(b)    By-Laws as currently in effect. (Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended January 30, 1993 in 1-6140)
* 4(a)    Indenture between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated
          as of October 1, 1985 (Exhibit (4) in 2-85556).
* 4(b)    Indenture between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated
          as of October 1, 1986 (Exhibit (4) in 33-8859).
* 4(c)    Indenture between Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated as
          of April 15, 1987 (Exhibit 4.3 in 33-13534). 
* 4(d)    Indenture between Registrant and Chemical Bank, Trustee, dated as
          of May 15, 1988, as supplemented (Exhibit 4 in 33-21671, Exhibit
          4.2 in 33-25114 and Exhibit 4(c) to Current Report on Form 8-K
          dated September 26, 1990 in 1-6140).
* 4(e)    Indenture between Dillard Investment Co., Inc. and Chemical Bank,
          Trustee, dated as of April 15, 1987, as supplemented (Exhibit 4.1
          in 33-13535 and Exhibit 4.2 in 33-25113).
*10(a)    Retirement Contract of William Dillard dated October 17, 1990
          (Exhibit (10) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2,
          1991 in 1-6140)
*10(b)    1990 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10(b) to
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1993 in 1-6140). 
 10(c)    Corporate Officers Non-Qualified Pension Plan.
 11       Statement Re:  Computation of Per Share Earnings
 12       Statement Re:  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 13       Annual Stockholders Report for the fiscal year ended January 29,
          1994
 21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 23       Consent of Independent Auditors
 99       Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, Dillard Department
          Stores, Inc. Retirement Plan
____________ 
* Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.

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                      DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                            CORPORATE OFFICERS
                        NON-QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company deem it in the best
interests of the Company that Corporate Officers be provided pension benefits
upon retirement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

     That, the following Corporate Officers Non-Qualified Pension Plan be
adopted, and that it be effective from and after the date of this resolution.

     1.   PURPOSE.  The purpose of the Corporate Officers Non-Qualified
Pension Plan is to encourage continuing employment in the Company by
Corporate Officers, to encourage Corporate Officers to increase their efforts
in behalf of the Company and to otherwise promote the best interests of the
Company.

     2.   QUALIFICATIONS.  The following conditions must be met to qualify
for pension benefits:

          (a)  Serve as a Corporate Officer for five (5) of the last ten (10)
     years of employment by the Company.  Corporate Officers are persons
     designated as such and elected by the Board of Directors, and include
     Chairman, Vice-Chairman, President, all Vice Presidents, Secretary and
     Treasurer.  Mr. William Dillard is specifically excluded from this Plan.

          (b)  Employment by the Company for a minimum of fifteen (15) years
     or ten (10) at age 65.  Employment by the Company is defined to mean
     employment by Dillard's, Inc., Mayer & Schmidt, Dillard Department
     Stores, Inc., or any subsidiary of the above corporations after
     acquisition thereof.

     3.   PENSION BENEFITS.  Annual pension benefit will be an amount equal
to the greater of (1) 1-1/2% of the average annual base salary for the last
five years of employment multiplied by the total years of employment or (2)
1-2/3% of the average annual base salary for the last five years of
employment multiplied by the total years of employment less 58% of the
individual's primary FICA benefit.  Pension benefits will be paid 1/12 of
annual benefit on the first day of each month following retirement.  On the
third anniversary of the officer's retirement the annual benefit will be
adjusted for the increase in an appropriate Consumer Price Index, and each
third year anniversary thereafter.

     4.   RETIREMENT DATE.  The normal retirement date will be at age 65. 
Years of service and pension benefits will not continue to accrue past age
65.

     5.   DIS-QUALIFICATION.  An otherwise qualified person will be
disqualified from drawing pension benefits under the following circumstances:

          (a)  Dismissal for dishonesty or criminal offense against the
     Company.

          (b)  Resignation or termination for the purpose or with result or
     intent to accept employment or be employed in a management position with
     a competitive or comparable business to the Company.

     6.   EARLY RETIREMENT.  After the required minimum years of employement
(15 years), early retirement may be requested by an officer or by the Company
after age 55.  Upon early retirement, the annual pension benefit will be
reduced by 2-1/2% for each year between the officer's attained age and his
65th birthday.

     7.   EARLY RETIREMENT - DISABILITY.  After the required minimum years of
employment (15 years), early retirement may be granted for disability.  After
establishing Social Security Benefits for Disability, the pension benefit
would not be reduced for age under 65.

     8.   DEATH BENEFITS.  In the event of death prior to qualification for
normal retirement, no benefits are vested to the officer or his beneficiary. 
In the event of death after retirement or qualification for normal
retirement, the officer's beneficiary will receive the monthly benefit each
month until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the officer's retirement or
qualification for normal retirement.

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EXHIBIT 11 - STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS





                                                       Year Ended
                                       January 29,     January 30,     February 1,
                                          1994            1993            1992
<CAPTION>
 <S>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
Average shares outstanding             112,749,923     111,878,212     111,242,316
Net effect of dilutive stock options
  based on the treasury stock method
  using average market price                58,339         414,363         590,442

Total                                  112,808,262     112,292,575     111,832,758


Net income                            $241,133,700    $236,430,300    $206,156,800
Less preferred dividends                   (22,000)        (22,000)        (22,000)

Income available to 
 common shares                        $241,111,700    $236,408,300    $206,134,800

Per share                                    $2.14           $2.11           $1.84



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EXHIBIT 12 - STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
             (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)




                                                               Fiscal Year Ended
                                          JANUARY 29,  JANUARY 30,  FEBRUARY 1,  FEBRUARY 2,  FEBRUARY 3,
                                             1994         1993         1992         1991         1990*
<CAPTION>
<S>                                         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Consolidated pretax income                  $399,534     $375,330     $322,157     $280,778     $227,892
Fixed charges (less capitalized interest)    152,604      142,892      128,925      115,125      107,782

EARNINGS                                    $552,138     $518,222     $451,082     $395,903     $335,674

Interest                                    $130,915     $121,940     $109,386      $97,032      $91,836

Preferred stock dividends                         36           35           34           34           34

Capitalized interest                           1,882        1,646        3,574        1,928        1,504

Interest factor in rent expense               21,653       20,917       19,505       18,059       15,912

FIXED CHARGES                               $154,486     $144,538     $132,499     $117,053     $109,286

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges              3.57         3.59         3.40         3.38         3.07



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Table of Selected Financial Data
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. And Subsidiaries

(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
<S>                                <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
                                          1993        1992        1991        1990       1989*        1988
Net Sales                           $5,130,648  $4,713,987  $4,036,392  $3,605,518  $3,049,062  $2,558,395
  Percent Increase                           9%         17%         12%         18%         19%         16%
Cost of Sales                        3,306,757   3,043,438   2,565,904   2,287,891   1,926,971   1,636,861
  Percent of Sales                        64.4%       64.5%       63.6%       63.5%       63.2%       64.0%
Interest and Debt Expense              130,915     121,940     109,386      97,032      91,836      80,979
Income Before Taxes                    399,534     375,330     322,157     280,778     227,892     172,529
Income Taxes                           158,400     138,900     116,000      98,000      79,800      58,700
Net Income                             241,134     236,430     206,157     182,778     148,092     113,829
Per Common Share **
  Income                                  2.14        2.11        1.84        1.67        1.45        1.18
  Dividends                               0.08        0.08        0.07        0.07        0.06        0.05
  Book Value                             18.42       16.28       14.19       12.31       10.23        7.80
Average Number of Shares
  Outstanding  **                  112,808,262 112,292,575 111,832,758 109,351,914 101,890,272  96,655,737

Accounts Receivable - Total          1,111,744   1,106,010   1,004,496     932,544     759,803     654,333
Merchandise Inventories              1,299,944   1,178,562   1,052,683     889,333     716,054     527,931
Property and Equipment               1,892,054   1,662,181   1,318,027   1,066,562     897,847     787,210
Total Assets                         4,430,274   4,107,114   3,498,506   3,007,979   2,496,277   2,067,517

Long-term Debt                       1,238,293   1,381,676   1,008,967     839,490     739,597     620,956
Capitalized Lease Obligations           31,621      32,381      29,489      31,284      32,900      25,157
Deferred Income Taxes - Total          284,981     178,311     143,463     115,854     108,426     128,565
Stockholders' Equity                 2,081,647   1,832,018   1,583,475   1,364,885   1,094,721     752,178

Number of Employees - Average           35,536      33,883      32,132      31,786      26,304      23,114

Gross Square Footage (in thousands)     34,900      33,200      29,100      26,600      23,500      20,800

Number of Stores
  Opened                                    10          11          10           4           3           7
  Acquired                                   0          12           7          23          19           4
  Closed                                     1           3           5           3           6           0
Total - End of Year                        227         218          12         186         162         146

   * 53 Weeks
 ** Restated for 3-for-1 stock split

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<TABLE>

Table of Selected Financial Data
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. And Subsidiaries

(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)
<CAPTION>
<S>                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
                                          1987        1986        1985       1984*        1983
Net Sales                           $2,206,347  $1,851,423  $1,601,357  $1,277,280    $847,485
  Percent Increase                          19%         16%         25%         51%         19%
Cost of Sales                        1,398,808   1,179,157   1,016,199     811,522     532,058
  Percent of Sales                        63.4%       63.7%       63.5%       63.5%       62.8%
Interest and Debt Expense               64,179      47,912      44,938      37,689      23,011
Income Before Taxes                    155,223     131,858     114,903      87,608      59,939
Income Taxes                            64,000      57,400      48,000      38,050      25,800
Net Income                              91,223      74,458      66,903      49,558      34,139
Per Common Share **
  Income                                  0.94        0.78        0.76        0.61        0.46
  Dividends                               0.05        0.04        0.04        0.03        0.03
  Book Value                              6.67        5.77        4.14        3.41        2.45
Average Number of Shares
  Outstanding  **                   96,571,272  95,078,094  87,619,470  81,943,728  74,077,308

Accounts Receivable - Total            605,299     472,639     387,612     333,830     195,274
Merchandise Inventories                500,831     385,509     305,781     252,239     150,829
Property and Equipment                 694,991     513,421     394,189     325,736     182,921
Total Assets                         1,888,033   1,427,639   1,139,414     963,294     576,364

Long-term Debt                         594,773     400,319     386,070     384,661     193,034
Capitalized Lease Obligations           26,443      13,695      14,676      15,575      16,411
Deferred Income Taxes - Total          125,828     116,549      88,649      72,778      49,738
Stockholders' Equity                   643,386     556,617     362,333     298,353     185,553

Number of Employees - Average           21,168      18,412      16,010      12,965       8,940

Gross Square Footage (in thousands)     18,500      15,600      13,600      12,500       8,500

Number of Stores
  Opened                                     6           8           8           3           1
  Acquired                                  17          11           0          25           0
  Closed                                     3           5           0           1           0
Total - End of Year                        135         115         101          93          66

   * 53 Weeks
 ** Restated for 3-for-1 stock split
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<PAGE>

Dillard's has department stores in 20 states across the United States, with
a strong presence in the growing Sunbelt.

States with Stores
Texas               60
Florida             28
Louisiana           17
Missouri            16
Arizona             14
Ohio                14
Oklahoma            14
North Carolina      13
Tennessee           11
Kansas               9
Arkansas             7
South Carolina       6
Nebraska             4
New Mexico           4
Nevada               3
Illinois             2
Mississippi          2
Alabama              1
Iowa                 1
Utah                 1
Total               227

<PAGE>

Founded by William Dillard in 1938, Dillard Department Stores is today one of
the most successful retail chains in the U.S., with 227 stores in 20 states
and annual sales of more than $5.1 billion. Launched as a single-store
operation in Nashville, Arkansas, Dillard's through the years has established
a pattern of consistent growth by building, buying, integrating, and
upgrading superior store properties throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and
Midwest United States. Dillard's offers a full line of fashion brand apparel
and home furnishings that provide special appeal to value-conscious consumers
who appreciate quality and respond to personal service.
     Dillard's today is a strong, family-based and -managed company with an 
unyielding commitment to quality merchandising,competitive pricing, efficient
information systems applications, and diligent cost controls. Dillard's is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DDS.

<PAGE>
Letter to Stockholders

During fiscal 1993, sales and net income before and after income taxes
continued to achieve new records. Sales for 1993 totaled $5.1 billion, a 9%
increase from $4.7 billion in 1992. Net income before taxes totaled $399.5
million, a 6% increase and net income after taxes totaled $241.1 million, a
2% increase. In addition, we added $250 million to our equity base, moving
Dillard's future up in the ranks of the most strongly capitalized retailers.
     We saw tangible benefits from the programs and systems we have put in
place in recent years. We achieved the cost performance objectives we set for
ourselves. And, we set the stage for continued superior expense rate ratios.
We believe we have put the process in place that will enable us to continue
to be a retail leader in our operating expenses. Second, we are fortunate in
having favorable real estate costs, the one important expense management
finds most difficult to deal with.
     We consolidated our warehousing and distribution centers from nine to
seven, at the same time equipping the centers with the finest mechanical
state of efficiency that exists today.
     Dillard's has enjoyed record growth during the past several years. To
ensure that we continue to deliver growth in the future we added 10 new
stores in 1993 and expended much effort expanding and remodeling our existing
stores. During the year we added 1,700,000 square feet of retail space. In
management's opinion these stores will follow our normal pattern of
contributing to our profits in their second and third years. Calendar 1994
includes 10 new stores all located in our existing territory.
<PAGE>
     In our selection of new locations we have chosen areas in which we can
be a leader in the community or where we can aspire to reasonable leadership.
Our emphasis on leadership also means that we will examine attractive
opportunities to strengthen our hand in markets where we already have a
position.
     1993 was a rewarding year in many areas of our business although some
areas were disappointing. Weak ladies ready-to-wear sales resulted in a total
performance that was not up to our expectations. We have addressed these
special problems and, hopefully, our efforts will result in an improved
performance in the coming year.
     We have tremendous confidence in our staff, and believe very strongly
that many opportunities for growth lie before us. We invested $317 million in
capital improvements last year and current plans call for additional capital
expenditures of $300 million. We value the highest standards of leadership,
excellence and quality in everything we do while creating mutually valuable
employee and customer relationships.
     Exciting growth and acclaimed success give us great pride in our 36,000
associates who, with your support, have made it happen. There are no excuses
for underachievement and we are convinced that to correct our faults is
possible. We and our staff are driven to continually improve.


 /s/ William Dillard
William Dillard
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

March 21, 1994

<PAGE>
                        The Patterns of Our Growth

    Over the past 56 years, Dillard's has evolved from a single-store 
operation into a national retail industry leader. In that time, enormous
changes have occurred in the retailing market. Today, there  are real
pressures on consumer spending, industry competition is intensely fierce, and
value sometimes seems like a lost commodity.
     Yet certain basic truths are as unshakable today as they were when
Dillard's was born in 1938. Customers will seek out value. Service and
quality do make a difference. And retailers who have a clear focus, an 
abundance of dedicated management talent, market savvy, and the courage 
to innovate will lead and succeed.
     At Dillard's, we respect these truths and have developed a unique
corporate strategy that enables us to deliver against them. It contains three
broad areas of emphasis: continual evolution of our merchandising
philosophies, expansion through a thoughtful combination of acquisition and
new store construction, and increased productivity through highly efficient
operations. This three-pronged corporate strategy is our foundation for
success. It has differentiated Dillard's in the market and helped our company
establish a pattern of consistent growth. We believe it will keep us in the
forefront of the retail industry in the years ahead.
The intense battle for market share in the retailing industry today is
increasingly being fought on the pricing front, with retailers adopting many
different approaches to attract, maintain, and grow their customer base. Some
have turned to lesser quality items or sales gimmicks to help maintain profit
margins, only to find that smart consumers generally will not tolerate
reduced value. Dillard's has taken a very different approach. Value Strategy
Through a merchandising strategy centered on delivering high value, Dillard's
has totally eliminated storewide sales promotions and instead adopted a
system where we work to offer more locally competitive prices. In this way,
the Company can maintain high-quality merchandise and at the same time
strengthen customer loyalty.  Our value strategy requires that we
aggressively price our merchandise, which can put initial pressure on profit
margins. However, Dillard's maintains one of the industry's lowest-cost
expense structures, which helps offset margin pressures and increases the
overall effectiveness of the positioning. (Further details on our operating
efficiencies are covered later in this report.) In addition, we firmly
believe that a long-term strategy that delivers value-based pricing and
incrementally builds customer loyalty will ensure better returns in the years
ahead.  Early results appear to support the wisdom of this strategy. Over the
three year period  since completing our migration to this operating
philosophy, Dillard's has gained additional market share in our major trading
areas, clearly demonstrating that customers are increasingly receptive to
this approach. Personalized Marketing Moving to this new position has also
allowed Dillard's to redirect promotional dollars previously spent on
television and general distribution sale circulars to more attractive,
specialty catalogues targeted at specific customer groups. Our highly
accurate mailings are based on a proprietary database that contains very
specific information on customer buying habits. Using this system, we reach
the right audience for each offering and avoid unnecessary mailing costs.  By
moving away from mass advertising and focusing instead on specialty
catalogues, we believe the Company builds stronger, more personal
relationships with its customers and encourages their continued patronage.
Offering personal services - letters to individuals in targeted customer
groups, for example, and sales representatives who know their customers'
merchandise preferences ahead of time - helps make Dillard's the preferred
place to shop. Brand Name Quality Dillard's has adopted a merchandise
marketing strategy that has steadily moved us toward more upscale lines of
merchandise, with increased emphasis on highly recognized, quality vendors.
Today, we carry one of the industry's strongest lineups of merchandise aimed
at middle- to upper-middle-income consumers, with an emphasis on brand names,
fashion apparel, cosmetics, accessories, and home furnishings.  Recognizing
that our merchandise mix must appeal to changing consumer tastes, we
continually refine our inventory to help boost sales and keep the Company
positioned in the industry forefront. Over the past six years, for example,
we have greatly expanded our cosmetics business (it now represents one of the
Company's strongest units) and roughly doubled the size of our footwear
department. Most important has been our emphasis on our own private label
merchandise as well as exclusive label merchandise from
top vendors. Effectively Managed Private Label Business The Company began
emphasizing private label merchandise in 1990, when we introduced Roundtree
& Yorke, a premium label in men's fashions. Sales for the Roundtree & Yorke
line exceeded company projections that year, and continued to show strong
gains in 1993. The Company is also expanding its exclusive label products,
which incorporate the lower cost of a private label with the equity of a
well-known brand name. Currently, Dillard's has exclusive label products with
a number of popular vendors, and we continue to see strong sales of these
products going forward.

<PAGE>
Over the past 10 years, Dillard's has more than tripled its store base, and
acquisitions have historically played a major role in our corporate growth
strategy. The Company has consistently succeeded in acquiring new stores and
effectively integrated them into existing operations while maintaining a
manageable debt load. We're proud to have one of the industry's strongest
track records in this area.  We have opened a total of 70 stores in the past
decade, accounting for approximately 43 percent of the increase in our stores
in operation during that time. Much of the growth has come from acquiring
stores with low occupancy costs, where there is an opportunity to generate
higher profits on lower volumes. We also buy stores that are successful, but
not dominant, in their markets, and expand their operations in order to
establish a position of dominance. The Company is also known for accurately
assessing the fair market value of the stores we buy. We do our financial
homework to ensure that Dillard's avoids overpaying on acquisitions. Strong
Locations The Company continues to benefit from choosing quality locations in
the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest that can support upscale retail
operations and are best suited for the challenging economic climate of the
1990s. The markets we serve were among the strongest revenue-generating
performers in the country in 1993, making our geographic base one of the most
attractive among U.S. retailers today.  Although we have built a reputation
for skillfully executing acquisitions, we have also steadfastly maintained
that Dillard's will not engage in acquisitions simply for acquisitions' sake.
There must be a clear strategic fit and investment value. In 1993, the
Company determined that there were not any properties available for purchase
at an acceptable price that would have been suitable additions to our
business. However, as further acquisition opportunities present themselves,
we are in a very strong financial position to
pursue them, having very low borrowings and a 71 percent debt/total
capitalization ratio. Increased Square Footage Our growth efforts this year
were largely focused on updating and expanding our existing business. These
upgrades give our prospective customers a compelling reason to shop at
Dillard's. In 1993, new stores were opened in Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale,
and Stuart, Florida; Asheville, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina (two
stores); Knoxville, Tennessee (two stores); Glendale, Arizona; and Salt Lake
City, Utah. Stores were remodeled and expanded in Mentor, Ohio; Victoria,
Texas; and Albuquerque, New Mexico, supporting our drive to aggressively
increase square footage. During the year we opened an additional 1.75 million
square feet of floor space, and also added 269,000 square feet through
remodels and expansion combined with some closures for a net total of 1.7
million additional square feet, a 5 percent increase from 1993.  As part of
our growth strategy, Dillard's believes in owning rather than leasing store
properties. Today we own 65 percent of our stores. Despite the up-front costs
associated with buying properties, we feel strongly that direct ownership
over the long term results in lower expenses for the Company and gives us
much more flexibility and control in developing
Dillard's stores that offer customers a pleasant shopping experience. As a
means of expense control, we intend to continue owning more stores in the
future.  By carefully moving into the right markets at the right time, and
maximizing our presence in existing markets, we will continue to grow
Dillard's at a steady pace.
<PAGE>

Dillard's is constantly looking for ways to provide more streamlined and
efficient operations. Through the years we have developed a low cost
structure that has significantly reduced our operating expenses, which in
turn supports our merchandising and expansion strategies. Sophisticated
Computer Systems in Place The foundation of this efficient structure is an
advanced information system that enables Dillard's to monitor merchandise
flows and maximize our in-stock positions. Using this system, we know exactly
when our peak selling periods are, based on data gathered from the point of
sale, and we can determine our labor schedules around the peaks to provide
better service and avoid wasting resources.  Data from the point of sale also
keeps our managers aware of exactly which lines of merchandise are leaving
the store. This helps keep our shelves fully stocked, keeps us buying only
the goods that our customers want, and helps us spot early buying trends.
Training Technology Dillard's also uses information technology to provide our
sales associates with the highest quality training. We regularly broadcast
training programs over our own private satellite network, simultaneously
reaching our training sites throughout the country. These broadcasts are
often conducted in tandem with our merchandise vendors.  This high-tech
approach allows our sales representatives to instantaneously receive the
latest information on products and key company developments. It also
significantly reduces the time and expense ordinarily incurred with site
visits. In addition, Dillard's uses the satellite network to train managers
on other aspects of our information systems, so that our technology
improvements are more widely understood and used by our people.  Besides
providing top-notch training, we also keep our sales associates highly
motivated through performance-based compensation and employee stock ownership
programs. Together, these factors contribute to our having one of the highest
levels of employee productivity in the retail industry, with sales per
employee of approximately $144,000 per year in contrast to an industry
average of $95,000-$100,000 per year. Efficient Distribution Dillard's
operates seven state-of-the-art, highly automated distribution centers that
have dramatically reduced our distribution costs and strengthened our low
cost position. On average, merchandise at Dillard's takes eight days to
complete the distribution process from the vendor to the store - a
substantial improvement from the 13-day average of less than two years ago.
Within our distribution centers, we pride ourselves on a two-day turnaround. 
As powerful as these improvements have been, we see additional opportunities
for cost-savings through more advanced technological applications. We are,
for example, testing a scanning system that would allow us to simultaneously
scan external packaging bar codes and package contents to ensure more error-
free order acceptance. Flexible Organization Dillard's is also differentiated
by a corporate structure that combines the strengths of centralized and
decentralized functions. Centralized, highly computerized functions such as
credit, accounting, legal, data processing, and real estate offer obvious
economies of scale and are managed through our corporate headquarters in
Little Rock, Arkansas. Centralizing these operations also encourages easier
and more efficient integration of new stores into our existing store base. We
typically convert our acquired stores to the Company's internal computer
systems almost immediately, which leads to better inventory management,
distribution efficiencies and expense controls.  At the same time, having
certain functions decentralized has proven extremely beneficial in the
markets we serve. For example, decentralized merchandising at the store level
allows Dillard's to offer a more market-specific assortment of goods. Our
merchandise buying decisions are made at the local and divisional levels -
closer to the customer. This way, store managers can quickly spot trends in
their areas and capitalize on them almost directly.  This decentralized
buying requires our sales associates and our local management teams to have
a great deal of skill and an innate sense of the market. To that point, we
are proud to have in place some of the finest professionals in the business.
Dillard's is widely recognized as having highly skilled personnel, and
through their efforts we are providing the highest quality service available
in the industry - service that we believe will keep Dillard's ahead of its
competition for many years to come.

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Management

William Dillard
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

William Dillard, II
President
Chief Operating Officer

Alex Dillard
Executive Vice President

Mike Dillard
Executive Vice President

James I. Freeman
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

James E. Darr, Jr.
Vice President
Secretary
General Counsel


Vice Presidents

W.R. Appleby
W.R. Appleby, II
Gregg Athy
H. Gene Baker
Jan E. Bolton
Michael Bowen
Donald C. Bradley
Joseph P. Brennan
G. Kent Burnett
Leonard Butler
Wynelle Chapman
Drue Corbusier
Daniel Demicell
Laurence J. Donoghue
David M. Doub
Richard Eagan
John A. Franzke
T.R. Gastman
Bernard Goldstein
Roy Grimes
Randal L. Hankins
G. William Haviland
John Hawkins
Peter Inglin
Mark Killingsworth
Gaston Lemoine
Denise Mahaffy
William Manzer
Robert G. McGushin
Michael S. McNiff
Anthony Menzie
Ken Moore
Dominick E. Morvant
Steven K. Nelson
Steven T. Nicoll
Harry D. Passow
M.E. Ritchie, Jr.
Richard Roberds
James Schatz
Linda Sholtis
Burt Squires
Joseph W. Story
Ralph Stuart
David Terry
Douglas Vance
William B. Warner
Ted Westmeyer
Richard B. Willey

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Operating Divisions

Cleveland
Roy Grimes
Chairman

Peter Inglin
Vice President, Merchandising

William Manzer
Vice President, Merchandising

David Kolmer
Vice President, Sales Promotion

Florida
T.R. Gastman
Chairman

David M. Doub
President

W.R. Appleby, II
Vice President, Stores

Steven T. Nicoll
Vice President, Stores

Louise Platt
Vice President, Sales Promotion

Fort Worth
Drue Corbusier
Chairman

W.R. Appleby
President

Gregg Athy
Vice President, Merchandising

H. Gene Baker
Vice President, Merchandising

Anthony Menzie
Vice President, Stores

James Schatz
Vice President, Stores

Richard B. Willey
Vice President, Stores

Jeff Menn
Vice President, Sales Promotion

Little Rock
Mike Dillard
Chairman

John A. Franzke
President

David Terry
Vice President, Merchandising

Burt Squires
Vice President, Stores

Ken Eaton
Vice President, Sales Promotion

Phoenix
G. Kent Burnett
Chairman

Bernard Goldstein
President

Joseph P. Brennan
Vice President, Merchandising

Michael S. McNiff
Vice President, Merchandising

Robert G. McGushin
 Vice President, Stores

Robert E. Baker
Vice President, Sales Promotion

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San Antonio
Laurence J. Donoghue
Chairman

Donald C. Bradley
President

Wynelle Chapman
Vice President, Merchandising

Richard Roberds
Vice President, Merchandising

William B. Warner
Vice President, Merchandising

Gaston Lemoine
Vice President, Stores

Linda Sholtis
Vice President, Stores

Douglas Vance
Vice President, Stores

Cindy Gomez
Vice President, Sales Promotion

St. Louis
Harry D. Passow
Chairman

Ken Moore
President

Daniel Demicell
Vice President, Merchandising

Mark Killingsworth
Vice President, Merchandising

Richard Eagan
Vice President, Stores

Ted Westmeyer
Vice President, Stores

Howard Hall
Vice President, Sales Promotion

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Board of Directors

William Dillard
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

Calvin N. Clyde, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
T.B. Butler Publishing Co., Inc.
Tyler, Texas

Robert C. Connor
Former President
Union National Bank
Little Rock, Arkansas

Will D. Davis
Partner
Heath, Davis & McCalla
Attorneys
Austin, Texas

Alex Dillard
Executive Vice President

Mike Dillard
Executive Vice President

William Dillard, II
President
Chief Operating Officer

James I. Freeman
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

John Paul Hammerschmidt
Retired Member of Congress
Harrison, Arkansas

William B. Harrison, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Chemical Bank
New York, New York

J.M. Hessels
Vice Chairman of the Board of Management
Vendex International N.V.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

John H. Johnson
President and Publisher
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

E. Ray Kemp
Retired Vice Chairman and
Chief Administrative Officer

B. Finley Vinson
Chairman Emeritus
First Commercial Corp.
Little Rock, Arkansas

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of  
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Sales
Sales for 1993 increased 9% over the prior year. The sales increases for the
past five years on a comparable 52-week basis have been:

                  1993  1992  1991  1990  1989

Sales Increase      9%    17%   12%   20%   17%

     There were 53 weeks in the 1989 fiscal year. The sales increase for 1990
on a 53-week basis was 18%. The sales increase for 1989 on a 53-week basis
was 19%.
     During 1993, the Company opened 10 stores and closed one store. During
1992, the Company opened 12 stores (one of which was a replacement store),
acquired 12 stores through the acquisition of the Higbee Company ("Higbee")
and closed three stores. During 1991, the Company acquired seven stores from
Maison Blanche, opened 10 stores, replaced two stores with larger stores, and
closed five stores.
     Comparable store sales increases by quarter for the past five years has
been:

                1993   1992   1991   1990   1989
First Quarter      3%     9%     9%    14%    11%
Second Quarter     4      5     10     14      3
Third Quarter      3     10      5     10      9
Fourth Quarter     3      8      2      6      8
Year               3      8      6     10      8

                    Comparable store sales include sales for those stores
which were in operation for a full period in both the current quarter and the
corresponding quarter for the prior year. Management believes that the
majority of the increase in comparable store sales in these periods was
attributable to an increase in the volume of goods sold rather than an
increase in the price of goods.
                    The sales mix for the past five years by category and
percent of total sales has been:

                                1993   1992   1991   1990   1989

Cosmetics                       12.5%  12.2%  12.2%  11.9%  11.6%
Women's Clothing                25.0   26.0   25.7   24.6   23.9
Lingerie and Accessories        10.1   10.3   10.4   10.7   11.1
Junior's Clothing                5.5    5.5    5.4    5.3    5.3
Children's Clothing              6.7    6.8    6.9    6.8    6.9
Men's Clothing and Accessories  18.1   17.7   17.4   17.1   16.7
Shoes                            8.4    7.7    7.1    6.4    5.2
Fine Jewelry                      .9    1.4    1.5    1.8    2.0
Housewares                       2.4    2.4    2.6    3.1    4.0
Decorative Home Fashion          5.1    5.2    5.4    6.0    6.2
Furniture, TV and Appliances     4.2    4.3    4.7    5.3    5.8

Total                          100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

     The Company experienced above average sales gains during 1993 in
cosmetics, men's clothing and accessories, and shoes. Sales were
disappointing in the women's clothing area. Sales in fine jewelry declined
significantly as the Company began de-emphasizing this area. Sales in
housewares, decorative home fashion, furniture, TV and appliances continued
to decline relative to total sales as the Company de-emphasized these areas.

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     At year end there were 227 stores in operation. Annual gross square
footage of stores in operation at year end and approximate sales per gross
square foot for the past five years have been:

                          1993        1992        1991        1990     1989

Sales (000)          $5,130,648  $4,713,987  $4,036,392 $3,605,518 $3,049,062
Gross Square Footage(000)34,900      33,200      29,100     26,600     23,500
Sales per Square Foot $     147 $       142 $       138 $      136 $      130
Gross Square Footage of
   owned properties (000)22,700      21,300      18,400      15,300    13,000

Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the past five years has been:
                           1993     1992      1991      1990      1989

Cost of Sales (LIFO Basis) 64.4%    64.5%     63.6%      63.5%     63.2%
LIFO Charge (credit) (000) $200    $4,300    $1,100     $5,900   $(8,900)
Cost of Sales (FIFO Basis) 64.4%    64.5%     63.5%      63.3%     63.5%

     The increase in the cost of sales for 1992 is primarily the result of
lower initial markups associated with the continued implementation of the
Company's everyday pricing strategy.


Expenses
Expenses as a percent of sales for the past five years are as follows:
 

                                1993     1992      1991      1990      1989
Advertising, Selling,
     Administrative and General 24.1%    24.3%     25.2%     25.4%     25.6%
Depreciation and Amortization    3.3      2.9       2.8       2.7       2.8
Rentals                          1.3      1.3       1.4       1.5       1.6
Interest and Debt Expense        2.6      2.6       2.7       2.7       3.0

     During 1993 and 1992, advertising, selling, administrative and general
expenses declined as a percentage of sales. The Company continues to control
these expenses as sales have grown. Depreciation and amortization increased
as a percentage of sales during 1993 and 1992. This is due to the additional
depreciation of approximately $7.6 million in 1993 calculated on the increase
in property and equipment required by the adoption of SFAS No. 109 (see
Income Taxes) and due to a higher proportion of the Company's properties
being owned rather than leased.

Trade Accounts Receivable
The year-to-year percentage growth in sales and accounts receivable has been:

                       1993   1992   1991   1990   1989

Sales                    9%    17%    12%    20%    17%
Accounts Receivable      1     10      8     23     16

     The growth in accounts receivable continues to lag the growth in sales
due to the increasing popularity of credit cards issued by third parties. In
1992, the Company acquired approximately $37 million of accounts receivable
in connection with the acquisition of Higbee.
     The five-year compounded annual growth rate has been 14.9% for sales and
11.2% for receivables.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The relevant ratios regarding liquidity and capital resources for the past
five years are:


                              1993      1992       1991       1990      1989

Working Capital (000)     $1,660,629 $1,677,378 $1,351,349 $1,191,675 $993,144
Current Ratio                   3.1        3.4        2.8        2.8      2.9  
Long-term debt and capital  
 lease obligations to          61.0%      77.2%      65.6%      63.8%    70.6%
 stockholders' equity
Stockholders' equity to        47.0%      44.6%      45.3%      45.4%    43.9%
 total assets
     Working capital, the current ratio, and the debt-to-equity ratio
decreased in 1993 principally because the Company did not issue long-term
debt during the year. At the end of 1993, the Company had an outstanding
shelf registration for unsecured notes in the amount of $200 million.
     The Company sold unsecured notes in the amount of $400 million during
1992: $100 million 7.375% notes due June 15, 1999, $100 million 7.15% notes
due September 1, 2002, $100 million 7.85% notes due October 1, 2012, and $100
million 7.875% notes due January 1, 2023. The proceeds were used to reduce
the balance of commercial paper outstanding and for general corporate
purposes.
     For the past several years, Dillard Investment Co., Inc. ("DIC"), a
wholly-owned finance subsidiary, has sold commercial paper in the public
market. At January 29, 1994, the amount of commercial paper outstanding was
$145.3 million.
     The Company has line of credit agreements with various banks aggregating
$110 million. Additionally, the Company and DIC have a revolving line of
credit in the amount of $500 million. At January 29, 1994 and January 30,
1993, no funds were borrowed under the revolving line of credit or the line
of credit agreements.
     During 1993, the Company generated $314.5 million in cash from operating
activities, as compared to $359.4 million in fiscal 1992 and $176.3 million
in fiscal 1991. The major reason for the decrease in 1993 was the Company's
increase in merchandise inventories. Merchandise inventories increased by
approximately 10% in 1993 over 1992. There was a 5% increase in the Company's
merchandise inventories on a comparable store basis.
     The net cash used in investing activities was $316.7 million in 1993
compared to $355.1 million in 1992 and $331.5 million in 1991. Capital
expenditures for 1993 were $316.7 million compared to $344.1 million for 1992
and $287.9 million for 1991. During 1992, the Company acquired the remaining
50% ownership in Higbee. During 1991 the Company purchased seven Maison
Blanche stores for $45 million (net of debt assumed of approximately $46
million).
     For 1994, the Company plans to open 10 stores, two of which will be
replacement stores. In addition, the Company plans to expand and remodel an
additional four stores. At January 29, 1994, the Company is committed to
incur costs of approximately $142 million to complete and equip these stores.
The Company anticipates that cash flow from operations will be adequate to
fund the capital expenditures as well as the working capital requirements of
the stores.

Income Taxes
Effective January 31, 1993, the Company changed its method of accounting for
income taxes from deferred method to the liability method required by
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.  As permitted under
SFAS No. 109, prior years financial statements have not been restated. The
cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No. 109 as of January 31, 1993 was to
increase the Company's assets (principally property and equipment) and
liabilities (principally deferred income taxes) by approximately $87 million.
The increase resulted from a requirement to adjust the assets and liabilities
for prior business combinations from net of tax to pretax amounts.
     During 1993, Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 (the "Act") which raised the federal income tax rate by 1% effective
January 1, 1993. Included in income tax expense for the year is a charge of 
approximately $6.6 million for the cumulative effect of the Act on the
Company's deferred income taxes. Excluding the above described charge, the
effective federal and state income tax rate was 38% for fiscal 1993 compared
to 37% for fiscal 1992, and 36% for fiscal 1991.
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                       Independent Auditors' Report

             Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                     

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dillard
Department Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 29, 1994 and January
30, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January
29, 1994. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial
position of Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January
29, 1994 and January 30, 1993, and the results of their operations and their
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 29, 1994
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for income taxes effective January 31, 1993
to conform with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109.



/s/Deloitte & Touche

New York, New York
February 23, 1994

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<TABLE>

             Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                        Consolidated Balance Sheets
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                      <C>              <C>
ASSETS                                                             January 29, 1994 January 30, 1993
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                  $51,244          $92,584
 Trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   of $15,214 and $15,790, respectively)                                  1,096,530        1,090,220
 Merchandise inventories                                                  1,299,944        1,178,562
 Other current assets                                                         8,976            5,513
     Total current assets                                                 2,456,694        2,366,879
Investments and other assets                                                 52,110           51,553
Property and equipment (Notes 4 and 10):                            
 Land and land improvements                                                  44,573           45,950
 Buildings and leasehold improvements                                     1,162,120          966,730
 Furniture, fixtures and equipment                                        1,583,380        1,320,793
 Buildings under construction                                                13,977           31,420
 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                            (911,996)        (702,712)
                                                                          1,892,054        1,662,181
Buildings under capital leases - Less amortization
 of $29,593 and $27,298, respectively (Note 9)                               29,416           26,501
Total assets                                                             $4,430,274       $4,107,114

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses (Note 5)                      $529,475         $549,050
 Commercial paper (Note 3)                                                  145,276           56,621
 Federal and state income taxes (Note 6)                                     54,011           25,805
 Current portion of long-term debt (Note 4)                                  65,061           55,957
 Current portion of capital lease obligations (Note 9)                        2,242            2,068
     Total current liabilities                                              796,065          689,501
Long-term debt (Note 4):                                                  1,238,293        1,381,676
Capital lease obligations (Note 9)                                           31,621           32,381
Deferred income taxes (Note 6)                                              282,648          171,538
Operating leases and commitments (Note 10)
Stockholders' equity (Notes 7 and 8):
 Preferred stock - shares issued, 4,400                                         440              440
 Common stock, Class A - shares issued, 108,974,658
   and 108,502,743, respectively                                              1,090            1,085
 Common stock, Class B (convertible) - shares issued, 4,017,061
   and 4,019,461, respectively                                                   40               40
 Additional paid-in capital                                                 622,634          605,100
 Retained earnings                                                        1,457,443        1,225,353
     Total stockholders' equity                                           2,081,647        1,832,018
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                               $4,430,274       $4,107,114

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<TABLE>
            Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                     Consolidated Statements of Income

                                                                                 Year Ended
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>             <C>
                                                            January 29, 1994  January 30, 1993 February 1, 1992
Net sales, including sales of leased departments                  $5,130,648        $4,713,987      $4,036,392

Service charges, interest and other income                           181,746           169,244         148,080
                                                                   5,312,394         4,883,231       4,184,472

Costs and expenses:
 Cost of sales                                                     3,306,757         3,043,438       2,565,904
 Advertising, selling, administrative and general expenses         1,239,049         1,144,248       1,015,780
 Depreciation and amortization                                       171,181           135,524         112,730
 Rentals (Note 10)                                                    64,958            62,751          58,515
 Interest and debt expense (Note 4)                                  130,915           121,940         109,386
     Total costs and expenses                                      4,912,860         4,507,901       3,862,315

Income before federal and state income taxes                         399,534           375,330         322,157

Federal and state income taxes (Note 6)                              158,400           138,900         116,000
Net income                                                      $    241,134        $  236,430      $  206,157
Income per common share                                         $       2.14        $     2.11      $     1.84

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                                               Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                                              Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
<CAPTION>
<S>                                       <C>     <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>   <C>
                                                                     Additional
                                     Preferred      Common Stock       Paid-in   Retained  Treasury
                                       Stock   Class A      Class B    Capital   Earnings    Stock     Total
Balance February 2, 1991                  $440    $44,532     $1,682   $508,984   $809,295     ($48) $1,364,885
 Issuance of 711,978 shares
   (including 54,390 treasury shares)
   under stock option, employee
   savings and stock bonus plans
   (net of 327,669 shares canceled)                   274                15,453                  48      15,775
 Tax benefit from exercise
   of stock options                                                       4,840                           4,840
 Net income                                                                        206,157              206,157
 Cash dividends:
   Preferred stock, $5 per share                                                       (22)                 (22)
   Common stock, $.0733 per share                                                   (8,160)              (8,160)


Balance February 1, 1992                   440     44,806      1,682    529,277  1,007,270     -      1,583,475
 Change in par value                              (43,730)    (1,642)    45,372
 Issuance of 1,162,387 shares under
   stock option plan, employee
   savings and stock bonus plans
   (net of 1,210,463 shares canceled)                   9                19,936     (9,370)              10,575
 Tax benefit from exercise
   of stock options                                                      10,515                          10,515
 Net income                                                                        236,430              236,430
 Cash dividends:
   Preferred stock, $5 per share                                                       (22)                 (22)
   Common stock, $.08 per share                                                     (8,955)              (8,955)

Balance January 30, 1993                   440      1,085         40    605,100  1,225,353     -      1,832,018
 Issuance of 469,515 shares under
   stock option plan, employee
   savings and stock bonus plans
   (net of 38,999 shares canceled)                      5                17,372                          17,377
 Tax benefit from exercise
   of stock options                                                         162                             162
 Net income                                                                        241,134              241,134
 Cash dividends:
   Preferred stock, $5 per share                                                       (22)                 (22)
   Common stock, $.08 per share                                                     (9,022)              (9,022)


Balance January 29, 1994                  $440     $1,090        $40   $622,634 $1,457,443 $     -   $2,081,647
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<TABLE>
           Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                    <C>               <C>               <C>
                                                                                    Year Ended
                                                               January 29, 1994  January 30, 1993  February 1, 1992
Operating activities:
 Net income                                                            $241,134          $236,430          $206,157
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                      172,839           137,008           113,837
     Deferred income taxes                                               23,500            36,700            27,400
     Gain on sale of property and equipment                                                  (104)
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
          of effects from acquisition of businesses:
              Increase in trade accounts receivable                      (6,310)          (64,554)          (68,176)
              Increase in merchandise inventories                      (121,382)          (41,204)         (147,305)
              (Increase) decrease in other current assets                (3,463)              175               985
              Increase in investments and other assets                   (2,309)          (11,051)           (8,010)
              Increase in trade accounts payable and
                  accrued expenses and income taxes                      10,532            66,023            51,389
                     Net cash provided by operating activities          314,541           359,423           176,277

Investing activities:
 Purchase of property and equipment                                    (316,695)         (344,050)         (287,940)
 Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                                               3,867             1,529
 Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired                                          (14,922)          (45,095)
                Net cash used in investing activities                  (316,695)         (355,105)         (331,506)

Financing activities:
 Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper                             88,655          (183,682)           57,800
 Proceeds from long-term borrowings                                                       475,000           200,000
 Principal payments on long-term debt and
   capital lease obligations                                           (136,347)         (259,042)         (111,602)
 Dividends paid                                                          (9,033)           (6,717)           (8,182)
 Common stock issued                                                     17,539            21,090            20,615
                          Net cash (used in) provided
                              by financing activities                   (39,186)           46,649           158,631

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                        (41,340)           50,967             3,402
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                             92,584            41,617            38,215

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                                  $51,244           $92,584           $41,617

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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            Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   Years Ended January 29, 1994, January 30, 1993 and February 29, 1992

1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business - Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (the "Company")
operates retail department stores located primarily in the Southeastern,
Southwestern and Midwestern areas of the United States. The Company's fiscal
year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31. The fiscal years 1993, 1992 and
1991 ended on January 29, 1994, January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992,
respectively, and each included 52 weeks.

Consolidation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including its
real estate subsidiary, Construction Developers, Inc. (which leases property
principally to the Company), its wholly-owned finance subsidiary, Dillard
Investment Co., Inc. ("DIC"), and Dillard National Bank ("DNB"), a wholly-
owned subsidiary of DIC. Intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated in consolidation. Investments in and advances to joint ventures in
which the Company has a 50% ownership interest are accounted for by the
equity method.

Revenues - Retail sales are recorded on the accrual basis and include leased
department sales of $66.5 million, $91.9 million and $91.3 million for fiscal
1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively.

Costs, Expenses and Related Balance Sheet Accounts - The retail last-in,
first-out ("LIFO") inventory method is used to value merchandise inventories,
with such LIFO merchandise inventories not being carried in excess of current
cost. At January 29, 1994, January 30, 1993 and February 1, 1992 the LIFO
cost of merchandise inventories was approximately $13.2 million, $13 million
and $7 million, respectively, less than current cost.
     Property and equipment owned by the Company is stated at cost, which
includes related interest costs incurred during the construction period, less
accumulated depreciation and amortization. For financial reporting purposes,
depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives. For tax reporting purposes, accelerated depreciation or cost
recovery methods are used and the related deferred income taxes are included
in noncurrent deferred income taxes in the consolidated balance sheet.
     Properties leased by the Company under lease agreements which are
determined to be capital leases are stated at an amount equal to the present
value of the minimum lease payments during the lease term, less accumulated
amortization. The properties under capital leases and leasehold improvements
under operating leases are being amortized on the straight-line method over
the shorter of their useful lives or their related lease terms. The provision
for amortization of leased properties is included in depreciation and
amortization expense.
     Preopening costs of new stores are expensed in the fourth quarter of the
year in which such costs are incurred.

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Income Taxes - Effective January 31, 1993, the Company adopted Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Deferred income
taxes reflect the future tax consequences of differences between the tax
bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at year
end. Financial statements for prior years have not been restated and the
cumulative effect of the accounting change was to increase the Company's
assets (principally property and equipment) and liabilities (principally
deferred income taxes) by approximately $87 million.
 
Accounts Receivable - Customer accounts receivable are classified as current
assets and include some which are due after one year, consistent with
industry practice. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to customer
receivables are limited due to the large number of customers comprising the
Company's credit card base, and their dispersion across the country. The fair
value of trade accounts receivable, which is determined by discounting the
estimated future cash flows at current market rates, after consideration of
credit risks and servicing costs using historical rates, approximates the
carrying amount at January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993.

Credit Card and Financing Subsidiaries - DIC's business consists of
financing, through the issuance of commercial paper and long-term borrowings
the Company's accounts receivable. DNB owns and services the Company's
accounts receivable. Earnings before income taxes of DIC and its subsidiary
were $43.8 million, $22.8 million and $14.5 million for fiscal 1993, 1992 and
1991, respectively. Summary balance sheet information for DIC and its
subsidiary is presented below (in thousands of dollars):

                                         January 29, 1994   January 30, 1993
Assets, principally accounts receivable        $1,099,437         $1,095,424
Commercial paper and long-term debt               320,276            231,621
Other liabilities, principally due to the Company 623,910            735,319
Equity                                            155,251            128,484

Earnings per Common Share - Earnings per common share have been computed
based on the weighted average of Class A and Class B common shares
outstanding, after deducting preferred dividend requirements and giving
effect to outstanding stock options. Shares used in computing earnings per
common share were 112,808,262, 112,292,575 and 111,832,758 for fiscal 1993,
1992 and 1991, respectively.

Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with
a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The
carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value at
January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 due to the short maturity of these
instruments.

Employees' Retirement Plan - The Company has a retirement plan with a 401(k)
salary deferral feature for eligible employees. Under the terms of the plan,
employees may contribute up to 5% of gross earnings which will be matched
100% by the Company. The contributions are used to purchase Class A Common
Stock of the Company for the account of the employee. The terms of the plan
provide a five-year cliff vesting schedule for the Company contribution to
the plan.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In December 1991, the FASB issued SFAS No.
107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments," which requires
disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and
liabilities recognized and not recognized in the consolidated balance sheet
of the Company, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. The
estimated fair values of financial instruments which are presented herein
have been determined by the Company using available market information and
appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is
required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value.
Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of
amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.

Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior
years' financial statements to conform with presentations used in fiscal
1993.

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2.ACQUISITIONS
In July 1992, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining
50% ownership interest in The Higbee Company ("Higbee") from The Edward J.
DeBartolo Corporation ("DeBartolo") for $16.5 million in cash. Higbee,  in
which the Company and DeBartolo each previously had a 50% ownership interest,
was a Cleveland-based department store chain operating 12 stores. At the date
of acquisition, Higbee had assets with a fair value of approximately $280
million, including cash of $1.6 million, and liabilities of approximately
$222.8 million. The Higbee stores were integrated into the Company's
operations during fiscal 1992. The acquisition was accounted for as a
purchase and, accordingly, the results of Higbee have been included in the
Company's consolidated operations since its effective acquisition date,
August 2, 1992.

     In August 1991, the Company acquired seven Maison Blanche department
stores in Florida. Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, the Company paid
$45 million in cash for the assets of the stores and assumed mortgages of
$46.2 million. At the date of the acquisition, the seven Maison Blanche
stores had assets with a fair market value of approximately $91.2 million and
liabilities of $46.2 million. The acquisition was accounted for as a
purchase, with the operations of the acquired Maison Blanche stores included
in the Company's consolidated operations from August 5, 1991.


3.  COMMERCIAL PAPER AND REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
DIC commercial paper generally matures within 45 days from the date of issue
at effective interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 3.10% at January 29, 1994.
At January 29, 1994, approximately $145 million in commercial paper was
outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 3.06%. The average amount
of commercial paper outstanding during fiscal 1993 was $138 million, at a
weighted average interest rate of 3.17%. The fair value of the Company's 
commercial paper borrowings at January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 
approximates its carrying amount.
     At January 29, 1994, the Company and DIC had revolving line of credit
agreements with various banks aggregating $500 million. The line of credit
agreements require that consolidated stockholders' equity be maintained at 
$1 billion or more. Of these agreements, $200 million expire on July 14, 1994,
while $300 million expire on July 14, 1996. Interest may be fixed for periods
from one to six months at the election of the Company or DIC. Interest is
payable at the lead bank's certificate of deposit, alternative base rate or
Eurodollar rate.
     In addition, at January 29, 1994, the Company had line of credit
agreements with various banks aggregating $110 million. The agreements have
no fixed date of expiration, and interest on amounts drawn fluctuates daily
based on market rates. There were no funds borrowed under the revolving line
of credit agreements or line of credit agreements during fiscal 1991 through
fiscal 1993.


4.LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands of dollars):

                                           January 29, 1994  January 30, 1993 
Unsecured notes at rates ranging from 
   7.15% to 9.875%, due 1994 through 2023        $  950,000        $1,050,000
Unsecured 5.7% note to bank, due June 3, 1996        75,000            75,000
Unsecured 9.25% notes of DIC due 1997 through 2001  175,000           175,000

Mortgage notes, payable monthly or quarterly 
(some with balloon payments) over periods up 
to 31 years from inception and bearing interest 
at rates ranging from 4.50% to 13.375% (1)          103,354           131,333

Industrial revenue bonds                               -                6,300
                                                  1,303,354         1,437,633
Current portion                                     (65,061)          (55,957)
                                                 $1,238,293        $1,381,676

(1) Building, land, land improvements and equipment with a carrying  value of
$93.2 million at January 29, 1994 are pledged as collateral on these notes.

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     Maturities of long-term debt over the next five years are $65.1 million,
$56.1 million, $131.3 million, $181.7 million and $107.4 million.
     The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is based on market prices
or dealer quotes (for publicly traded unsecured notes) and on discounted
future cash flows using current interest rates for financial instruments with
similar characteristics and maturity (for bank notes, mortgage notes and
industrial revenue bonds). The fair value of the Company's long-term debt at
January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993, including current portion, is
estimated to be approximately $1,481 million and $1,564 million,
respectively.
     Interest and debt expense consists of the following (in thousands of
dollars):

                                     Fiscal 1993  Fiscal 1992  Fiscal 1991
Long-term debt:
Interest                              $118,377      $106,096    $  95,198
Amortization of debt expense             1,484         1,281        1,056
                                       119,861       107,377       96,254
Interest on capital lease obligations    2,831         2,605        2,601
Commercial paper interest                4,386         7,550        7,897
Other                                    3,837         4,408        2,634
                                      $130,915      $121,940    $ 109,386

     Interest paid during fiscal 1993, 1992 and 1991 was approximately $124.6
million, $111.6 million and $91.3 million, respectively.


5. TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following
(in thousands of dollars):

                                        January 29, 1994  January 30, 1993
Trade accounts payable                          $351,594          $367,166
Accrued expenses:
Taxes, other than income                          42,015            36,684
Salaries, wages, and employee benefits            45,074            41,744
Interest                                          35,521            35,143
Rent                                              12,023            12,428
Other                                             43,248            55,885
                                                $529,475          $549,050



6.INCOME TAXES
Effective January 31, 1993, the Company changed its method of accounting for
income taxes from the deferred method to the liability method required by
SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".  As permitted under SFAS No.
109, prior years" financial statements have not been restated. The cumulative
effect of adopting SFAS No. 109 as of January 31, 1993 was to increase the
Company's assets (principally property and equipment) and liabilities
(principally deferred income taxes) by approximately $87 million. The
increase resulted from a requirement to adjust the assets and liabilities for
prior business combinations from net of tax to  pretax amounts.

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     The provision for Federal and state income taxes is summarized as
follows (in thousands of dollars):

                    Liability Method             Deferred Method
                      Fiscal 1993           Fiscal 1992    Fiscal 1991
Current:
   Federal              $118,200            $  92,000      $  81,900
   State                  16,700               10,200          6,700
                         134,900              102,200         88,600
Deferred:
   Federal                20,400               31,900         23,900
   State                   3,100                4,800          3,500
                          23,500               36,700         27,400
                        $158,400             $138,900       $116,000

     A reconciliation between income taxes computed using the effective
income tax rate and the statutory income tax rates is presented below (in
thousands of dollars):

                                          Fiscal 1993 Fiscal 1992 Fiscal 1991
Income tax at the statutory Federal rate  $139,837     $127,612    $109,533
State income taxes net of Federal benefit   12,983        9,767       6,643
Cumulative effect of tax rate increase on
deferred income tax balances                 6,595            -           -
Other                                       (1,015)       1,521        (176)
                                          $158,400     $138,900    $116,000

     Deferred income taxes for fiscal years 1992 and 1991 are attributable to
the following items (in thousands
of dollars):
                                               Fiscal 1992  Fiscal 1991
Accelerated depreciation and basis differences $ 34,271     $ 25,424
Other                                             2,429        1,976
                                               $ 36,700     $ 27,400

     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
as of January 29, 1994 are as follows (in thousands):

Property and equipment basis and depreciation differences   $236,710
State income taxes                                            35,434
Differences between book and tax basis of inventory           30,559
   Total deferred tax liabilities                            302,703
Accruals not currently deductible                            (13,569)
State income taxes                                            (2,224)
Other                                                         (1,929)
   Total deferred tax assets                                 (17,722)
   Net deferred income taxes                                $284,981

     The net deferred income taxes include the current portion of $2.3
million, at January 29, 1994, which is reported in Federal and state  income
taxes on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
     Income taxes paid during fiscal 1993, 1992 and 1991 were approximately
$102.1 million, $99.3 million and $80.1 million, respectively.

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7.STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock is comprised of the following:
                                   Shares Issued and Outstanding
Type               Par Value Authorized Jan. 29, 1994 Jan. 30, 1993 Feb. 1, 1992
Preferred 
  (5% cumulative)     $100       5,000        4,400        4,400       4,400
Additional preferred  $.01  10,000,000
Class A, common       $.01 289,000,000  108,974,658  108,502,743 107,534,484
Class B, common       $.01  11,000,000    4,017,061    4,019,461   4,037,496

     Holders of Class A are empowered as a class to elect one-third of the
members of the Board of Directors and the holders of Class B are empowered as
a class to elect two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors. Shares
of Class B are convertible at the option of any holder thereof into shares of
Class A at the rate of one share of Class B for one share of Class A.
     On June 5, 1992, the Company effected a three-for-one split of its
common stock in the form of a stock dividend. All share and per share amounts
were adjusted to give retroactive effect to the stock split. Concurrently,
the Company's Class A and Class B common stock was changed from a stated
value of $1.25 per share to a par value of $.01 per share, resulting in a
reduction of common stock and an increase in additional paid-in capital of
$45.4 million.



8.STOCK OPTIONS
The Company's 1990 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan provides for
the granting of options to purchase 12 million shares of Class A common stock
to certain key employees of the Company. Exercise terms for options granted
under this plan are determined at each grant date. There were 2,272,366
options exercisable at prices ranging from $33.67 to $40.54 per share and
8,196,285 available for grant under the 1990 plan at the end of fiscal 1993.
At January 29, 1994, 10,826,311 shares of Class A common stock were reserved
for issuance under the 1990 stock option plan.
     Option transactions are summarized as follows:

                             Shares Under Option      Aggregate Option Price
                             Fiscal 1993 Fiscal 1992  Fiscal 1993 Fiscal 1992
                                                    (In Thousands of Dollars)
Outstanding, beginning of year 1,138,666   1,676,370    $  44,245    $ 48,748
Granted                        1,528,000   1,162,080       60,356      47,674
Exercised                        (16,500) (1,691,489)        (497)   (51,838)
Canceled                         (20,140)     (8,295)        (862)      (339)
Outstanding, end of year       2,630,026   1,138,666     $103,242    $ 44,245



9.CAPITAL LEASES
Future minimum payments under capital leases as of January 29, 1994 are as
follows (in thousands of dollars):
 
Fiscal Year                                                 Amount
1994                                                          4,899
1995                                                          4,882
1996                                                          4,684
1997                                                          4,417
1998                                                          4,141
After 1998                                                   26,627
Total minimum lease payments                                 49,650
Less amount representing interest                           (15,787)
Present value of net minimum lease payments 
(of which $2,242 is currently payable)                      $33,863


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10.OPERATING LEASES AND COMMITMENTS
Rental expense consists of the following (in thousands of dollars):


                                   Fiscal 1993   Fiscal 1992   Fiscal 1991
Operating leases:
  Buildings:
     Minimum rentals                 $33,922       $32,092       $28,918
     Contingent rentals               11,796        13,139        11,912
  Equipment                           18,107        16,319        16,511
                                      63,825        61,550        57,341
Contingent rentals on capital leases   1,133         1,201         1,174
                                     $64,958       $62,751       $58,515

     Contingent rentals on certain leases are based on a percentage of annual
sales in excess of specified amounts. Other contingent rentals are based
entirely on a percentage of sales.
     The future minimum rental commitments as of January 29, 1994 for all
noncancelable operating leases for buildings and equipment are as follows (in
thousands):


Fiscal Year                                                    Amount
1994                                                        $  41,916
1995                                                           36,464
1996                                                           30,383
1997                                                           29,189
1998                                                           27,704
After 1998                                                    236,150
                                                             $401,806

     Renewal options from three to 25 years exist on the majority of leased
properties. At January 29, 1994, the Company is committed to incur costs of
approximately $142 million to complete and equip certain stores.



11. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
The following is a tabulation of the unaudited quarterly results of
operations for the years ended January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 (in
thousands, except per share data):

                                          Fiscal 1993
                                       Three Months Ended
                              May 1    July 31  October 30  January 29
Net sales                $1,163,179  $1,104,718 $1,228,065  $1,634,686
Gross profit                409,229     394,841    442,096     577,725
Net income                   48,173      39,240     42,377     111,344
Income per common share         .43         .35        .38         .99

                                          Fiscal 1992
                                       Three Months Ended
                              May 2     August 1 October 31  January 30
Net sales                $1,033,908   $  974,872 $1,165,328  $1,539,879
Gross profit                366,701      347,473    413,920     542,455
Net income                   45,069       36,484     44,420     110,457
Income per common share         .40          .33        .40         .98


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           Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                          Stockholder Information



Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 21, 1994 at 9:30 a.m.
Board Room
Union Building
Capitol and Louisiana
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201


Form 10-K

Copies of the Company's 10-K Annual Report may be obtained by written request
to:
     James I. Freeman
     Chief Financial Officer
     Post Office Box 486
     Little Rock, Arkansas 72203


Listing

New York Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol 'DDS'


Corporate Headquarters

1600 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 486
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Telephone: 501-376-5200
Telex: 910-722-7322
Fax: 501-376-5917

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Boatmen's Trust Company
Post Office Box 14737
St. Louis, Missouri 63178



Stock Prices and Dividends by Quarter


          Sales Prices - Common Shares
                1993                1992        Dividends Per Share
Quarter     High      Low       High      Low      1993      1992
First     $52.75    $35.38    $45.00    $26.50    $0.02     $0.02
Second     42.00     34.50     42.96     30.00    $0.02     $0.02
Third      38.25     33.13     42.38     32.88    $0.02     $0.02
Fourth     41.75     33.75     41.50     40.38    $0.02     $0.02
 


                           EXHIBIT 21

                  SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT 

                          STATE OF      NAME UNDER WHICH
     NAME              INCORPORATION   SUBSIDIARY IS DOING BUSINESS


Dillard Investment Co., Inc.  Delaware  Dillard Investment Company

Construction Developers, 
  Incorporated                Arkansas  Construction Developers, Inc. 

Cain Sloan, Inc.              Delaware  Dillard's

Joske's Inc.                  Delaware  Dillard's

D. H. Holmes Company,
  Limited                     Louisiana Dillard's

Dillard Travel, Inc.          Arkansas  Dillard Travel

Higbee Associates
(General Partnership)         Delaware  Higbee Associates

The Higbee Company            Delaware  Dillard's

J. B. Ivey & Company          North     Dillard's 
                              Carolina

Dillard National Bank         National  Dillard National Bank
                              Banking 
                              Association













INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Number
33-27303 on Form S-4, in Registration Statement Number 33-42500 on Form S-8,
in Registration Statement Number 33-42553 on Form S-8, in Registration
Statement Number 33-42499 on Form S-8, and in Registration Statement Number
33-53046 on Form S-3, of our report (which expresses an unqualified opinion
and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in accounting for
income taxes) dated February 23, 1994, appearing in and incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dillard Department Stores,
Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended January 29, 1994.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

New York, New York
April 28, 1994



                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                 FORM 11-K

              Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934


[X]  Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993

                                    OR

[_]  Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934

For the period from _____________________ to _____________________.  

Commission file number 33-42553

     A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different
from that of the issuer named below:  Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Retirement Plan.
                          (Full-time and Part-time Employees)

     B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:  

Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
1600 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, Arkansas  72201

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                           REQUIRED INFORMATION

     1.    An audited statement of financial condition as of December 31,
1993 and December 31, 1992 prepared in conformity with Regulation S-X is
attached.  

     2.   An audited statement of income and changes in plan equity for each
of the years ended December 31, 1993, December 31, 1992 and December 31,
1991, prepared in conformity with Regulation S-X is attached.  


                                 Exhibits



     23.  Consent of Independent Auditors.        



                                SIGNATURES

     The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit
plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.  

                                        Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
                                        Retirement Plan



Date:     April 28, 1994                     /s/John Hawkins                
 
                                             John Hawkins
                                             Vice President/Treasurer
                                             Dillard Department Stores, Inc. 


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                                    Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
                                            Retirement Plan

                                          Accountants' Report
                                       and Financial Statements

                                      December 31, 1993 and 1992
                                    DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                      DECEMBER 31, 1993 AND 1992


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                                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                               Page

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT                                  1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
    
    Statements of Financial Condition                            2    
    Statements of Income and Changes in Plan Equity              3
    Notes to Financial Statements                                4
    Schedule I - Investments - December 31, 1993                15
    Schedule I - Investments - December 31, 1992                18
    Schedule II - Allocation of Plan Assets and
      Liabilities to Investment Programs -                      22
      December 31, 1993                                           
    Schedule II - Allocation of Plan Assets and
      Liabilities to Investment Programs -          
      December 31, 1992                                         23
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1993                   24
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1992                   25
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1991                   26

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

    Transactions or Series of Transactions in
      Excess of 5% of Current Value of Plan
      Assets - Year Ended December 31, 1993                     27
              
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                  Independent Accountants' Report

Dillard's Employee Pension and
 Profit-Sharing Retirement Committee
Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas

    We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of
DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN as of December 31, 1993 and
1992, and the related statements of income and changes in plan equity for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1993, and the
supporting schedules listed in the Index at Item 9(a).  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.

    We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial condition of DILLARD DEPARTMENT
STORES, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the income
and changes in plan equity for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1993 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
and the supporting schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the
information required to be set forth therein.

    The accompanying supplemental schedule of transactions or series of
transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of plan assets for the year
ended December 31, 1993 is presented for purposes of complying with the
Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and is not a
required part of the basic financial statements.  The supplemental schedule
has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all
material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.

                                               /s/ Baird, Kurtz & Dobson 


Little Rock, Arkansas
March 23, 1994

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                                    DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                           RETIREMENT PLAN
                                   STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

                                      DECEMBER 31, 1993 AND 1992

                                               1993          1992     
<CAPTION>
<S>                                            <C>             <C>
                                   ASSETS
INVESTMENTS, At Fair Market Value (Note 4)
   U. S. Government securities (cost;
      1993 - $1,353,774, 1992 -$1,323,711)      $1,370,316     $1,340,882
   Corporate and foreign bonds and
      debentures (cost; 1993 - $66,863
      1992 - $50,602                                91,300         64,800
   Common stocks (cost; 1993 - $3,742,611,
      1992 - $3,161,101)                         4,933,707      3,842,424
   Common stocks - employer securities (cost;
   (1993 - $75,331,567, 1992 - $57,082,745)    145,611,516    167,587,253
   Preferred stocks - employer securities
   (cost; 1992 - $440,000, 1992 - $440,000)        440,000        440,000
   Deposits with insurance companies, at
   contract value (Note 9)                                        789,669
   Mutual funds                                  9,696,194     11,288,775
   Promissory notes (Note 6)                     1,935,996      1,364,946
                                               164,079,029    186,718,749

RECEIVABLES
   Employer's contributions                        786,130        776,630
   Employees' contributions                        946,093        986,579
   Accrued interest and dividends                  123,239        110,395
                                                 1,855,462      1,873,604

CASH                                               167,291        139,227

   Total Assets                                166,101,782    188,731,580

                                    LIABILITIES
Participant benefits payable                          3,823    
Accrued expenses                                     16,025          15,496
                                                     19,848          15,496

PLAN EQUITY                                    $166,081,934    $188,716,084

See Notes to Financial Statements
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                            DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                   RETIREMENT PLAN

                      STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY

                         YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991

<CAPTION>
<S>                                      <C>               <C>               <C>
                                              1993              1992              1991      

NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   Dividends                              $      515,779    $      537,686    $      877,576
   Dividends - employer securities               313,339           285,499           255,557
   Interest                                      365,663           466,795           760,151
                                               1,194,781         1,289,980         1,893,284
   Investment expenses                            70,314            70,605           201,341
                                               1,124,467         1,219,375         1,691,943

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON 
   INVESTMENTS (Note 4)
   Employer securities                           225,520         5,166,124           820,457
   Other investments in securities               500,686          (704,097)        1,083,038
                                                 726,206         4,462,027         1,903,495

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION 
   (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS 
   (Note 4)                                  (40,033,408)       24,980,919        33,320,454

CONTRIBUTIONS
   Employer                                                      3,889,328         1,942,811
   Employer - non cash (Note 7)               12,545,135         7,044,533         6,247,689
   Plan participants                          16,871,081        13,913,565        11,992,849
                                              29,416,216        24,847,426        20,183,349

TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS (Note 8)                                 63,804            78,923

          Total Additions                     (8,766,519)       55,573,551        57,178,164

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
   Balances of employees' accounts
      withdrawn                               13,117,198        19,666,010        17,066,547
   Forfeited balances (Note 3)                   745,532          (350,890)         (977,617)
   Amounts disbursed                          13,862,730        19,315,120        16,088,930

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                            4,901            14,490           147,570

          Total Deductions                    13,867,631        19,329,610        16,236,500

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY           (22,634,150)       36,243,941        40,941,664

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR               188,716,084       152,472,143       111,530,479

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                  $  166,081,934    $  188,716,084    $  152,472,143


See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>        

                                  DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991


NOTE 1:       DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

General Description of the Plan

       The plan is an individual account plan covering both full and part time
employees.  Contributions to the plan are made by the employer and employees
within the guidelines outlined below.  Retirement or other termination
benefits shall be payable at the election of the administrative committee in
one lump sum or in periodic installments over a period of not more than ten
years.

       Participants' accounts are credited with the participants' contributions
and an allocation of the employer's contribution and plan earnings. 
Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as
defined.

       In accordance with the provisions of the plan as amended effective
January 1, 1976, separate accounts have been established for the former
participants of the Dillard Department Stores, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan
who elected the merger of their individual accounts with this plan.  Such
accounts shall not participate in the earnings and losses of this plan. Each
of these participants shall have the right to withdraw their accrued benefits
upon termination of service or to defer taking such amounts until normal
retirement, at which time such accounts shall provide retirement benefits in
an amount of the guaranteed benefits as of the date of merger.  As of
December 31, 1990, the liability for these benefits included in net assets
available for plan benefits was $298,445.  In 1991, these accounts were
removed from the plan.

       The amended plan consists, in one document, of two qualified retirement
plans.  PAYSOP accounts, basic salary deferral accounts, employer matching
accounts, and voluntary salary deferral ESOP accounts are intended to
constitute an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (an ESOP) as described in Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.  All other accounts are intended to
constitute a qualified stock bonus plan.

       Although the employer has not expressed any intent to suspend or
discontinue its contributions or to terminate the plan, it may do so at any
time.  A suspension of employer contributions shall not require a termination
of the plan or any vesting of individual accounts.  A complete discontinuance
of employer contributions shall not constitute a formal termination 
of the plan and shall not preclude later contributions, but all individual
accounts shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested, and employees who
become eligible to enter the plan subsequent to the discontinuance would
receive no benefit.  In the event of a termination of the plan, all
participants will become fully vested and the net assets of the plan will be
allocated among the participants of the plan as provided for in ERISA.

<PAGE>

NOTE 1:       DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

General Description of the Plan (Continued)

       Participants by investment program as of December 31, 1993 were as
follows:

                                                                  Number of 
               Investment Program                              Participants

Combined Capital Appreciation Fund                                   6,893
Government Income Securities Fund                                      589
Dillard Common Stock Fund                                           43,166
High-Quality Stock Fund                                                260
Money Market Fund                                                      288
J. B. Ivey & Company Rollover Fund                                     853
D. H. Holmes Company Rollover Fund                                     478

       The foregoing description of the plan provides only general information. 
Employees should refer to the pamphlet "Benefits For Our Employees" for a
more complete description of the plan's provisions.  Copies of the pamphlet
are available from the administrative committee.

Contributions

       Combined Capital Appreciation Fund

       The employer makes no contribution to this fund.

       Employee contributions of not less than one percent (1%) or more than
       nine percent (9%) of each employee's compensation are permitted but not
       required.  This voluntary contribution is in addition to the basic
       salary deferral contribution of one to five percent (1 to 5%) invested
       in the Dillard Common Stock Fund.

<PAGE>


                                     DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991


NOTE  1:      DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

Contributions (Continued)

       Government Income Securities Fund

       The employer makes no contributions to this fund.

       Employee contributions of not less than one percent (1%) or more than
       nine percent (9%) of each employee's compensation are permitted but not
       required.  This voluntary contribution is in addition to the basic
       salary deferral contribution of one to five percent (1 to 5%) invested
       in the Dillard Common Stock Fund.

       Dillard Common Stock Fund

       The first five percent (5%) of employee contributions are matched one
       hundred percent (100%) by the employer.  These contributions are
       invested in Dillard Department Stores, Inc. Class A common stock.  An
       additional contribution of not less than one percent (1%) or more than
       nine percent (9%) may be made but will not be matched and may be
       invested in any of the plan investment programs at the discretion of the
       employee.

       The employer's stock bonus contributions are made in accordance with the
       plan agreement and are at the discretion of the employer.  The minimum
       contribution is three percent (3%) of eligible participant's
       compensation in excess of $29,245 with the maximum not to exceed the
       provisions of the Employee Income Security Act of 1974 or the amount
       allowed as a deduction for the employer by the Internal Revenue Service. 
       The plan agreement provides that forfeited amounts are to be used to
       reduce the employer's stock bonus contribution.  The amount of
       forfeitures exceeding the amount of employer stock bonus contributions
       will be used to reduce the amount of future employer stock bonus
       contributions.

<PAGE>
                                     DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991


NOTE  1:      DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

Contributions (Continued)

       PAYSOP (Payroll Stock Option Plan)

       The employer previously contributed an amount equal to one-half of one
       percent (1%) of participants' compensation.  Contributions to this fund
       have been suspended.  These accounts are included in the combined
       capital appreciation fund.

       The employee made no contributions.

       High-Quality Stock Fund

       The employer makes no contributions to this fund.

       Employee contributions of not less than one percent (1%) or more than
       nine percent (9%) of each employee's compensation are permitted but not
       required.  This voluntary contribution is in addition to the basic
       salary deferral contribution of five percent (5%) invested in the
       Dillard Company Stock Fund.  The fund invests primarily in high-quality
       stock mutual funds.

       Money Market Fund

       The employer makes no contributions to this fund.

       Employee contributions of not less than one percent (1%) or more than
       nine percent (9%) of each employees compensation are permitted but not
       required.  This voluntary contribution is in addition to the basic
       salary deferral contribution of five percent (5%) invested in the
       Dillard Company Stock Fund.  The fund invests primarily in short-term
       money market mutual funds.

<PAGE>
                                     DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991


NOTE  1:      DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

Contributions (Continued)

       J. B. Ivey & Company Rollover Fund

       Neither the employer or employee makes any contributions to this fund.

       This fund contains the J. B. Ivey Company assets from the Batus Retail
       Retirement Savings Plan which was merged into the Plan during the year
       ended December 31, 1990.  The J. B. Ivey Company was acquired by Dillard
       Department Stores in 1990.

       The balances of the former J. B. Ivey Company participants which were
       merged into the plan have been frozen and receive no employee or
       employer contributions.  Former employees of J. B. Ivey Company, who are
       now employed by Dillard Department Stores, may participate in the
       Dillard Department Stores Retirement Plan if they choose.

       D. H. Holmes Company Rollover Fund

       Neither the employer or employee makes any contribution to this fund.

       This fund contains the assets of the D. H. Holmes Company Retirement
       Savings Plan which was merged into the plan during the year ended
       December 31, 1990.  The D. H. Holmes Company was acquired by Dillard
       Department Stores in 1989.  The balances of the former D. H. Holmes
       Company participants which were merged into the plan have been frozen
       and receive no employee or employer contributions.  Former employees of
       the D. H. Holmes Company, who are now employed by Dillard Department
       Stores, may participate in the Dillard Department Stores Retirement Plan
       if they choose.

<PAGE> 
                                    DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991


NOTE 2:       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Valuation of Investments

       Investments in U. S. Treasury notes, corporate bonds, preferred stocks,
and common stocks traded on a national securities exchange (including the
common stock of the employer company) are valued at the last reported sales
price on the last business day of the plan year; securities traded in the
over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sales were
reported on that date are valued at the mean between the last reported bid
and asked prices.  Commercial paper is carried at cost, which approximates
market value.

       The investment in the preferred stock of the employer company is carried
at cost inasmuch as the plan holds all such stock issued and outstanding and,
in the event that the preferred stock is called by the employer company, it
shall be called at par value which equals cost.

       The unallocated insurance contract is valued at contract value as
estimated by Pan American Life Insurance Company.  Contract value represents
interest at the contract rate, less funds used to pay for the insurance
company's administrative expenses.

Other

       Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis. 
Gain or loss on disposition of investments is based on average cost.

       Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date; interest income is
recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

       The majority of plan expenses are paid for by the plan.


NOTE 3:       BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS

       Upon termination of employment, participants are entitled to the vested
interests in their individual account balances.  A participant's interest in
his employer matching account and employer stock bonus account becomes fully
vested after five years of vesting service.  Terminated participants are
considered fully vested in the case of normal retirement at age sixty-five,
death or disability.

<PAGE>
                                    DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                            RETIREMENT PLAN

                                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991

NOTE 3:       BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS (Continued)
 
       Forfeited amounts are used to reduce the employer's stock bonus
contribution.  The amount of forfeitures exceeding the amount of employer
stock bonus contributions will be carried forward to future years and will be
used to reduce the amount of future employer stock bonus contributions. 
Excess forfeitures for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 were
$464,869, $350,890 and $599,331, respectively.





NOTE  4:                                    INVESTMENTS

      The Plan's investments were held by a bank-administered trust fund
through September 30, 1991.  As of September 30, 1991, the Plan sponsor
took over administration of the Plan.

      The following table represents the fair values of investments. 
Investments that represent 5% or more of total Plan assets are
separately identified.
<TABLE>
                                   Fair Value Of Investments
                          1993                    1992                    1991               
                      Number Of               Number Of               Number Of  
                      Shares Or               Shares Or               Shares Or  
                     Principal     Fair      Principal     Fair      Principal     Fair      
                       Amount      Value       Amount      Value       Amount      Value     
<CAPTION>
<S>                    <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENTS, At
 Fair Value, As
 Determined By
 Quoted Market
 Prices
   U. S. government
    securities         $1,355,000  $1,370,316  $1,325,000  $1,340,882  $280,000    $  288,430
   Corporate and
    foreign bonds      $   55,000      91,300  $   45,000      64,800 $ 9,890,000   6,187,871
   Common stocks
    Dillard Department
     Stores, Inc.
     (party-in-interest)3,831,882 145,611,516   3,368,528 167,587,253   1,047,212 129,330,681
    Other                 208,090   4,933,707     131,865   3,842,424     215,374   3,486,174
    Preferred stocks        4,400     440,000       4,400     440,000      10,600     593,450
    Mutual funds        1,679,261   9,696,194   1,636,128  11,288,775   1,234,949   8,312,071
                                  162,143,033             184,564,134             148,198,677

INVESTMENTS, At
 Estimated Fair
 Value
  Deposits with insurance
   companies                      $                       $   789,669             $   725,865
  Promissory notes    $ 1,935,996   1,935,996 $ 1,364,946   1,364,946 $   829,608     829,608
                                    1,935,996               2,154,615               1,555,473

TOTAL INVESTMENTS,
 At Fair Value                    $164,079,029            $186,718,749            $149,754,150

      During the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991,
investments (including investments bought, sold and held during the
year) appreciated (depreciated) in value by $(40,033,408), $24,980,919,
and $33,320,454 as follows:

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>


                     Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value
<CAPTION>
<S>                                       <C>  <C>         <C> <C>            <C> <C>
                                               1993             1992              1991      

INVESTMENTS, At Fair Value, As
  Determined By Quoted Market
  Price
    U. S. government securities                   $14,109             $9,253            $(9,112)
    Corporate and foreign bonds                     9,700           (496,538)           (90,251)
    Common stocks
      Dillard Department Stores,
        Inc. (party-in-interest)              (40,224,557)        24,036,066         34,056,240
      Other                                       495,037          1,494,784           (856,609)
    Preferred stocks                                                    (374)               374
    Mutual funds                                 (327,697)           (62,272)           219,812

                                          $   (40,033,408)  $      24,980,919    $   33,320,454



                     Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value

                                               1993             1992              1991      

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION,
  BEGINNING OF YEAR                       $   111,480,709  $    86,499,790    $   53,179,336

INCREASE IN UNREALIZED
  APPRECIATION DURING THE
  YEAR                                        (40,033,408)      24,980,919        33,320,454

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION,
  END OF YEAR                             $    71,447,301  $   111,480,709    $   86,499,790


      Realized gains on investments are summarized below:

</TABLE>
<PAGE>        
                                     1993             1992              1991    

INVESTMENTS, At Fair Value, As
  Determined By Quoted Market
  Price
    U. S. government securities     $2,550           $2,179            $8,987
    Corporate and foreign bonds                     287,768            64,577
    Common stocks
      Dillard Department Stores,
        Inc. (party-in-interest)   225,520        5,166,124           820,457
      Other                        236,714       (1,045,720)          953,306
    Preferred stocks
    Mutual funds                   261,422           51,676            56,168

                           $       726,206  $     4,462,027    $    1,903,495

<PAGE>
NOTE 5:    TAX STATUS

    On August 18, 1978, the Internal Revenue Service advised that the Plan is
a qualified trust under the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal
income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code.  The termination action and
merger of the pension plan with the profit-sharing plan was approved by the
Internal Revenue Service on March 23, 1978.  The expansion of the Plan to
include a salary deferral program received a favorable determination by the
Internal Revenue Service on November 30, 1984.  The Plan was amended and
restated as of January 1, 1985 and a favorable determination by the Internal
Revenue Service was received on September 14, 1988.  A determination on the
amendments made to the Plan in 1990 is pending Internal Revenue Service
approval.  However, the Plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe
that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the
applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.  Therefore, they
believe that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as
of the financial statement date.

    The Plan participants are not taxed until they withdraw benefits from the
Plan.


NOTE 6:    PROMISSORY NOTES

    During the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, the Plan made
secured loans, totaling $1,021,330, $855,156, and $797,545, respectively, to
Plan participants.  These loans are payable through weekly payroll
deductions.  At December 31, 1993, interest is charged at the rate of 8.6%. 
As of December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, the remaining principal balance due
on these notes was $1,935,996, $1,364,946 and $829,608, respectively.


NOTE  7:          EMPLOYER NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

    During the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, the employer
contributed Dillard Department Stores Class A common stock totaling
$12,544,987, $7,044,533 and $6,247,689 to the Plan.


NOTE  8:          TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS

    During the year ended December 31, 1990, the assets of the D. H. Holmes
Company, Limited Retirement Savings Plan were merged into the Plan.  D. H.
Holmes Company was acquired by Dillard Department Stores in 1989.  Total
transfers from D. H. Holmes Company totalled $63,804 and $78,923 for the
years ended December 31, 1992 and 1991, respectively.

<PAGE>
NOTE  9:          DEPOSITS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES

    Deposits with insurance companies are invested in fixed income annuity
contracts and are stated at contract value.  The fixed income funds guarantee
an interest rate over the contract period and the guaranteed interest rate in
1992 was 8.79%, net of expenses.  The contract matured in 1993.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                      RETIREMENT PLAN

                                   SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                             Market   
                                             of Shares            Cost               Value   
<CAPTION>
<S>                                        <C>     <C>       <C>    <C>        <C>    <C>
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

   U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
     U. S. Treasury notes - .83%
       4.25% note maturing
       07/31/94                            $      400,000    $      398,313    $      401,876
     5.50% note maturing
       02/15/95                            $      725,000           725,112           738,369
     3.875% note maturing
       03/31/95                            $      230,300           230,349           230,071
                                                                  1,353,774         1,370,316

   CORPORATE BONDS - .05%
     8.250% TPI Enterprises,
       maturing 07/15/02                   $       55,000            66,863            91,300

   COMMON STOCKS - 2.97%
     Alberto Culver Company
       Class "A"                                    8,600           185,692           180,600
     Alltel Corporation                             9,800           172,428           289,100
     American Freightways
       Corporation                                 11,800            82,025           233,050
     Amp, Inc.                                      4,200           242,176           265,125
     Analog Devices, Inc.                           4,155            47,309           102,317
     Avnet, Inc.                                    3,600            91,858           140,400
     Burlington Resources, Inc.                     4,000           142,909           169,500
     CBI Industries, Inc.                           8,000           220,127           243,000
     Columbia Healthcare
       Corporation                                 12,100           309,143           400,812
     Commerce Clearing House, Inc.                  3,860            70,928            69,480
     Delta & Pine Land Co.                          4,000            62,500            70,000
     El Paso Natural Gas
       Corporation                                  3,525            61,075           126,900
     Material Sciences                              6,600           138,722           150,975      

<PAGE>
                               DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                       RETIREMENT PLAN

                               SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)
                                       DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                             Market   
                                             of Shares            Cost               Value   

CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
(Continued)

   Medicus Systems Corporation                      6,300    $       72,763    $      116,550
   Newmont Mining Corp.                             1,500            67,848            86,438
   Omni Insurance Group.                            6,300            93,794           103,950
   Orion Capital                                    5,625           180,821           179,297
   Panhandle Eastern Corporation                   11,000           222,104           261,250
   Southwestern Bell Corporation                    5,600           154,156           232,400
   Stewart Enterprises, Inc.                       10,575           147,193           285,525
   Taco Cabana, Inc.                                3,750            58,697            66,563
   Tele-Communications, Inc.                        5,800           138,964           175,450
   Torchmark Corporation                            5,100           191,177           229,500
   TPI Enterprises                                  9,800            71,080            96,775
   Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class "A"                   12,500           236,965           300,000
   Unilab Corporation                              30,000           197,330           176,250
   USA Truck, Inc.                                 10,000            82,827           182,500
                                                                  3,742,611         4,933,707

   COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD
   DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.  
   CLASS "A" - 19.99% (PARTY-IN-
   INTEREST)                                      873,660         1,716,293        33,199,080

   PREFERRED STOCK OF DILLARD
   DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. - .27%
   (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)                              4,400           440,000           440,000

   PROMISSORY NOTES - 1.17%                $    1,935,996         1,935,996         1,935,996

   MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED
   PORTFOLIO - .50%                                74,187           798,035           825,706

     Total Capital Appreciation Fund                             10,053,572        42,796,105

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                               DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                     RETIREMENT PLAN

                               SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                  Par Value   
                                  or Number                          Market   
                                  of Shares        Cost               Value   
<CAPTION>
<S>                              <C>          <C> <C>           <C>
GOVERNMENT INCOME SECURITIES
FUND

   FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME 
   SECURITIES FUND - 1.39%         253,546    $    2,348,090    $    2,312,341

DILLARD COMMON STOCK FUND

   COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD DEPART-
   MENT STORES, INC. CLASS "A" -
   67.68% (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)    2,958,222        73,615,274       112,412,436

HIGH-QUALITY STOCK FUND

   LIBERTY - AMERICAN LEADERS
   FUND - .29%                      31,966           428,554           478,849

MONEY MARKET FUND

   MONEY MARKET MANAGEMENT 
   FUND - .44%                     733,387           733,391           733,387

IVEY'S GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

   FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME 
   SECURITIES FUND - 1.99%         361,856         3,345,508         3,300,124

D. H. HOLMES ROLLOVER FUND

   FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME 
   SECURITIES FUND - 1.23%         224,319         2,107,340         2,045,787


TOTAL ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT              $   92,631,729    $  164,079,029


Percentages shown are based on market value compared to Plan Equity                                

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                                   DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                           RETIREMENT PLAN

                                   SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                           DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                           Market     
                                             of Shares          Cost              Value      
<CAPTION>
<S>                                        <C>    <C>      <C>    <C>        <C>    <C>
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

   U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
     U. S. Treasury notes - .71%
       6.125% note maturing
         09/30/93                          $      115,000    $      115,233    $      117,121
       4.25% note maturing
         07/31/94                          $      400,000           398,312           399,748
       6.000% note maturing
         11/15/96                          $       60,000            60,049            61,593
       5.500% note maturing
         02/15/95                          $      750,000           750,117           762,420
                                                                  1,323,711         1,340,882

   CORPORATE BONDS - .03%
     8.250% TPI Enterprises,
       maturing 07/15/02                           45,000            50,062            64,800

   COMMON STOCKS - 2.04%
     Alberto Culver Company
       Class "A"                                    7,400           155,859           176,675
     Alltel Corporation                             4,900           172,427           233,975
     American Home Products
       Corporation                                  1,900           122,928           128,250
     Amp, Inc.                                      4,200           242,176           243,600
     American Freightways
       Corporation                                  6,525            90,714           151,706
     Analog Devices, Inc.                          13,000           148,018           211,250
     Archer-Daniels-Midland
       Company                                      5,400           140,965           143,100
     Atmos Energy Corporation                       6,900           142,787           162,150
     Avnet, Inc.                                    8,000           204,130           276,000
     Bristol Myers Squibb
       Corporation                                  1,570           114,566           105,975
     Burlington Resources, Inc.                     6,000           214,364           240,000

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                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                     RETIREMENT PLAN

                             SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                           Market     
                                             of Shares          Cost              Value      

CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
(Continued)

   COMMON STOCKS - 2.04% (Continued)
     CBI Industries, Inc.                           4,100    $      123,213    $      121,462
     Conagra, Inc.                                  3,600           101,153           119,250
     El Paso Natural Gas
       Corporation                                  2,100            17,513            65,100
     Loews Corporation                              1,560           164,187           187,395
     Medicus Systems Corporation                    5,200            63,412            54,600
     Panhandle Eastern Corporation                  5,600           103,600            93,800
     Sonic Corporation                              2,000            46,469            60,500
     Southwestern Bell Corporation                  3,300           181,684           244,200
     Stewart Enterprises, Inc.                      7,050           147,193           169,200
     Torchmark Corporation                          4,500           155,198           257,062
     TPI Enterprises                                6,000            35,142            51,000
     Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A                    8,000           129,710           194,000   
     Unilab Corporation                             7,615            62,993            49,497
     USA Truck, Inc.                                4,000            58,578            81,000
     Varsity Spirit Corporation                     1,445            22,122            21,677
                                                                  3,161,101         3,842,424

   COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD
   DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. - 23.03%
   CLASS "A " (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)                 873,600         1,716,292        43,464,585

   PREFERRED STOCK OF DILLARD
   DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. - .23%
   (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)                              4,400           440,000           440,000

   PROMISSORY NOTES - .72%                                        1,364,946         1,364,946

   MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED
   PORTFOLIO - 1.57%                              262,068         2,831,130         2,963,985

     Total Capital Appreciation Fund                             10,887,242        53,481,622

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                     RETIREMENT PLAN
                     
                            SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                           Market     
                                             of Shares          Cost              Value      
<CAPTION>
<S>                                         <C>              <C>              <C>
GOVERNMENT INCOME SECURITIES
FUND

   FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME 
   SECURITIES FUND - 1.28%                        258,149    $    2,388,502    $    2,424,017

DILLARD COMMON STOCK FUND

   COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD DEPART-
   MENT STORES, INC. CLASS "A" -
   65.77% (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)                   2,494,928        55,366,453       124,122,668

HIGH-QUALITY STOCK FUND

   LIBERTY - AMERICAN LEADERS
   FUND - .14%                                     18,940           229,010           266,865

MONEY MARKET FUND

   MONEY MARKET MANAGEMENT 
   FUND - .29%                                    556,216           556,220           556,216

IVEY'S GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

   GOVERNMENT INCOME SECURITIES
   FUND - 1.85%                                   372,652         3,443,147         3,499,204

D. H. HOLMES ROLLOVER FUND

   DEPOSITS WITH INSURANCE
   COMPANIES, AT CONTRACT
   VALUE - 42%
     Pan American Life Insurance
       Company Guaranteed
       Investment Contracts                                         789,669           789,669

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                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                      RETIREMENT PLAN
                             SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                             Par Value   
                                              or Number                           Market     
                                             of Shares          Cost              Value      

D. H. HOLMES ROLLOVER FUND (Continued)

   GOVERNMENT INCOME SECURITIES
   FUND - .84%                                    168,103    $    1,577,797    $    1,578,487

     Total D. H. Holmes Rollover Fund                             2,367,466         2,368,156


TOTAL ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT                             $   75,238,037    $  186,718,749

Percentages shown are based on market value compared to Plan Equity

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                       RETIREMENT PLAN

                          SCHEDULE II - ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND
                              LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                 Combined              Dillard    High-          J.B. Ivey D.H. Holmes
                                 Capital   Government   Common   Quality  Money   Company   Company
                               Appreciation  Income     Stock     Stock   Market  Rollover  Rollover
                                   Fund    Securities    Fund      Fund    Fund     Fund      Fund      Total
<CAPTION>
<S>                             <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>
ASSETS
 Investments
   U. S. Government securities   1,370,316                                                             1,370,316
   Corporate and foreign
     bonds and debentures           91,300                                                                91,300
   Common stocks                 4,933,707                                                             4,933,707
   Common stocks - employer
     securities                 33,199,080           112,412,436                                     145,611,516
   Preferred stocks -
     employer securities           440,000                                                               440,000
   Mutual funds                    825,706 2,312,341             478,849 733,387 3,300,124 2,045,787   9,696,194
   Promissory notes              1,935,996                                                             1,935,996
                                42,796,105 2,312,341 112,412,436 478,849 733,387 3,300,124 2,045,787 164,079,029
 Receivables
   Employer's contributions                              786,130                                         786,130
   Employees' contributions         74,432    22,400     812,116  18,541  18,604                         946,093
   Accrued interest and
     dividends                      64,113                59,126                                         123,239
   Receivable (payable) from
     (to) other funds              (38,403)   (3,829)     64,061 (10,698)(10,737)      369      (763)          0
                                   100,142    18,571   1,721,433   7,843   7,867       369      (763)  1,855,462
 Cash                              159,526       185       6,541                               1,039     167,291
TOTAL ASSETS                    43,055,773 2,331,097 114,140,410 486,692 741,254 3,300,493 2,046,063 166,101,782
LIABILITIES
 Participant benefits
   payable                                                 3,823                                           3,823
 Accrued expenses                   16,025                                                                16,025
LIABILITIES                         16,025                 3,823                                          19,848
PLAN EQUITY                     43,039,748 2,331,097 114,136,587 486,692 741,254 3,300,493 2,046,063 166,081,934

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>

                             DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                     RETIREMENT PLAN

                       SCHEDULE II - ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND
                              LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                                       DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                 Combined              Dillard    High-          J.B. Ivey D.H. Holmes
                                 Capital   Government   Common   Quality  Money   Company   Company
                               Appreciation  Income     Stock     Stock   Market  Rollover  Rollover
                                   Fund    Securities    Fund      Fund    Fund     Fund      Fund      Total
<CAPTION>
<S>                             <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>
ASSETS
Investments
U. S. Government securities      1,340,882                                                             1,340,882
Corporate and foreign
 bonds and debentures               64,800                                                                64,800
   Common stocks                 3,842,424                                                             3,842,424
   Common stocks - employer
       securities               43,464,585           124,122,668                                     167,587,253
   Preferred stocks -
     employer securities           440,000                                                               440,000
   Deposits with insurance
     companies, at contract
     value                                                                                   789,669     789,669
   Mutual funds                  2,963,985 2,424,017             266,865 556,216 3,499,204 1,578,488  11,288,775
   Promissory notes              1,364,946                                                             1,364,946
                                53,481,622 2,424,017 124,122,668 266,865 556,216 3,499,204 2,368,157 186,718,749
   Receivables
     Employer's contributions                            776,630                                         776,630
     Employees' contributions       57,394    24,870     875,578  12,509  16,228                         986,579
     Accrued interest and
       dividends                    60,497                49,898                                         110,395
     Receivable (payable) from
       (to) other funds            (45,956)     (989)     44,783  (1,108)  2,162     2,231    (1,123)          0
                                    71,935    23,881   1,746,889  11,401  18,390     2,231    (1,123)  1,873,604
   Cash                            139,227                                                               139,227
TOTAL ASSETS                    53,692,784 2,447,898 125,869,557 278,266 574,606 3,501,435 2,367,034 188,731,580
LIABILITIES
   Participant benefits
     payable
   Accrued expenses                 15,233                   263                                          15,496
LIABILITIES                         15,233                   263                                          15,496
PLAN EQUITY                     53,677,551 2,447,898 125,869,294 278,266 574,606 3,501,435 2,367,034 188,716,084

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                                DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                       RETIREMENT PLAN

              SCHEDULE III - ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
                                    TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                  Combined              Dillard    High-           J.B. Ivey D.H. Holmes
                                  Capital   Government   Common   Quality  Money    Company   Company
                                Appreciation  Income     Stock     Stock   Market  Rollover   Rollover
                                    Fund    Securities    Fund      Fund    Fund     Fund       Fund      Total
<CAPTION>
<S>                              <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 Dividends                           68,572                         6,094  13,718    257,875   169,520     515,779
 Dividends - employer securities     91,893               221,446                                          313,339
 Interest                           170,385   182,631              12,647                                  365,663
                                    330,850   182,631     221,446  18,741  13,718    257,875   169,520   1,194,781
 Investment expenses                (60,464)               (9,850)                                         (70,314)
                                    270,386   182,631     211,596  18,741  13,718    257,875   169,520   1,124,467
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
 Employer securities                                      225,520                                          225,520
 Other investments in securities    500,467      (154)                                 2,764    (2,391)    500,686
                                    500,467      (154)    225,520                      2,764    (2,391)    726,206
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS    (9,851,843)  (71,267)(29,959,052) 12,440           (101,441)  (62,245)(40,033,408)
CONTRIBUTIONS
 Employer
 Employer - non-cash                                   12,545,135                                       12,545,135
 Plan participants                  884,471   323,867  15,169,017 204,745 232,341     43,753    12,887  16,871,081
                                    884,471   323,867  27,714,152 204,745 232,341     43,753    12,887  29,416,216
        Total Additions          (8,196,519)  435,077  (1,807,784)235,926 246,059    202,951   117,771  (8,766,519)
WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND
FORFEITURES
 Balances of employees'
   accounts withdrawn             2,370,614   551,651   9,246,533  27,460  79,344    403,041   438,555  13,117,198
 Forfeited balances                  66,584               678,390                        558               745,532
 Amounts disbursed                2,437,198   551,651   9,924,923  27,460  79,344    403,599   438,555  13,862,730
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES               4,086       227                  40      67        294       187       4,901
        Total Deductions          2,441,284   551,878   9,924,923  27,500  79,411    403,893   438,742  13,867,631
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN
EQUITY                          (10,637,803) (116,801)(11,732,707)208,426 166,648   (200,942) (320,971)(22,634,150)
PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR   53,677,551 2,447,898 125,869,294 278,266 574,606  3,501,435 2,367,034 188,716,084
PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR         43,039,748 2,331,097 114,136,587 486,692 741,254  3,300,493 2,046,063 166,081,934

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                                DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                       RETIREMENT PLAN

              SCHEDULE III - ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
                                    TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992

                                  Combined              Dillard    High-           J.B. Ivey D.H. Holmes
                                  Capital   Government   Common   Quality  Money    Company   Company
                                Appreciation  Income     Stock     Stock   Market  Rollover   Rollover
                                    Fund    Securities    Fund      Fund    Fund     Fund       Fund      Total
<CAPTION>
<S>                              <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 Dividends                           71,138                        19,118  13,415    299,356   134,659     537,686
 Dividends - employer securities     98,254               187,245                                          285,499
 Interest                           275,240   191,555                                                      466,795
                                    444,632   191,555     187,245  19,118  13,415    299,356   134,659   1,289,980
 Investment expenses                 70,605                                                                 70,605
                                    374,027   191,555     187,245  19,118  13,415    299,356   134,659   1,219,375
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
 Employer securities              4,573,785               592,339                                        5,166,124
 Other investments in securities   (724,387)    3,317               1,868             11,824     3,281    (704,097)
                                  3,849,398     3,317     592,339   1,868             11,824     3,281   4,462,027
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS     3,670,134   (56,802) 21,505,908  (2,123)           (94,991)  (41,207) 24,980,919
CONTRIBUTIONS
 Employer                                               3,889,328                                        3,889,328
 Employer - non-cash                                    7,044,533                                        7,044,533
 Plan participants                  773,143   314,574  12,527,869 116,068 181,911                       13,913,565
                                    773,143   314,574  23,461,730 116,068 181,911                       24,847,426
TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS                                                                      63,804      63,804
        Total Additions           8,666,702   452,644  45,747,222 134,931 195,326    216,189   160,537  55,573,551
WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND
FORFEITURES
 Balances of employees'
   accounts withdrawn             9,454,867   252,520   9,162,207  25,614  57,805    452,390   260,607  19,666,010
 Forfeited balances                 (66,584)             (292,725)                      (558)    8,977    (350,890)
 Amounts disbursed                9,388,283   252,520   8,869,482  25,614  57,805    451,832   269,584  19,315,120
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES               4,976       210       8,666      16      41        349       232      14,490
        Total Deductions          9,393,259   252,730   8,878,148  25,630  57,846    452,181   269,816  19,329,610
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN                                                                                      0
EQUITY                             (726,557)  199,914  36,869,074 109,301 137,480   (235,992) (109,279) 36,243,941
PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR   54,404,108 2,247,984  89,000,220 168,965 437,126  3,737,427 2,476,313 152,472,143
PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR         53,677,551 2,447,898 125,869,294 278,266 574,606  3,501,435 2,367,034 188,716,084

See Notes to Financial Statements
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                              DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                      RETIREMENT PLAN

               SCHEDULE III - ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
                                    TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1991

                                  Combined              Dillard    High-           J.B. Ivey D.H. Holmes
                                  Capital   Government   Common   Quality  Money    Company   Company
                                Appreciation  Income     Stock     Stock   Market  Rollover   Rollover
                                    Fund    Securities    Fund      Fund    Fund     Fund       Fund      Total
<CAPTION>
<S>                              <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 Dividends                          114,314   186,228               3,639  16,011    406,873   150,511     877,576
 Dividends - employer securities    106,609               148,948                                          255,557
 Interest                           703,629     2,556      21,116     642   1,710     12,330    18,168     760,151
                                    924,552   188,784     170,064   4,281  17,721    419,203   168,679   1,893,284
 Investment expenses                186,645                                           14,696               201,341
                                    737,907   188,784     170,064   4,281  17,721    404,507   168,679   1,691,943
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
 Employer securities                                      820,457                                          820,457
 Other investments in securities  1,026,660     4,413               1,507             49,901       557   1,083,038
                                  1,026,660     4,413     820,457   1,507             49,901       557   1,903,495
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OF                                                                                       0
 INVESTMENTS                     10,699,261    65,882  22,401,383  27,828      (4)    79,339    46,765  33,320,454
CONTRIBUTIONS
 Employer                                               1,942,811                                        1,942,811
 Employer - non-cash                                    6,247,689                                        6,247,689
 Plan participants                  648,484   301,789  10,803,408  68,117 171,051                       11,992,849
                                    648,484   301,789  18,993,908  68,117 171,051                       20,183,349
TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS                                                                      78,923      78,923
        Total Additions          13,112,312   560,868  42,385,812 101,733 188,768    533,747   294,924  57,178,164
WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND
FORFEITURES
 Balances of employees'
   accounts withdrawn             5,165,289   286,547   7,477,255  43,024  35,645  3,517,644   541,143  17,066,547
 Forfeited balances                (372,106)    1,374    (603,241)                    (3,644)             (977,617)
 Amounts disbursed                4,793,183   287,921   6,874,014  43,024  35,645  3,514,000   541,143  16,088,930
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES              57,050     3,657      47,773     307   1,026     29,213     8,544     147,570
        Total Deductions          4,850,233   291,578   6,921,787  43,331  36,671  3,543,213   549,687  16,236,500
INCREASE IN PLAN EQUITY           8,262,079   269,290  35,464,025  58,402 152,097 (3,009,466) (254,763) 40,941,664
PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR   46,142,029 1,978,694  53,536,195 110,563 285,029  6,746,893 2,731,076 111,530,479
PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR         54,404,108 2,247,984  89,000,220 168,965 437,126  3,737,427 2,476,313 152,472,143

See Notes to Financial Statements

</TABLE>
<PAGE>


                                SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                            DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
                                     RETIREMENT PLAN

                      TRANSACTIONS OR SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF
                              5% OF CURRENT VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS

                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993


                                                                      Current   
                                                      Expenses       Value At  
                         Sales       Purchase        Incurred In     Transaction
                        Price         Cost          Transaction       Date          (Loss)  
<CAPTION>
<C>                               <C>                              <C>
Dillard Department
 Stores, Inc., Class
 "A" Common Stock
 (party-in-interest)              $  18,578,481                    $  18,578,481            


</TABLE>
<PAGE>


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-42553 on Form S-8 of our report on the financial statements included in
the annual report on Form 11-K of the Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Retirement Plan for the year ended December 31, 1993.


/s/ Baird, Kurtz & Dobson

Little Rock, Arkansas
March 23, 1994



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