SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

(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 28, 1995

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          Identification or
       organization)                            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, 1995:
$2,906,122,458

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of common stock as of March 31, 1995:
Class A Common Stock, no par value 109,028,595 Class B Common Stock, no par value 4,017,061


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Annual Stockholders Report for the fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 (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 20, 1995 (the "Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III.


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 15, under the heading "Dillard's Locations", page 22 under the headings "Net Sales", "Net Income", "Total Assets" and "Number of Employees - Average", the inside back cover, and Note 2, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," on page 34 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.


Name                    Age   Position and Office           Family
Relationships

William Dillard         80    Chairman of the Board;        Father of William
                              Chief Executive Officer       Dillard, II, Drue
                                                            Corbusier, Alex
                                                            Dillard and Mike
                                                            Dillard

William Dillard, II     50    Director; President           Son of
                              & Chief Operating Officer     William Dillard

Alex Dillard            45    Director; Executive           Son of
                              Vice President                William Dillard

Mike Dillard            43    Director; Executive           Son of
                              Vice President                William Dillard

W. R. Appleby           74    Vice President                None

Donald C. Bradley       60    Vice President                None

G. Kent Burnett         50    Vice President                None

Drue Corbusier          48    Director; Vice President      Daughter of
                                                            William Dillard

James E. Darr, Jr.      51    Senior Vice President;        None
                              Secretary and General
                              Counsel

Laurence J. Donoghue    55    Vice President                None

David M. Doub           48    Vice President                None

John A. Franzke         63    Vice President                None

James I. Freeman        45    Director; Senior Vice         None
                              President; Chief Financial
                              Officer

Randal L. Hankins       44    Vice President                None

T. R. Gastman           65    Vice President                None

Bernard Goldstein       62    Vice President                None

Roy J. Grimes           57    Vice President                None

Charles K. Moore        54    Vice President                None

Harry D. Passow         55    Vice President                None


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 fiscal year end there were 229 stores in operation with gross square footage of 35,300,000. The gross square footage of owned properties was 24,500,000. For additional information with respect to the Registrant's properties and leases, reference is made to information contained on page 15 under the heading "Dillard's Locations", and Notes 4, 9 and 10, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," on pages 34, 35 and 38 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 the inside back cover of the Report, which information is incorporated herein by reference. As of March 31, 1995, there were 7,373 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 pages 22 and 23 and Note 2, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," on page 34 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 24 through 26, Note 1, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," under the heading "Recent Accounting Pronouncements," on page 33 of the Report, and Note 2, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," on page 34 of the Report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included on pages 27 through 39 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.

Information regarding directors of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to the information on page 4 under the heading "Nominees for Election as Directors," pages 4 through 6 and page 10 under the heading "Section 16(a) Reporting Delinquencies" in the Proxy Statement.

B. Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Information regarding executive officers of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Item 1 of this report under the heading "Executive Officers of the Registrant." Reference additionally is made to the information under the heading "Section 16(a) Reporting Delinquencies" on page 10 in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Information regarding executive compensation and compensation of directors is incorporated herein by reference to the information beginning on page 6 under the heading "Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers" and concluding on page 9 under the heading "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Proxy Statement.

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

Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference to the information on page 3 under the heading "Principal Holders of Voting Securities" and page 4 under the heading "Nominees for Election as Directors" and continuing through footnote 11 on page 6 in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Information regarding certain relationships and related transactions is incorporated herein by reference to the information on page 10 under the heading "Certain Relationships and Transactions" in the Proxy Statement and to the information regarding Mr. Davis on page 8 under the heading "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Proxy Statement.


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 included in the Report are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8:

Consolidated Balance Sheets - January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994
Consolidated Statements of Income - Fiscal years ended January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - Fiscal years ended January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Fiscal years ended January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Fiscal years ended January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

The following consolidated financial statement schedule of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries is filed pursuant to Item 14(d) (this schedule appears immediately following the signature page):

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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.


(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 (Exhibit
            10(c) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29,
            1994, in 1-6140)
 10(d)      Senior Management Cash Bonus Plan
 11         Statement Re:  Computation of Per Share Earnings
 12         Statement Re:  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
            Charges
 13         Incorporated portions of the Annual Stockholders Report
            for the fiscal year ended January 28, 1995
 21         Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 23         Consent of Independent Auditors
 99         Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, 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 Senior Management Cash Bonus Plan


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

None

(c) Exhibits

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

(d) Financial statement schedules

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


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

April 26, 1995                        /s/ James I. Freeman
Date                                James I. Freeman, Senior 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 capacity and on the date indicated.

William Dillard                           Drue Corbusier
William Dillard                           Drue Corbusier
Chairman and Chief Executive              Vice President and Director
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)

Calvin N. Clyde, Jr.                      Robert C. Connor
Calvin N. Clyde, Jr.                      Robert C. Connor
Director                                  Director

Will D. Davis                             Alex Dillard
Will D. Davis                             Alex Dillard
Director                                  Executive Vice President
                                          and Director

Mike Dillard                              William Dillard, II
Mike Dillard                              William Dillard, II
Executive Vice President and              President and Chief Operating
Director                                  Officer and Director

James I. Freeman                          William H. Sutton
James I. Freeman                          William H. Sutton
Senior Vice President and                 Director
Chief Financial Officer and Director

John Paul Hammerschmidt                   William B. Harrison, Jr.
John Paul Hammerschmidt                   William B. Harrison, Jr.
Director                                  Director

J. M. Hessels                             John H. Johnson
J. M. Hessels                             John H. Johnson
Director                                  Director

E. Ray Kemp                                    April 26, 1995
E. Ray Kemp                                     Date
Director


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

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

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 and for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated February 22, 1995; such consolidated financial statements and report (which report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in accounting for income taxes) are included in your 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders and are incorporated herein by reference. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries, listed in Item 14. This consolidated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York
February 22, 1995


SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

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

        COL. A            COL. B         COL. C          COL.D            COL. E             COL. F


                                              ADDITIONS
                          BALANCE      CHARGED TO     CHARGED TO                             BALANCE
                       AT BEGINNING     COST AND    OTHER ACCOUNTS     DEDUCTIONS -          AT END
DESCRIPTION              OF PERIOD      EXPENSES       DESCRIBE          DESCRIBE           OF PERIOD

Allowance for losses on accounts
receivable:

Year ended
   January 28, 1995:         $15,214         44,922                           44,829 (2)         $15,307

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



(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)


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
            (Exhibit 10(c) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year
            ended January 29, 1994, in 1-6140)
 10(d)      Senior Management Cash Bonus Plan
 11         Statement Re:  Computation of Per Share
            Earnings
 12         Statement Re:  Computation of Ratio of
            Earnings to Fixed Charges
 13         Incorporated portions of the Annual
            Stockholders Report for the fiscal year
            ended January 28, 1995
 21         Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 23         Consent of Independent Auditors
 99         Form 11-K for the year ended December
            31, 1994, Dillard Department Stores,
            Inc. Retirement Plan
__________________

* Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT CASH BONUS PLAN

WHEREAS, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company deems it in the best interest of the Company that certain members of senior management be rewarded for positive performance of the Company and be provided an incentive to give maximum effort for and to maintain continued association and employment with the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors believes that the Company can best attain these and other benefits by paying cash bonuses to such members of senior management for their services;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

That the Dillard Department Stores, Inc. Senior Management Cash Bonus Plan be adopted on March 31, 1994, and that it be effective for the Company's fiscal year commencing on January 30, 1994, subject to approval by stockholders at the annual meeting of the Company to be held May 21, 1994.

1. Definitions.

(a) "Pre-tax Income" shall mean for a fiscal year the Company's income before federal and state income taxes.

(b) "Bonus Pool" shall mean for a fiscal year the amount equal to one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) of any Pre-tax Income for the Company for that fiscal year plus three and one-half percent (3-1/2%) of the increase in Pre-tax Income over the prior fiscal year.

2. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Composition of the Compensation Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the "Committee") consisting of at least two directors of the Company appointed by the Board. All persons designated as members of the Committee shall be "outside directors" within the meaning of Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3), or any successor to such regulation, promulgated pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Powers of the Compensation Committee. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make such other determinations as necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may also amend, modify or terminate the Plan; provided, however, the Committee may not, without shareholder approval, amend the Plan to change the calculations used to determine the amount of the bonus pool. Such restriction shall not, however, prevent the Committee from reducing or eliminating any compensation that might be paid from the bonus pool. A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the action of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Committee.


(c) Designation of Participants and Allocation Amounts. The members of senior management eligible to participate in the Plan are (i) the Chief Executive Officer, (ii) the President, (iii) the Executive Vice Presidents, and (iv) the Senior Vice Presidents. The Committee shall designate, prior to commencement of the fiscal year to which such compensation relates, or such later date as may be permitted under applicable tax laws, those individuals who will participate in the Plan for that fiscal year. At that same time, the Committee also shall designate for such individuals the pro rata percent of the Bonus Pool, to the extent one exists, to which each individual shall be entitled at the end of the fiscal year. The pro rata percent of the Bonus Pool allocated to any one individual shall not exceed 1% of Pre-tax Income. Such designations shall be in writing and shall be attached to the minutes of the Committee's meeting.

The Committee shall at all times retain the right to reduce or eliminate any compensation that might be due upon the Company's attainment of Pre-tax Income for a fiscal year, but under no circumstances shall the Committee increase the amount of compensation payable upon the Company's attainment of Pre-tax Income for a fiscal year.

(d) Effect of Compensation Committee's Decision. All decisions, determinations, and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

3. Certification of Creation of Bonus Pool and Payments Therefrom. Following the conclusion of a fiscal year, and prior to any payments under the Plan, the Committee shall certify, which certification may be in the form of approved minutes of the Committee meeting in which such certification is made, that the Company did achieve a Pre-tax Income for the fiscal year in question, and further shall certify as to the amount of such Pre-tax Income.


EXHIBIT 11 - STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                                                 Year Ended
                                 January 28,     January 29,     January 30,
                                    1995            1994            1993

Average shares outstanding       112,999,406     112,749,923     111,878,212
Net effect of dilutive stock options
  based on the treasury stock method
  using average market price          14,592          58,339         414,363

Total                            113,013,998     112,808,262     112,292,575


Net income                      $251,790,500    $241,133,700    $236,430,300
Less preferred dividends             (22,000)        (22,000)        (22,000)

Income available to
 common shares                  $251,768,500    $241,111,700    $236,408,300

Per share                              $2.23           $2.14           $2.11


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




                                                  Fiscal Year Ended
                            JANUARY 28, JANUARY 29, JANUARY 30, FEBRUARY 1, FEBRUARY 2
                               1995        1994        1993        1992        1991

Consolidated pretax income   $406,110    $399,534    $375,330    $322,157    $280,778
Fixed charges
(less capitalized interest)   145,957     152,604     142,892     128,925     115,125

EARNINGS                     $552,067    $552,138    $518,222    $451,082    $395,903

Interest                     $124,282    $130,915    $121,940    $109,386     $97,032

Preferred stock dividends          36          36          35          34          34

Capitalized interest            2,545       1,882       1,646       3,574       1,928

Interest factor
in rent expense                21,639      21,653      20,917      19,505      18,059

FIXED CHARGES                $148,502    $154,486    $144,538    $132,499    $117,053

Ratio of earnings
to fixed charges                3.72        3.57        3.59        3.40        3.38




FASHION
STATEMENT
DILLARD'S
1994 ANNUAL
REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Corporation                                     1
Letter To The Stockholders                          3
Fashion Statement                                   7
1994 Growth Statement                               13
1995 Growth Statement                               14
Corporate Organization                              17
Operating Divisions                                 19
Financial Review                                    21
General Information       Inside Back Cover


Dillard's
The Corporation
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. is a regional group of traditional department stores offering everyday value pricing on branded fashion and private label merchandise. The stores feature a distinctive merchandise mix with special emphasis on fashion apparel, home furnishings and electronics appealing to middle and upper-middle income consumers. The corporation's philosophy continues to embrace an ambitious program of expansion and
remodeling as well as aggressive responses to industry trends in merchandise and pricing.


IN THIS ECONOMY,
THE ROLES OF
PRICE AND
QUALITY
ARE MAGNIFIED DAILY
IN THE BATTLE
FOR MARKET SHARE


Letter To The Stockholders
Fiscal 1994 proved to be one of the most challenging years in the history of your company. In spite of difficult market conditions, we achieved new records in sales volume and net income. Sales for 1994 were $5.5 billion, an 8% increase over last year's sales of $5.1 billion. Sales in comparable stores increased by 5%. Net income increased by 4% to $251.8 million from $241.1 last year. Earnings per share were $2.23 this year compared to $2.14 last year. During the year, we opened nine stores, two of which were replacement stores. These stores were located in Laredo, Texas; Paducah, Kentucky; Yuma, Arizona; Fort Worth, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; Woodlands, Texas; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Clarksville, Tennessee; and Ogden, Utah. These new stores were well received by the communities they serve. We are encouraged by their results. At the end of 1994 we operated 229 stores in twenty-one states. During the year, we invested a quarter of a billion dollars in building, remodeling and expansion. In 1994, we added 1,113,000 new square feet to our retail space.

In 1995, we plan to open eleven stores, two of which will be replacement stores, and to remodel and expand an additional eight stores. Cash flow from operations will be adequate to fund these expenditures. These stores will add a total of 1,989,000 square feet to the company's selling space. Current plans call for capital expenditures of more than $300 million in 1995.
The most challenging area of our business continues to be the ladies' apparel area. The sales growth in this area trails the company average. We are constantly trying to improve the results in this area by providing our customers with the merchandise they want at a superior value.
Our percentage of private label sales has increased to approximately 20% of total sales and we are confident of further growth in this area. This has allowed us to maintain a highly desirable and attractive image position with national brands while offering private brand pricing at savings of 25% or more compared to equivalent national brand merchandise.


Our expense structure is one of the lowest in the industry. This year, our advertising, selling, administrative and general expenses as a percentage of sales reached a new low at 24%. We are always attentive to reducing expenses without sacrificing customer service. We do this by training our associates to be more productive, by investing in technology to maintain productivity, by disposing of less productive assets, and by focusing on every aspect of our business. During 1994, we incurred a charge of $11 million for the closure of three clearance stores. We feel that the closure of these stores will enhance our future profitability.During the year, we improved our cash generated from operating activities to $395 million compared to
$314 million for fiscal 1993. At the end of 1994, our balance sheet remains one of the strongest in the department store industry. During the year we reduced total funded debt by $124 million and our long-term debt to total capitalization ratio fell to 34.1%. We are poised for growth should the right opportunity present itself.
Our outstanding staff of associates continues to give us the ability to take advantage of opportunities for growth. We have tremendous confidence in our staff and management team, who are continually striving for better results. The combination of the highest quality staff and the highest quality facilities and systems is designed to provide enhanced customer satisfaction and an unmatched potential for uninterrupted growth. Our growth in 1994 and our plans and strategies for 1995 and beyond make a powerful statement of our commitment to higher returns for our stockholders. Our goal is to increase our ability to solve problems before they become advantages for our competitors and to take advantage of opportunities before they become opportunities for someone else.
Anything less than success - for us and for our investors - is unacceptable. And it has been since 1938.


THE MORE
EFFICIENT WE ARE
THE MORE
RESPONSIVE OUR
CUSTOMERS
WILL BECOME


Fashioning Stronger Growth
Dillard's made a clear statement of strength in earnings, in expansion and in the implementation of strategies to ensure future growth, in a year when retailers and ladies' ready-to-wear were generally out of fashion with Wall Street and women respectively.
We have the mechanisms in place to improve the company's performance, specifically, ladies' ready-to-wear. These systems will allow us to offer our customers superior values in a greater variety of the merchandise they want. A major factor in Dillard's ability to make this powerful and growing statement of leadership in an incredibly competitive marketplace is its advanced information systems and sophisticated network of internal communications. This information network helps us project and monitor upturns as well as providing an early warning system for downturns. And, it serves as an important tool allowing us to respond more quickly and profitably to any unexpected changes in markets and trends.

Integral to this communication process is our ability to maintain (via computer) accurate stock monitoring by store, by specific department or even by individual items (SKU's) where problems might arise. This provides us instant understanding of what the customer is looking for and how to deliver. We maintain thorough control of - and response to - issues of size and selection, of appropriate availability and consistency of presentation.
But computers are only machines. Our buyers and managers are continually in communication from store to store, analyzing and sharing successful programs and ideas. This ongoing analysis also has led to a greater emphasis on monitoring proper staffing to enhance sales. In other words, not only are we ensuring that the proper merchandise is in-store, we're applying the same discipline to assuring that the proper people are in place - in the right place - to facilitate sale of this merchandise.


Fashioning Greater Response Ability
Response in retailing is defined as taking the necessary steps to place the right merchandise in the right place at the right time. In 1994, Dillard's implemented an ambitious series of strategies designed to enhance and improve its ability to respond quickly and appropriately in a growing number of supply and demand areas.
We've instituted buying practices that flow merchandise into stores closer to the time and place of sale. For instance, prior to the Christmas season we implemented a successful strategy that ensured the receipt of additional merchandise during a time of peak demand. This program allowed stores to provide a fresh look and greater selection to consumers in terms of merchandise and displays. The results of these new systems were positive and should continue to enhance store sales. We have improved our ability to maintain the timeliness of order points and order levels. Our communications network has allowed the creation of a system for the buying of merchandise based on actual rate of sales and consumer purchasing trends rather than relying so heavily on intuition.

These steps not only have created incremental sales, they've helped eliminate out-of-stocks and provided a better handle on size control. Being more aggressive in our size scaling - in shoes, for instance - has affected the amount of inventory commitment and this, in turn, has led to improved sales and greater
profitability both departmentally and storewide. Strong sales growth in home furnishings and electronics was stimulated through this commitment to identifying and responding to trends. Dillard's continues to be in a strong position to take advantage of this market as families look more toward the home for entertainment and other daily activities.
Growth in this area also has tied in with our strategy of growth in the area of private label brands. We have expanded our private label selection of towels, linens and textiles, with increased selection of colors, textures and weights. We have experienced improved sales in name brand cookware and anticipate growth in a range of higher-ticket household goods such as breadmakers, pastamakers and cappuccino machines.


Private Labels In The Public Interest
With discounters, catalogs, outlet malls and specialty shops competing in an economy that seems unable to equate increased growth with increased consumer confidence, the roles of price and quality are magnified daily in the battle for market share in the retailing industry.
Dillard's strategies of combining everyday value pricing, top-of-the-pyramid name brands and increased private label selection have expanded its competitive position for 1995 and beyond.
We have continued our practice of pursuing better designer resources and, by working closely with manufacturers, we've achieved great success in marrying Dillard's strategies with brand strategies. With home run executions in the marketing of such names as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren Polo, Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger, we've been successful in enhancing our quality image and differentiating Dillard's from discounters and other competitors. We've also accomplished this while dealing effectively with price in the private label arena.
We have undertaken this determined, positive and remarkably successful effort to increase private label awareness and sales at a remarkable pace. The percentage of private label brands sales has increased to approximately 20% of total store sales, with forecasting of continued growth. This philosophy allows us to promote image with national brands while offering private label price points of 25% to 30% less.
This change in the balance of national brand and private label sales will have a positive impact on overall profitability. In 1994, Dillard's experienced substantial growth in sales while experiencing a slight decline in the percentage of gross profits to sales. This decline was caused in part by increased competition, narrower margins on national brand names and further implementation of our value priced program. This decline was partially offset by a successful and continuing system-wide program to reduce operating costs.
A major improvement in our merchandising efforts will be the centralized control of our private label products. With the corporation coordinating private label selection and quality, we are instituting the necessary framework to build a more profitable merchandising mix.


The Expanding Universe
A healthy economy breeds success. And though no immediate turn-around is in sight for the current flatness experienced by many national retailers, simply waiting for such a change to occur is unacceptable. So, at Dillard's we have increased our commitment to physical growth and expansion nationally.
Where local economies have shown strength and promise, Dillard's is pursuing an ambitious program of expansion, remodeling and new store openings. With new stores opening in Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado and Utah, we have increased our market penetration to a total of 21 states with more on the horizon. In 1994 we invested more than $250,000,000 by building and expanding more than 1,113,000 square feet in our operating area.

Meeting The Challenge Of Change
The steps Dillard's has taken to meet the challenges of a changing market in retailing and, especially, in women's fashion have laid an impressive foundation for continued success in 1995 and beyond. These measures combine the ability to respond quickly to short-term trends while instituting new practices that will assure responsible, predictable and profitable growth over the long term. It is our pledge to this long-term view that has served as the foundation of Dillard's success since its inception in 1938. It is our deep conviction that thoughtful and proactive solutions to long-term challenges are essential for the development of the responsive infrastructure necessary to provide better value, better productivity and better profitability.


UNDERSTANDING
THE NEEDS OF THE
LONG TERM
IS KEY FOR
GREATER
PROFITABILITY


Opening Doors
To Growth
New Stores Opened - 1994
Dillard's opened nine stores during the past year, two of which were replacement stores. The stores vary in size from a 44,000 square foot unit in Yuma, Arizona, to a 230,000 square foot unit in Fort Worth, Texas. These stores added a total of 1,048,000 gross square feet to our store system.

March, 1994 Laredo, TX - Mall Del Norte A 150,000 sq. ft. store replacing a 88,000 sq. ft. store.

March, 1994 Paducah, KY - Kentucky Oaks Mall

A 74,000 sq. ft. store.

March, 1994 Yuma, AZ - Southgate Mall

A 44,000 sq. ft. store.

August, 1994 Ft. Worth, TX - Hulen Mall

A 230,000 sq. ft. store.

August, 1994 Charleston, SC - Citadel Mall

A 180,000 sq. ft. store replacing a 125,000 sq. ft. store.

October, 1994 Woodlands, TX - The Woodlands

A 227,000 sq. ft. store.

October, 1994 Hattiesburg, MS - Turtle Creek

A 126,000 sq. ft. store.
October, 1994 Clarksville, TN - Governors Square A 110,000 sq. ft. store.

November, 1994 Ogden, UT - Newgate Mall

A 120,000 sq. ft. store.

Expanding Our Horizons
Stores Expanded and Remodeled - 1994 During the past year, Dillard's completed major expansion and remodeling of two stores, adding 65,000 gross square feet to our store system.

July, 1994

San Angelo, TX - Sunset Mall A net expansion of 15,000 sq. ft.

October, 1994 Dallas, TX - North Park Mall A net expansion of 50,000 sq. ft.


New Stores To Be Opened - 1995
In 1995, Dillard's will continue to aggressively expand. Projects currently in place include building eleven stores, two of which will replace existing stores, and expanding and remodeling eight others. The stores will vary in size from a 90,000 square foot unit to a 230,000 square foot unit, both in Louisville, Kentucky, with a combined gross square footage of 1,681,000 square feet.

February, 1995 Brandon, FL - Brandon Town Center A 200,000 sq. ft. store.

March, 1995 Clarksville, IN - Green Tree Mall

A 140,000 sq. ft. store.

March, 1995 Louisville, KY - Mall St. Matthews

A 230,000 sq. ft. store.

April, 1995 Greenville, SC - Haywood Mall

A 220,000 sq. ft. store replacing a 125,000 sq.ft. store. August, 1995 Colorado Springs, CO - Citadel Crossing A 180,000 sq. ft. store.

August, 1995 High Point, NC - Oak Hollow Mall

A 148,000 sq. ft. store.
August, 1995 Pembroke Pines, FL - Pembroke Lakes Mall A 155,000 sq. ft. store.

August, 1995 Louisville, KY - Jefferson Mall

A 90,000 sq. ft. store.
September, 1995 Sanford, FL - Seminole Town Center A 210,000 sq. ft. store.

October, 1995 Austin, TX - Lakeline Mall

A 210,000 sq. ft. store.

November, 1995 Tampa, FL - University Square

A 180,000 sq. ft. store replacing a 157,000 sq. ft. store.


Dillard's Locations

Year End, 1994

Number of Stores

Total                 229
Texas                  62
Florida                27
Louisiana              16
Missouri               16
Oklahoma               14
Arizona                13
North Carolina         13
Ohio                   13
Tennessee              12
Kansas                  9
Arkansas                7
South Carolina          6
Nebraska                4
New Mexico              4
Nevada                  3
Mississippi             3
Illinois                2
Utah                    2
Alabama                 1
Iowa                    1
Kentucky                1

Stores To Be Expanded and Remodeled - 1995 Plans call for eight stores to be remodeled and expanded in 1995. These expansions to remodeled stores will range in size from a 5,000 square foot remodeling of the Penn Square store
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to a 56,000 square foot addition to Dillard's store at The Meadows in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the year, a total of 308,000 square feet will have been added.

January, 1995 Lake Jackson, TX - Brazos Mall A net expansion of 32,000 sq. ft.

March, 1995 Paducah, KY - Kentucky Oaks Mall

A net expansion of 40,000 sq. ft.

August, 1995 Memphis, TN - Oak Court Mall

A net expansion of 48,000 sq. ft.

August, 1995 Lincoln, NE - Gateway Mall

A net expansion of 20,000 sq. ft.

October, 1995 Las Vegas, NV - The Meadows

A net expansion of 56,000 sq. ft.

October, 1995 St Louis, MO - Chesterfield Mall

A net expansion of 55,000 sq. ft.

November, 1995 Boardman, OH - Southern Park

A net expansion of 52,000 sq. ft.

November, 1995 Oklahoma City, OK - Penn Square

A net expansion of 5,000 sq. ft.


WE RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE
ARE OUR MOST
IMPORTANT
ASSET


Corporate Organization 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
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

James E. Darr, Jr.
Senior 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
Mark Killingsworth
David Kolmer
Gaston Lemoine
Denise Mahaffy
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
Robert L. Robicheaux
James Schatz
Linda Sholtis
Burt Squires
Joseph W. Story
Ralph Stuart
David Terry
William B. Warner
Richard B. Willey


Corporate Organization
Continued

Board Of
Directors

William Dillard Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Dillard Department Stores

Calvin N. Clyde, Jr.

Chairman of the Board
T.B. Butler Publishing Co., Inc., Tyler, Texas

Robert C. Connor
Investments

Drue Corbusier
Vice President
Dillard Department Stores

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

Alex Dillard
Executive Vice President
Dillard Department Stores

Mike Dillard
Executive Vice President
Dillard Department Stores

William Dillard, II
President
Chief Operating Officer
Dillard Department Stores

James I. Freeman
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Dillard Department Stores

John Paul Hammerschmidt
Retired Member of Congress
Harrison, Arkansas

William B. Harrison, Jr.
Vice Chairman
Chemical Banking Corporation
New York, New York

J.M. Hessels
Chairman, Executive Board
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
Dillard Department Stores

William H. Sutton
Managing Partner
Friday, Eldredge & Clark Attorneys
Little Rock, Arkansas


Operating Divisions

Cleveland
Roy Grimes
Chairman

David Kolmer
Vice President,
Stores

Neil Christensen
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

San Antonio
Laurence J. Donoghue
Chairman

Donald C. Bradley
President

Wynelle Chapman
Vice President,
Merchandising

William B. Warner
Vice President,
Merchandising

Gaston Lemoine
Vice President, Stores

Richard Roberds
Vice President, Stores

Linda Sholtis
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

Robert L. Robicheaux
Vice President, Stores

Howard Hall
Vice President,
Sales Promotion


Financial Review

      Table of Selected Financial Data                   22
      Management's Discussion and Analysis               24
      Independent Auditors' Report                       27
      Consolidated Balance Sheets                        28
      Consolidated Statements of Income                  29
      Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity     30
      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows              31
      Notes to Consolidated Statements                   32


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

(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)

                                       1994        1993        1992        1991        1990       1989*        1988
Net Sales                           $5,545,803  $5,130,648  $4,713,987  $4,036,392  $3,605,518  $3,049,062  $2,558,395
  Percent Increase                           8%          9%         17%         12%         18%         19%         16%
Cost of Sales                        3,614,628   3,306,757   3,043,438   2,565,904   2,287,891   1,926,971   1,636,861
  Percent of Sales                        65.2%       64.4%       64.5%       63.6%       63.5%       63.2%       64.0%
Interest and Debt Expense              124,282     130,915     121,940     109,386      97,032      91,836      80,979
Income Before Taxes                    406,110     399,534     375,330     322,157     280,778     227,892     172,529
Income Taxes                           154,320     158,400     138,900     116,000      98,000      79,800      58,700
Net Income                             251,790     241,134     236,430     206,157     182,778     148,092     113,829
Per Common Share **
  Income                                  2.23        2.14        2.11        1.84        1.67        1.45        1.18
  Dividends                               0.10        0.08        0.08        0.07        0.07        0.06        0.05
  Book Value                             20.55       18.42       16.28       14.19       12.31       10.23        7.80
Average Number of Shares
  Outstanding  **                  113,013,998 112,808,262 112,292,575 111,832,758 109,351,914 101,890,272  96,655,737

Accounts Receivable - Total          1,117,411   1,111,744   1,106,010   1,004,496     932,544     759,803     654,333
Merchandise Inventories              1,362,756   1,299,944   1,178,562   1,052,683     889,333     716,054     527,931
Property and Equipment               1,960,922   1,892,054   1,662,181   1,318,027   1,066,562     897,847     787,210
Total Assets                         4,577,757   4,430,274   4,107,114   3,498,506   3,007,979   2,496,277   2,067,517

Long-term Debt                       1,178,503   1,238,293   1,381,676   1,008,967     839,490     739,597     620,956
Capitalized Lease Obligations           22,279      31,621      32,381      29,489      31,284      32,900      25,157
Deferred Income Taxes - Total          302,801     284,981     178,311     143,463     115,854     108,426     128,565
Stockholders' Equity                 2,323,567   2,081,647   1,832,018   1,583,475   1,364,885   1,094,721     752,178

Number of Employees - Average           37,832      35,536      33,883      32,132      31,786      26,304      23,114

Gross Square Footage (in thousands)     35,300      34,900      33,200      29,100      26,600      23,500      20,800

Number of Stores
  Opened                                     7          10          11          10           4           3           7
  Acquired                                   0           0          12           7          23          19           4
  Closed                                     5           1           3           5           3           6           0
Total - End of Year                        229         227         218         198         186         162         146

 **  Restated 3 for 1 stock split
  *  53 Weeks





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

(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)

                                       1987        1986        1985       1984*
Net Sales                           $2,206,347  $1,851,423  $1,601,357  $1,277,280
  Percent Increase                          19%         16%         25%         51%
Cost of Sales                        1,398,808   1,179,157   1,016,199     811,522
  Percent of Sales                        63.4%       63.7%       63.5%       63.5%
Interest and Debt Expense               64,179      47,912      44,938      37,689
Income Before Taxes                    155,223     131,858     114,903      87,608
Income Taxes                            64,000      57,400      48,000      38,050
Net Income                              91,223      74,458      66,903      49,558
Per Common Share **
  Income                                  0.94        0.78        0.76        0.61
  Dividends                               0.05        0.04        0.04        0.03
  Book Value                              6.67        5.77        4.14        3.41
Average Number of Shares
  Outstanding  **                   96,571,272  95,078,094  87,619,470  81,943,728

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

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

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

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

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

 **  Restated 3 for 1 stock split
  *  53 Weeks


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.

Sales

Sales for 1994 increased 8% over the prior year. The sales increases for the past five years on a comparable 52-week basis have been:

1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Sales Increase 8% 9% 17% 12% 20%

Comparable store sales increases by quarter for the past five years has been:

                             1994      1993      1992      1991      1990

First Quarter                 7%        3%        9%         9%      14%
Second Quarter                4         4         5         10       14
Third Quarter                 5         3        10          5       10
Fourth Quarter                4         3         8          2        6
Year                          5         3         8          6       10

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:

                             1994      1993      1992      1991      1990

Cosmetics                    12.5%     12.5%     12.2%     12.2%     11.9%
Women's & Junior's Clothing  30.4      31.1      31.6      31.2      29.9
Children's Clothing           6.7       6.7       6.8       6.9       6.8
Men's Clothing & Accessories 18.6      18.1      17.7      17.4      17.1
Shoes,Accessories & Lingerie 19.1      18.6      17.9      17.4      17.1
Home                         11.9      11.7      11.9      12.7      14.4
Leased Departments             .8       1.3       1.9       2.2       2.8

Total                        100.0%    100.0%    100.0%    100.0%    100.0%

The Company experienced above average sales gains during 1994, 1993 and 1992 in men's clothing and in shoes. Sales gains trailed the company average in the women's and junior's clothing area in 1994 and 1993. Sales in leased departments have declined significantly over the past few years as the Company has de-emphasized this area.

At year end there were 229 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:

                      1994       1993        1992        1991        1990

Sales (000)        $5,545,803 $5,130,648 $4,713,987  $4,036,392 $3,605,518
Gross Square
  Footage (000)        35,300    34,900    33,200    29,100    26,600

Sales per Square Foot $ 157 $ 147 $ 142 $ 138 $ 136 Gross Square Footage of
owned properties
(000) 24,500 22,700 21,300 18,400 15,300


Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the past five years has been:

                         1994      1993      1992      1991      1990
Cost of Sales
  (LIFO Basis)          65.2%     64.4%     64.5%     63.6%     63.5%
LIFO (Credit) Charge
   (000)            $(13,200)      $200    $4,300    $1,100    $5,900
Cost of Sales
  (FIFO Basis)          65.4%     64.4%     64.5%     63.5%     63.3%

The increase in the cost of sales for 1994 was caused by a higher level of markdowns than in the prior year. 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:


1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Advertising, Selling, Administrative

  & General             24.0%     24.1%     24.3%     25.2%     25.4%
Depreciation &
  Amortization           3.4       3.3       2.9       2.8       2.7
Rentals                  1.2       1.3       1.3       1.4       1.5
Interest & Debt Expense  2.2       2.6       2.6       2.7       2.7

During 1994, the Company incurred an $11 million pre-tax charge for the closure of three clearance stores. This adversely affected selling, administrative and general expenses, depreciation and amortization, and rentals. During 1994 and 1993, 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 1994 and 1993. This is due to the additional depreciation of approximately $7.6 million for 1993 calculated on the increase in property and equipment required by the adoption of SFAS No.
109 (see Income Taxes), due to a higher proportion of the Company's properties being owned rather than leased, and due to the store closure charge in 1994. Rentals decreased slightly as a percentage of sales during 1994, primarily due to a higher proportion of the Company's properties being owned rather than leased. Interest and debt expense declined as a percentage of sales in 1994 reflecting an overall lower level of debt partially offset by higher interest rates on short term debt.

Trade Accounts Receivable

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

                         1994      1993      1992      1991      1990

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

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.


Liquidity & Capital Resources

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

1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Working Capital(000)$1,765,844$1,660,629$1,677,378$1,351,349$1,191,675

Current Ratio             3.3       3.1       3.4       2.8       2.8
Long-term debt to
  capitalization        34.1%     37.9%     43.6%     39.6%     39.0%
Stockholders' equity to
  total assets          50.8%     47.0%     44.6%     45.3%     45.4%

These measures continue to improve as the Company finances the growth of the business through operating earnings without the need for additional debt financing. The Company did not issue long-term debt during fiscal 1994 or fiscal 1993. 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. At the end of 1994, the Company had an outstanding shelf registration for unsecured notes in the amount of $200 million.

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 28, 1995, the amount of commercial paper outstanding was $90 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 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994, no funds were borrowed under the revolving line of credit or the line of credit agreements.

During 1994, the Company generated $395.3 million in cash from operating activities, as compared to $314.5 million in fiscal 1993 and $359.4 million in fiscal 1992. The primary reason for the increase in 1994 over 1993 is that merchandise inventories did not increase as fast as in the prior year. Merchandise inventories increased by approximately 5% in 1994 and 10% in 1993. There was no increase in the Company's merchandise inventories on a comparable store basis in 1994. The increase in the Company's merchandise inventories on a comparable store basis in 1993 was 5%.

Capital expenditures for 1994 were $252.9 million compared to $316.7 million for 1993 and $344.1 million for 1992. During 1992, the Company acquired the remaining 50% ownership in Higbee.

During 1994, the Company opened nine new stores (two of which were replacement stores), expanded two stores and closed five stores. 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.

For 1995, the Company plans to open 11 stores, two of which will be replacement stores. In addition, the Company plans to expand and remodel an additional eight stores. At January 28, 1995, the Company is committed to incur costs of approximately $164 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 fiscal 1993 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 1994 compared to 38% for fiscal 1993, and 37% for fiscal 1992.


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 1995. 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 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 1995 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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 22, 1995


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)

                                                     January 28,1995       January 29,1994
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
        Cash and cash equivalents                                        $      51,095                   $      51,244
        Trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for
 doubtful accounts of $15,307 and $15,214,
 respectively)                                                     1,102,104                1,096,530
        Merchandise inventories                                         1,362,756                   1,299,944
        Other current assets                                                    8,847                              8,976

                                        Total current assets                                            2,524,802                         2,456,694



INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS                                            68,810                  52,110



PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 4 and 10):
        Land and land improvements                                               43,884                  44,573
        Buildings and leasehold improvements                                1,261,629                      1,162,120
        Furniture, fixtures and equipment                                      1,688,161             1,583,380
        Buildings under construction                                           49,469                   13,977
        Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                  (1,082,221)                        (911,996)
                                                                                                        1,960,922                          1,892,054



BUILDINGS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES - Less amortization
        of $26,799 and $29,593, respectively (Note 9)                         23,223                      29,416

TOTAL ASSETS                                                    $       4,577,757                 $     4,430,274

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
        Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses (Note 5)         $  545,522             $ 529,475
        Commercial paper (Note 3)                                                 89,906                             145,276
        Federal and state income taxes (Note 6)                             65,454                     54,011
        Current portion of long-term debt (Note 4)                        55,903                65,061
        Current portion of capital lease obligations (Note 9)           2,173                 2,242

                                        Total current liabilities                                            758,958                         796,065

LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 4):                                                 1,178,503                          1,238,293

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Note 9)                                        22,279                               31,621

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES (Note 6)                                       294,450                          282,648

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, 109,028,595
                and 108,974,658, respectively                                         1,090                  1,090
        Common stock, Class B (convertible) - shares issued,
                4,017,061                                                                    40                     40
        Additional paid-in capital                                              624,086                       622,634
        Retained earnings                                               1,697,911                           1,457,443

                                        Total stockholders' equity                                        2,323,567                         2,081,647

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                    $ 4,577,757                   $4,430,274

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

Year Ended                                              January 28, 1995         January 29,1994         January 30, 1993

NET SALES, INCLUDING SALES OF
        LEASED DEPARTMENTS                                           $  5,545,803       $       5,130,648             $ 4,713,987

SERVICE CHARGES, INTEREST AND OTHER
        INCOME                                                              182,785     181,746                  169,244

                                                                                                        5,728,588       5,312,394                      4,883,231

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
        Cost of sales                                                      3,614,628            3,306,757                      3,043,438
        Advertising, selling, administrative and
                general expenses                                                       1,328,353                1,239,049                      1,144,248
        Depreciation and amortization                                        190,299               171,181                       135,524
        Rentals (Note 10)                                                         64,916                    64,958                        62,751
        Interest and debt expense (Note 4)                                      124,282            130,915                       121,940

                                        Total costs and expenses                                            5,322,478           4,912,860                      4,507,901

INCOME BEFORE FEDERAL AND STATE
        INCOME TAXES                                                         406,110               399,534                       375,330

FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES (Note 6)                             154,320                158,400                       138,900

NET INCOME                                                      $       251,790   $     241,134         $       236,430

INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                                       $ 2.23         $ 2.14          $ 2.11


See notes to consolidated financial statements.


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                                                             Common  Common  Additional
                                                        Preferred                Stock   Stock          Paid-in    Retained
                                                           Stock           Class A      Class B   Capital           Earnings    Total

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,
                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,
                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
        Issuance of 53,937 shares under stock option,
                employee savings and stock bonus
                plans                                                                 -                 -                    -             1,452                      -                   1,452
        Net income                                                         -                    -               -                     -              251,790                251,790
        Cash dividends:
                Preferred stock, $5 per share                                  -                 -       -                    -                  (22)                   (22)
                Common stock, $.10 per share                                    -                       -                    -                -              (11,300)              (11,300)

BALANCE, JANUARY 28, 1995                                   $440          $     1,090      $    40       $624,086   $1,697,911   $2,323,567

See notes to consolidated financial statements.



DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in Thousands)

Year Ended                              January 28, 1995        January 29, 1994        January 30, 1993

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
        Net income                                        $     251,790         $       241,134      $  236,430
        Adjustments to reconcile net income to
                net cash provided by operating activities:
                Depreciation and amortization                          191,870            172,839        137,008
                Deferred income taxes                                   19,720                    23,500            36,700
                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                  (5,574)                   (6,310)                     (64,554)
                        Increase in merchandise inventories                     (62,812)                (121,382)             (41,204)
                        Decrease (increase) in other current assets                 129                   (3,463)                 175
                        Increase in investments and other assets                (18,271)                        (2,309)                   (11,051)
                        Increase in trade accounts payable and
                                accrued expenses and income taxes                         18,442                          10,532                       66,023

                                        Net cash provided by operating activities               395,294                  314,541                      359,423

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
        Purchase of property and equipment                        (252,974)             (316,695)            (344,050)
        Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                 -                         -                    3,867
        Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired           -                            -                        (14,922)

                Net cash used in investing activities                   (252,974)               (316,695)                (355,105)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
        Net (decrease) increase in commercial paper             (55,370)                        88,655                   (183,682)
        Proceeds from long-term borrowings                             -                               -                        475,000
        Principal payments on long-term debt and
                capital lease obligations                                  (78,359)                     (136,347)                   (259,042)
        Dividends paid                                         (10,192)                         (9,033)                     (6,717)
        Common stock issued                                         1,452                         17,539                       21,090

                Net cash (used in) provided by financing
      activities                                             (142,469)                 (39,186)                46,649

(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND
        CASH EQUIVALENTS                                        (149)                    (41,340)                  50,967

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING
        OF YEAR                                               51,244                    92,584                      41,617

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR          $       51,095          $       51,244             $    92,584


See notes to consolidated financial statements.


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED JANUARY 28, 1995, JANUARY 29, 1994 AND JANUARY 30, 1993

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 1994, 1993 and 1992 ended on January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994 and January 30, 1993, 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 $46.2 million, $66.5 million and $91.9 million for fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.

Costs, Expenses and Related Balance Sheet Accounts - The retail last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory method is used to value merchandise inventories. At January 28, 1995, the LIFO cost of merchandise was approximately equal to the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") cost of merchandise. At January 29, 1994, the LIFO cost of merchandise inventories was approximately $13.2 million less than FIFO 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.

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.


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 grants credit card loans to the Company's customers. Earnings before income taxes of DIC and its subsidiary were $35.4 million, $43.8 million and $22.8 million for fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Summary balance sheet information for DIC and its subsidiary is presented below (in thousands of dollars):


January 28, 1995 January 29,1994

Assets, principally accounts receivable        $       1,112,447                $      1,099,437
       Commercial paper and long-term debt                     264,906                     320,276
       Other liabilities, principally due to the
Company                                          670,695               623,910
       Equity                                            176,846                           155,251

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 113,013,998, 112,808,262 and 112,292,575 for fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.

Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

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 judgement 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.

The fair value of trade accounts receivable is determined by discounting the estimated future cash flows at current market rates, after consideration of credit risks and servicing costs using historical rates. 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 charcteristics and maturity (for bank notes and mortgage notes).

The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and commercial paper borrowings approximates their carrying values at January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt at January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 was $1,240 million and $1,481 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company's long-term debt at January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 was $1,234 million and $1,303 million, respectively.


2. ACQUISITION

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 intergrated 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.

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 5.41% to 5.61% at January 28, 1995. At January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994, the weighted average interest rate of outstanding commerical paper was 5.56% and 3.06%, respectively. The average amount of commercial paper outstanding during fiscal 1994 was $122 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 4.66%.

At January 28, 1995, 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. These agreements expire on July 13, 1999. 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 28, 1995, 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 1992 through fiscal 1994.

4. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands of dollars):

                                        January 28, 1995        January 29, 1994
Unsecured notes at rates ranging from
        7.15% to 9.625%, due 1995 through 2023           $      900,000         $       950,000
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 6.375% to 13.25% (1)                   84,406                         103,354
                                                                1,234,406                       1,303,354
Current portion                                         (55,903)                        (65,061)

$ 1,178,503 $ 1,238,293

(1) Building, land, land improvements and equipment with a carrying value of $85.7 million at January 28, 1995 are pledged as collateral on these notes.

Maturities of long-term debt over the next five years are $55.9 million, $130.8 million, $181.4 million, $107.1 million and $107.8 million.


Interest and debt expense consists of the following (in thousands of dollars):

                                                Fiscal          Fiscal          Fiscal
                                                     1994           1993            1992

Long-term debt:
        Interest                                              $ 110,945 $       118,377 $       106,096
        Amortization of debt expense                                 1,404                 1,484                   1,281
                                                        112,349                 119,861                 107,377
Interest on capital lease obligations                           2,324           2,831     2,605
Commercial paper interest                                       5,692                   4,386           7,550
Other                                                           3,917                   3,837                   4,408

$ 124,282 $ 130,915 $121,940

Interest paid during fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992 was approximately $123.9 million, $124.6 million and $111.6 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 28, 1995        January 29, 1994
        Trade accounts payable                                  $       350,801                 $       351,594
        Accrued expenses:
                Taxes, other than income                                        45,211                          42,015
                Salaries, wages, and employee benefits                     48,200                       45,074
                Interest                                                         36,162                 35,521
                Rent                                                         13,777                     12,023
                Other                                                       51,371                      43,248
                                                                $       545,522                 $       529,475

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 were not 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.


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

                                Liability Method                Deferred Method
                        Fiscal 1994     Fiscal 1993      Fiscal 1992
Current:
        Federal                         $       120,100         $       118,200         $       92,000
        State                                           14,500                  16,700                  10,200
                                                134,600         134,900                 102,200

Deferred:
        Federal                                         16,500                   20,400                  31,900

State 3,220 3,100 4,800 19,720 23,500 36,700 $ 154,320 $ 158,400 $138,900

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 1994      Fiscal 1993  Fiscal 1992
       Income tax at the statutory
  Federal rate                                 $       142,139    $    139,837     $127,612
       State income taxes net of Federal
  benefit                                               10,686         12,983          9,767
       Cumulative effect of tax rate increase on
deferred income tax balances                           -                      6,595             -
       Other                                                 1,495             (1,015)         1,521
                                                       $       154,320    $    158,400         $       138,900

Deferred income taxes for fiscal 1992 are attributable to the following items (in thousands of dollars):

       Accelerated depreciation and basis differences                                          $       34,271
       Other                                                                                         2,429
                                                                                                       $       36,700


       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 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 are as follows
(in thousands):

                                                       January 28, 1995        January 29, 1994
       Property and equipment basis and
 depreciation differences                                      $252,253         $236,710
       State income taxes                                              31,216                  35,434
       Differences between book and tax basis of inventory             27,737                  30,559
       Other                                                           10,769                          -
               Total deferred tax liabilities                          321,975                 302,703
       Accruals not currently deductible                               (17,113)                (13,569)
       State income taxes                                               (2,061)                        (2,224)
       Other                                                            -                      (1,929)
               Total deferred tax assets                                       (19,174)                       (17,722)

Deferred income taxes - net $302,801 $284,981

The net deferred income taxes include the current portion of $8.3 million and $2.3 million at January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 which is reported in Federal and state income taxes on the consolidated balance sheets. Income taxes paid during fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992 were approximately $131.1 million, $102.1 million and $99.3 million, respectively.

7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Capital stock is comprised of the following:

                                                Shares Issued and Outstanding
                   Par     Shares           January 28  January 29  January 30
Type            Value   Authorized          1995        1994        1993

Preferred (5%
        cumulative)        $    100                   5,000         4,400               4,400           4,400

Additional
        preferred       $       .01               10,000,000

Class A, common $ .01 289,000,000 109,028,595 108,974,658 108,502,743

Class B, common $ .01 11,000,000 4,017,061 4,017,061 4,019,461

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 3,984,866 options exercisable at prices ranging from $31.25 to $40.54 per share and 6,276,290 available for grant under the 1990 plan at the end of fiscal 1994. At January 28, 1995, 10,813,811 shares of Class A common were reserved for issuance under the 1990 stock option plan.


Option transactions are summarized as follows:

                                         Shares                                 Aggregate
                                         Under Option                           Option Price
                             Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 1993    Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 1993
                                                                         (In Thousands of Dollars)
Outstanding, beginning of year          2,630,026               1,138,666       $103,242        $44,245
Granted                                              1,975,680          1,528,000               61,106          60,356
Exercised                                               (12,500)                (16,500)                (391)           (497)
Canceled                                                (55,685)                (20,140)                (2,281)                 (862)

Outstanding, end of year 4,537,521 2,630,026 $ 161,676 $ 103,242

9. CAPITAL LEASES

Future minimum payments under capital leases as of January 28, 1995 are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

Fiscal Year                                                         Amount

               1995                                                                            $       4,327
               1996                                                                                        4,129
               1997                                                                                        3,862
               1998                                                                                    3,862
               1999                                                                                        3,586
               After 2000                                                                              20,063
               Total minimum lease payments                                                            39,829
               Less amount representing interest                                                       (15,377)
               Present value of net minimum lease payments
               (of which $2,173 is currently payable)                                          $       24,452

10. OPERATING LEASES AND COMMITMENTS

Rental expense consists of the following (in thousands of dollars):

                                 Fiscal 1994    Fiscal 1993     Fiscal 1992
Operating leases:
        Buildings:
                Minimum rentals                       $ 33,290          $       33,922          $       32,092
                Contingent rentals                                  13,456                   11,796             13,139
        Equipment                                             16,910                    18,107                  16,319
                                                                63,656                  63,825          61,550
Contingent rentals on capital leases            1,260           1,133                 1,201
                                                        $       64,916          $       64,958      $   62,751


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 28, 1995 for all noncancelable operating leases for buildings and equipment are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year                                                             Amount

1995                                                                    $       35,763
1996                                                                         29,363
1997                                                                         28,161
1998                                                                         26,795
1999                                                                         25,956
After 2000                                                                    202,928
                                                                $       348,966

Renewal options from three to twenty-five years exist on the majority of leased properties. At January 28, 1995 the Company is committed to incur costs of approximately $164 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 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994 (in thousands, except per share data):

        Fiscal 1994
                                              Three Months Ended
                   April 30             July 30     October 29     January 28

Net sales               $       1,283,941       $       1,184,316        $      1,333,630       $ 1,743,916
Gross profit                         430,862            409,518                 467,381                 623,414
Net income                              48,306                  33,755                  50,802                  118,927
Income per common share                 .43                     .30                     .45                     1.05

        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


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

Transfer Agent and Registrar
Boatmen's Trust Company, Post Office Box 14737, St. Louis, Missouri 63178

Listing
New York Stock Exchange, Ticker Symbol "DDS"

Annual Meeting
Saturday, May 20, 1995, at 9:30 a.m.
Board Room, First Commercial Bank Building Capitol and Broadway, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

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

Stock Prices and Dividends by Quarter

Sales Prices - Common Shares

                  1994                  1993       Dividends Per Share
Quarter      High      Low        High       Low      1994      1993
First      $36.63    $32.13     $52.75     $35.38    $0.02     $0.02
Second      35.25     29.00      42.00      34.50     0.02      0.02
Third       33.38     25.63      38.25      33.13     0.03      0.02
Fourth      30.38     24.63      41.75      33.75     0.03      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 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 reports (which express an unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in accounting for income taxes) dated February 22, 1995, 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 28, 1995.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

April 21, 1995


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, 1994

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


REQUIRED INFORMATION

1. An audited statement of financial condition as of December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 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, 1994, December 31, 1993 and December 31, 1992, 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 26, 1995           John Hawkins
                                     John Hawkins
                                     Vice President/Treasurer
                                     Dillard Department Stores, Inc.

                             Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
                                     Retirement Plan

                                   Accountants' Report
                                and Financial Statements

                               December 31, 1994 and 1993

                            Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
                                    Retirement Plan
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993

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, 1994              15
    Schedule I - Investments - December 31, 1993              19
    Schedule II - Allocation of Plan Assets and
      Liabilities to Investment Programs - December 31, 1994  22
    Schedule II - Allocation of Plan Assets and
      Liabilities to Investment Programs - December 31, 1993  23
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1994                  24
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1993                  25
    Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income
      and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment
      Programs - Year Ended December 31, 1992                  26

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

    Transactions or Series of Transactions in
      Excess of 5% of Current Value of Plan
      Assets - Year Ended December 31, 1994                    27

                             Independent Accountants' Report


Dillard's Administrative 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, 1994 and 1993, and the related statements of income and changes in plan equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, 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, 1994 and 1993, and the income and changes in plan equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994 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, 1994 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.

Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
Little Rock, Arkansas
April 4, 1995


STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993

                                                        1994              1993
                                         ASSETS

INVESTMENTS, At Fair Market Value (Note 4)
    U. S. Government securities (cost;
          1994 - $1,084,981, 1993 - $1,353,774)         $     1,079,998   $     1,370,316
    Corporate bonds (cost; 1994 - $66,863,
          1993 - $66,863)                                        41,800            91,300
    Common stocks (cost; 1994 - $4,078,585,
          1993 - $3,742,611)                                  4,755,111         4,933,707
    Common stocks - employer securities
    (cost; 1994 - $94,156,702, 1993 - $75,331,567)          117,743,148       145,611,516
    Preferred stocks - employer securities
          (cost; 1994 - $440,000, 1993 - $440,000)              440,000           440,000
    Mutual funds                                              8,503,661         9,696,194
    Promissory notes (Note 6)                                 2,405,911         1,935,996
    Deposits with insurance company
          Guaranteed account                                 11,512,735
          Separate account                                    2,380,153
                                                            148,862,517       164,079,029

RECEIVABLES
    Employer's contributions                                    931,780           786,130
    Employees' contributions                                  1,122,899           946,093
    Accrued interest and dividends                              178,050           123,239
                                                              2,232,729         1,855,462

CASH                                                            614,379           167,291

             Total Assets                                   151,709,625       166,101,782

                                       LIABILITIES

Participant benefits payable                                    685,943             3,823
Accrued expenses                                                 16,312            16,025
                                                                702,255            19,848

PLAN EQUITY                                            $    151,007,370 $     166,081,934

See Notes to Financial Statements


STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992

                                      1994           1993            1992

NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   Dividends                   $   1,159,700   $    515,779    $    537,686
   Dividends - employer securities   439,611        313,339         285,499
   Interest                          259,136        365,663         466,795
                                   1,858,447      1,194,781       1,289,980
   Investment expenses                79,481         70,314          70,605
                                   1,778,966      1,124,467       1,219,375

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
   INVESTMENTS (Note 4)
   Employer securities             1,962,347        225,520       5,166,124
   Other investments in securities   (83,311)       500,686        (704,097)
                                   1,879,036        726,206       4,462,027

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
   (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS
   (Note 4)                      (47,863,806)   (40,033,408)     24,980,919

CONTRIBUTIONS
   Employer                                                       3,889,328
   Employer - non cash (Note 7)   13,178,861     12,545,135       7,044,533
   Plan participants              16,626,376     16,871,081      13,913,565
                                  29,805,237     29,416,216      24,847,426

TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS
(Note 8)                          15,346,543                         63,804

         Total Additions             945,976     (8,766,519)     55,573,551

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
Balances of employees' accounts

     withdrawn                    15,218,387     13,117,198      19,666,010
   Forfeited balances (Note 3)       789,105        745,532        (350,890)
   Amounts disbursed              16,007,492     13,862,730      19,315,120

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES               13,048          4,901          14,490

         Total Deductions         16,020,540     13,867,631      19,329,610

INCREASE (DECREASE)
   IN PLAN EQUITY                (15,074,564)   (22,634,150)     36,243,941

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

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR       $ 151,007,370   $166,081,934    $188,716,084

See Notes to Financial Statements


Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Retirement Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992

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.

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.

Participants by investment program as of December 31, 1994 were as follows:

                                                                 Number of
           Investment Program                                   Participants

Combined Capital Appreciation Fund                                  6,089
Government Income Securities Fund                                     463
Dillard Common Stock Fund                                          16,970
High-Quality Stock Fund                                               322
Money Market Fund                                                     357
J. B. Ivey & Company Rollover Fund                                    347
D. H. Holmes Company Rollover Fund                                    418
Higbee Company Rollover Fund - Long-Term Guaranteed                   730
Higbee Company Rollover Fund - Variable                               717

NOTE 1:    DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

General Description of the Plan (Continued)

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.

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.


NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

Dillard Common Stock Fund (Continued)

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 $31,000 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 offset future employer matching contributions.

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 makes no contributions to this fund.

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.


NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

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.

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.


NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (Continued)

Higbee Company Rollover Funds

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

These funds contain the assets of the Higbee Company Employees' Retirement Savings Plan which was merged in the Plan during the year ended December 31, 1994. The Higbee Company was acquired in its entirety by Dillard Department Stores in 1992. The balances of the former Higbee Company participants which were merged in the Plan, have been frozen and receive no employee or employer contributions. Former employees of the Higbee Company who are now employed by Dillard Department Stores may participate in the Dillard Department Stores Retirement Plan if they choose.

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 deposit with insurance company in the guaranteed long-term account is valued at cost plus undistributed income, since it is guaranteed as to principal by the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (Connecticut) and does not participate directly in market appreciation or depreciation. The investment in the separate pooled account is valued at current value as determined by Connecticut. The Plan shares in any depreciation, appreciation, income or expenses of the separate pooled account.


NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

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 death or disability.

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, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $475,179, $464,869 and $350,890, respectively.

NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS

The Plan's investments were held by a bank-administered trust fund through September 30, 1992. As of September 30, 1992, the Plan sponsor took over administration of the Plan.


NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS (Continued)

The following table represents the fair values of investments. Investments that represent 5% or more of total Plan assets are separately identified.

                                 Fair Value Of Investments
                        1994                 1993                     1992
                     Number Of             Number Of                Number Of
                     Shares Or             Shares Or                Shares Or
                    Principal     Fair     Principal      Fair      Principal       Fair
                      Amount      Value      Amount       Value       Amount        Value
INVESTMENTS, At
 Fair Value, As
 Determined By
 Quoted Market
 Prices
  U. S. government
  securities      $1,085,000   $1,079,998   $1,355,000   $1,370,316   $1,325,000    $1,340,882
   Corporate and
    foreign bonds     55,000       41,800       55,000       91,300       45,000        64,800
   Common stocks
    Dillard Department
     Stores, Inc. (party-in-interest)
                   4,401,613  117,743,148    3,831,882   145,611,516   3,368,528   167,587,253
    Other            226,085    4,755,111      208,090     4,933,707     131,865     3,842,424
    Preferred stocks   4,400      440,000        4,400       440,000       4,400       440,000
Mutual funds       1,849,731    8,503,661    1,679,261     9,696,194   1,636,128    11,288,775
                              132,563,718                162,143,033               184,564,134
INVESTMENTS, At
 Estimated Fair
 Value
  Deposits with insurance
   companies                  13,892,888                                               789,669
  Promissory notes$2,405,911   2,405,911   $  1,935,996    1,935,996 $ 1,364,946     1,364,946
                              16,298,799                   1,935,996                 2,154,615

TOTAL INVESTMENTS,
 At Fair Value             $ 148,862,517              $  164,079,029             $ 186,718,749


NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS (Continued)

During the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, investments (including investments bought, sold and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value by $(47,863,806), $(40,033,408) and $24,980,919, as follows:

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value

                                       1994           1993            1992

INVESTMENTS, At Fair Value, As
  Determined By Quoted Market
  Price
    U. S. government securities       $(21,525)      $14,109         $9,253
    Corporate and foreign bonds        (49,500)        9,700       (496,538)
    Common stocks
      Dillard Department Stores,
        Inc. (party-in-interest)    (46,693,505) (40,224,557)    24,036,066
      Other                            (514,569)     495,037      1,494,784
    Preferred stocks                                                   (374)
    Mutual funds                       (658,300)    (327,697)       (62,272)
    Deposits with insurance company      73,593

                                   $(47,863,806)$(40,033,408)   $24,980,919

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

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
  UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
  DURING THE YEAR                   (47,863,806) (40,033,408)    24,980,919

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION,
  END OF YEAR                    $   23,583,495 $ 71,447,301  $ 111,480,709


NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS (Continued)

Realized gains on investments are summarized below:

                                       1994           1993            1992

INVESTMENTS, At Fair Value, As
  Determined By Quoted Market
  Price
    U. S. government securities    $   1,200      $   2,550        $  2,179
    Corporate and foreign bonds                                     287,768
    Common stocks
      Dillard Department Stores,
        Inc. (party-in-interest)   1,962,348        225,520        5,166,124
      Other                          (50,663)       236,714       (1,045,720)
    Deposits with insurance company    5,688
    Mutual funds                     (39,537)       261,422           51,676

$ 1,879,036 $ 726,206 $ 4,462,027

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, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Plan made secured loans, totaling $1,146,440, $1,021,330, and $855,156, respectively, to Plan participants. These loans are payable through weekly payroll deductions. At December 31, 1994, interest is charged at the rate of 8.6%. As of December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the remaining principal balance due on these notes was $2,405,911, $1,935,996, and $1,364,946, respectively.

NOTE 7: EMPLOYER NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

During the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the employer contributed Dillard Department Stores Class A common stock totaling $13,178,861, $12,545,135, and $7,044,533 to the Plan, respectively.

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 for the year ended December 31, 1992.

During the year ended December 31, 1994, the assets of the Higbee Company Employee Retirement Savings Plan were merged into the Plan. The Higbee Company was acquired by Dillard Department Stores in its entirety in 1992. Total transfers from the Higbee Company totalled $15,346,543 for the year ended December 31, 1994.


NOTE 9: DEPOSITS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES

The Plan assets of the Higbee Company rollover funds are invested in a guaranteed long-term account and a separate pooled account with Connecticut. The portion of the assets representing participant's contributions up to 5% of compensation and the portion of the assets representing contributions from the Company are invested in a guaranteed long-term account under a deposit administration contract. Both the principal and rate of return are guaranteed by Connecticut, however, the interest rate can be changed by Connecticut. The portion of the assets representing participant's contributions in excess of 5% of compensation may be invested in a separate pooled account which Connecticut invests in common stocks or the guaranteed long-term account at the direction of the participant. Participants may redirect the contributions to either account once a year.

Financial information relating to the investments (at current value) held by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 1994 is as follows:

     Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
       Guaranteed long-term account                              $11,512,735
       Separate pooled account                                     2,380,153
                                                                  13,892,888

     Benefits accrued by Connecticut added back
       for reporting purposes                                            -0-

                                                               $  13,892,888

     Net appreciation in fair value, separate
       pooled account                                          $       5,687

     Interest income, guaranteed long-term account                  $497,577

                                SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS

                                    DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

  U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
    U. S. treasury notes - .72%
      6.125% note maturing 07/31/96  $   200,000    $  199,625      $ 195,688
      5.50% note maturing 02/15/95   $   725,000       725,113        724,884
      3.875% note maturing 03/31/95  $   160,000       160,243        159,426
                                                     1,084,981      1,079,998

  CORPORATE BONDS - .03%
    8.25% TPI Enterprises, maturing
      07/15/02                       $    55,000        66,863         41,800

  COMMON STOCKS - 3.15%
    Alltel Corporation                    10,500       191,240        316,313
    American Freightways Corporation      11,800        82,025        234,525
    AMP, Inc. (includes interest in
      Pamcor stock trust)                  4,200       242,176        305,550
    Avnet, Inc.                            3,600        91,858        133,200
    Blount, Inc.                           2,800        80,058        130,200
    Burlington Resources, Inc.             3,500       125,046        122,500
    Citation Corporation                   1,850        17,344         23,125
    Columbia Healthcare Corporation       10,000       255,490        365,000
    Commerce Clearing House, Inc. - A      4,700        75,200         79,900
    Commerce Clearing House, Inc. - B      3,860        70,928         59,830
    Delta & Pine Land Company              4,000        62,500         70,000
    El Paso Natural Gas Corporation        4,500       102,866        137,250
    Material Sciences                      9,900       138,722        157,163
    Medicus Systems Corporation            6,300        72,763         99,225
    Merck & Company, Inc.                  9,500       314,937        362,187
    Murphy Oil Company                     6,000       267,405        255,000
    Omni Insurance Group                   9,300       142,919         53,475
    Orion Capital Corporation              5,625       180,821        198,281


SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
(Continued)

  COMMON STOCKS - 3.15% (Continued)
    Panhandle Eastern Corporation      14,500      $   296,417       $286,375
    Roosevelt Financial Group, Inc.     9,000          131,154        135,000
    Southwestern Bell Corporation
     Company                            4,100          112,864        165,537
    Stewart Enterprises, Inc.           9,250          131,146        226,625
    TPI Enterprises, Inc.               8,800           63,826         34,100
    Torch Mark Corporation - Common     7,000          266,290        244,125
    Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class "A"
     Common                            12,500          236,965        265,625
    Unicap Corporation                 40,000          251,080        160,000
    USA Truck, Inc.                     9,000           74,545        135,000
                                                     4,078,585      4,755,111

  COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD DEPARTMENT
    STORES, INC. CLASS "A" - 14.46%
    (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)               816,112        1,603,240     21,830,996

  PREFERRED STOCK OF DILLARD DEPARTMENT
    STORES, INC. - .29%
    (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)                 4,400          440,000        440,000

  PROMISSORY NOTES - 1.59%      $   2,405,911        2,405,911      2,405,911

      Total Capital Appreciation Fund                9,679,580     30,553,816


SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

GOVERNMENT INCOME SECURITIES FUND

  FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME
    SECURITIES FUND - 1.44%             260,719   $  2,392,871   $  2,169,182

DILLARD COMMON STOCK FUND

  COMMON STOCK OF DILLARD DEPART-
    MENT STORES, INC. - CLASS "A" -
    63.51% (PARTY-IN-INTEREST)        3,585,501     92,553,462     95,912,152

HIGH-QUALITY STOCK FUND

  LIBERTY-AMERICAN LEADERS
    FUND - .48%                          50,042        699,725        720,098

MONEY MARKET FUND

  MONEY MARKET MANAGEMENT
    FUND - .65%                         982,220        982,224        982,220

IVEY'S GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

  FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME
    SECURITIES - 1.91%                  346,669      3,189,705      2,884,286

D. H. HOLMES ROLLOVER FUND

  FORTRESS GOVERNMENT INCOME
    SECURITIES FUND - 1.16%             210,081      1,962,160      1,747,875


SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

HIGBEE'S ROLLOVER FUND - LONG-TERM
GUARANTEED FUND

  CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
    INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACT -
    GUARANTEED ACCOUNT - 7.62%       11,512,735   $ 11,512,735   $ 11,512,735


HIGBEE'S ROLLOVER FUND - VARIABLE
FUND

  CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
    INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACT -
    SEPARATE ACCOUNT - 1.58%            224,653      2,306,560      2,380,153

Total Assets Held for Investment $ 125,279,022 $ 148,862,517


SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

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


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 Corporatio           11,000        222,104        261,250
  Southwestern Bell Corporatio            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


SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                      Par Value
                                       or Number                       Market
                                      of Shares         Cost            Value

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


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE II - ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                                 Combined                 Dillard
                                                 Capital    Goverment     Common                    Money
                                               Appreciation   Income       Stock    High-Quality   Market
                                                   Fund     Securities     Fund      Stock Fund     Fund
ASSETS
  Investments
     U. S. Government securities                $1,079,998 $           $            $           $
     Corporate bonds                                41,800
     Common stocks                               4,755,111
     Common stocks - employer securities        21,830,996               95,912,152
     Preferred stocks - employer securities        440,000
     Mutual funds                                            2,169,182                  720,098      982,220
     Promissory notes                            2,405,911
     Insurance company contract
       Guaranteed account
     Separate account
                                                30,553,816   2,169,182   95,912,152     720,098      982,220

  Receivables
     Employer's contributions                                               931,780
     Employees' contributions                       69,880      20,711      985,554      23,546       23,208
     Accrued interest and dividends                 72,600                  105,450
     Receivable (payable) from (to) other funds    (31,122)     35,196       (8,003)     (3,175)      10,938
                                                   111,358      55,907    2,014,781      20,371       34,146


  Cash                                             614,379

TOTAL ASSETS                                    31,279,553   2,225,089   97,926,933     740,469    1,016,366

LIABILITIES
     Participant benefits payable                                           685,943
     Accrued expenses                               16,312
                                                    16,312                  685,943

PLAN EQUITY                                    $31,263,241  $2,225,089  $97,240,990    $740,469   $1,016,366

                                                                          Higbee
                                                J.B. Ivey  D.H. Holmes    Company      Higbee
                                                 Company     Company   Rollover Fund  Company
                                                 Rollover    Rollover    Long-Term  Rollover Fund
                                                   Fund        Fund     Guaranteed    Variable      Total
ASSETS
 Investments
     U. S. Government securities               $           $           $            $              1,079,998
     Corporate bonds                                                                                  41,800
     Common stocks                                                                                 4,755,111
     Common stocks - employer securities                                                         117,743,148
     Preferred stocks - employer securities                                                          440,000
     Mutual funds                                2,884,286   1,747,875                             8,503,661
     Promissory notes                                                                              2,405,911
     Insurance company contract
       Guaranteed account                                                11,512,735               11,512,735
     Separate account                                                                 2,380,153    2,380,153
                                                 2,884,286   1,747,875   11,512,735   2,380,153  148,862,517

  Receivables
     Employer's contributions                                                                        931,780
     Employees' contributions                                                                      1,122,899
     Accrued interest and dividends                                                                  178,050
     Receivable (payable) from (to) other funds      1,735      (5,436)        (119)        (14)
                                                     1,735      (5,436)        (119)        (14)   2,232,729


  Cash                                                                                               614,379

TOTAL ASSETS                                     2,886,021   1,742,439   11,512,616   2,380,139  151,709,625

LIABILITIES
     Participant benefits payable                                                                    685,943
     Accrued expenses                                                                                 16,312
                                                                                                     702,255

PLAN EQUITY                                     $2,886,021  $1,742,439  $11,512,616  $2,380,139 $151,007,370

See Notes to Financial Statements


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE II - ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

DECEMBER 31, 1993

                                                 Combined                 Dillard
                                                 Capital    Goverment     Common                    Money
                                               Appreciation   Income       Stock    High-Quality   Market
                                                   Fund     Securities     Fund      Stock Fund     Fund
ASSETS
  Investments
     U. S. Government securities                $1,370,316 $           $            $           $
     Corporate bonds                                91,300
     Common stocks                               4,933,707
     Common stocks - employer securities        33,199,080              112,412,436
     Preferred stocks - employer securities        440,000
     Mutual funds                                  825,706   2,312,341                  478,849      733,387
     Promissory notes                            1,935,996
                                                42,796,105   2,312,341  112,412,436     478,849      733,387

  Receivables
     Employer's contributions                                               786,130
     Employees' contributions                       74,432      22,400      812,116      18,541       18,604
     Accrued interest and dividends                 64,113                   59,126
     Receivable (payable) from (to) other funds    (38,403)     (3,829)      64,061     (10,698)     (10,737)
                                                   100,142      18,571    1,721,433       7,843        7,867


  Cash                                             159,526         185        6,541

TOTAL ASSETS                                    43,055,773   2,331,097  114,140,410     486,692      741,254

LIABILITIES
     Participant benefits payable                                             3,823
     Accrued expenses                               16,025
                                                    16,025                    3,823

PLAN EQUITY                                    $43,039,748  $2,331,097 $114,136,587    $486,692     $741,254

                                                J.B. Ivey  D.H. Holmes
                                                 Company     Company
                                                 Rollover    Rollover
                                                   Fund        Fund        TOTAL
ASSETS
  Investments
     U. S. Government securities               $           $             $1,370,316
     Corporate bonds                                                         91,300
     Common stocks                                                        4,933,707
     Common stocks - employer securities                                145,611,516
     Preferred stocks - employer securities                                 440,000
     Mutual funds                                3,300,124   2,045,787    9,696,194
     Promissory notes                                                     1,935,996
                                                 3,300,124   2,045,787  164,079,029

  Receivables
     Employer's contributions                                               786,130
     Employees' contributions                                               946,093
     Accrued interest and dividends                                         123,239
     Receivable (payable) from (to) other funds        369        (763)

  Cash                                                           1,039      167,291

TOTAL ASSETS                                     3,300,493   2,046,063  166,101,782

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

PLAN EQUITY                                     $3,300,493  $2,046,063 $166,081,934

See Notes to Financial Statements


DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE III - ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                            Combined                 Dillard
                                            Capital    Goverment     Common                    Money
                                          Appreciation   Income       Stock    High-Quality   Market
                                              Fund     Securities     Fund      Stock Fund     Fund
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                  $105,545    $162,866 $                 $9,590      $28,175
  Dividends - employer securities             105,741                  333,870
  Interest                                    259,136
                                              470,422     162,866      333,870       9,590       28,175
  Investment expenses                         (67,266)                 (12,215)
                                              403,156     162,866      321,655       9,590       28,175

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                      1,720,604                  241,743
  Other investments in securities             (37,741)    (20,837)                  15,455
                                            1,682,863     (20,837)     241,743      15,455            0

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                            (11,868,297)   (187,940) (35,438,473)    (29,922)

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer
  Employer - non cash                                               13,178,861
  Plan participants                         1,006,307     291,728   14,749,673     294,755      283,913
                                            1,006,307     291,728   27,928,534     294,755      283,913

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS

      Total Additions                      (8,775,971)    245,817   (6,946,541)    289,878      312,088

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn  2,974,421     350,569    9,181,994      35,978       36,849
  Forfeited balances                           21,922                  767,062
  Amounts disbursed                         2,996,343     350,569    9,949,056      35,978       36,849

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                         4,193       1,256                      123          127

     Total Deductions                       3,000,536     351,825    9,949,056      36,101       36,976

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY        (11,776,507)   (106,008) (16,895,597)    253,777      275,112

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR             43,039,748   2,331,097  114,136,587     486,692      741,254

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                  $31,263,241  $2,225,089  $97,240,990    $740,469   $1,016,366

                                                                     Higbee
                                           J.B. Ivey  D.H. Holmes    Company      Higbee
                                            Company     Company   Rollover Fund  Company
                                            Rollover    Rollover    Long-Term  Rollover Fund
                                              Fund        Fund     Guaranteed    Variable      Total
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                  $221,420    $134,527     $497,577 $             $1,159,700
  Dividends - employer securities                                                               439,611
  Interest                                                                                      259,136
                                              221,420     134,527      497,577           0    1,858,447
  Investment expenses                                                                           (79,481)
                                              221,420     134,527      497,577           0    1,778,966

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                                                                        1,962,347
  Other investments in securities             (24,587)    (21,288)                   5,687      (83,311)
                                              (24,587)    (21,288)           0       5,687    1,879,036

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                               (260,036)   (152,731)                  73,593  (47,863,806)

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer
  Employer - non cash                                                                        13,178,861
  Plan participants                                                                          16,626,376
                                                    0           0            0           0   29,805,237

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS                                           12,892,805   2,453,738   15,346,543

      Total Additions                         (63,203)    (39,492)  13,390,382   2,533,018      945,976

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn    349,307     263,875    1,873,197     152,197   15,218,387
  Forfeited balances                              121                                           789,105
  Amounts disbursed                           349,428     263,875    1,873,197     152,197   16,007,492

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                         1,841         257        4,569         682       13,048

     Total Deductions                         351,269     264,132    1,877,766     152,879   16,020,540

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY           (414,472)   (303,624)  11,512,616   2,380,139  (15,074,564)

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR              3,300,493   2,046,063            0           0  166,081,934

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                   $2,886,021  $1,742,439  $11,512,616  $2,380,139 $151,007,370

See Notes to Financial Statements


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
                                            Capital    Goverment     Common                    Money
                                          Appreciation   Income       Stock    High-Quality   Market
                                              Fund     Securities     Fund      Stock Fund     Fund
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                   $68,572 $           $                 $6,094      $13,718
  Dividends - employer securities              91,893                  221,446
  Interest                                    170,385     182,631                   12,647
                                              330,850     182,631      221,446      18,741       13,718
  Investment expenses                         (60,464)                  (9,850)
                                              270,386     182,631      211,596      18,741       13,718

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                              0                  225,520
  Other investments in securities             500,467        (154)
                                              500,467        (154)     225,520           0            0

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                             (9,851,843)    (71,267) (29,959,052)     12,440

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer
  Employer - non cash                                               12,545,135
  Plan participants                           884,471     323,867   15,169,017     204,745      232,341
                                              884,471     323,867   27,714,152     204,745      232,341

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS

      Total Additions                      (8,196,519)    435,077   (1,807,784)    235,926      246,059

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn  2,370,614     551,651    9,246,533      27,460       79,344
  Forfeited balances                           66,584                  678,390
  Amounts disbursed                         2,437,198     551,651    9,924,923      27,460       79,344

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                         4,086         227                       40           67

     Total Deductions                       2,441,284     551,878    9,924,923      27,500       79,411

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY        (10,637,803)   (116,801) (11,732,707)    208,426      166,648

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR             53,677,551   2,447,898  125,869,294     278,266      574,606

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                  $43,039,748  $2,331,097 $114,136,587    $486,692     $741,254

J.B. Ivey  D.H. Holmes
 Company     Company
 Rollover    Rollover
   Fund        Fund        Total

NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                  $257,875    $169,520     $515,779
  Dividends - employer securities                                      313,339
  Interest                                                             365,663
                                              257,875     169,520    1,194,781
  Investment expenses                                                  (70,314)
                                              257,875     169,520    1,124,467

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                                                 225,520
  Other investments in securities               2,764      (2,391)     500,686
                                                2,764      (2,391)     726,206

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                               (101,441)    (62,245) (40,033,408)

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer
  Employer - non cash                                               12,545,135
  Plan participants                            43,753      12,887   16,871,081
                                               43,753      12,887   29,416,216

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS

      Total Additions                         202,951     117,771   (8,766,519)

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn    403,041     438,555   13,117,198
  Forfeited balances                              558                  745,532
  Amounts disbursed                           403,599     438,555   13,862,730

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                           294         187        4,901

     Total Deductions                         403,893     438,742   13,867,631

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY           (200,942)   (320,971) (22,634,150)

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR              3,501,435   2,367,034  188,716,084

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                   $3,300,493  $2,046,063 $166,081,934

See Notes to Financial Statements


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
                                            Capital    Goverment     Common                    Money
                                          Appreciation   Income       Stock    High-Quality   Market
                                              Fund     Securities     Fund      Stock Fund     Fund
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                   $71,138 $           $                $19,118      $13,415
  Dividends - employer securities              98,254                  187,245
  Interest                                    275,240     191,555
                                              444,632     191,555      187,245      19,118       13,415
  Investment expenses                         (70,605)
                                              374,027     191,555      187,245      19,118       13,415

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                      4,573,785                  592,339
  Other investments in securities            (724,387)      3,317                    1,868
                                            3,849,398       3,317      592,339       1,868            0

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                              3,670,134     (56,802)  21,505,908      (2,123)

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer                                                           3,889,328
  Employer - non cash                                                7,044,533
  Plan participants                           773,143     314,574   12,527,869     116,068      181,911
                                              773,143     314,574   23,461,730     116,068      181,911

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS

      Total Additions                       8,666,702     452,644   45,747,222     134,931      195,326

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn  9,454,867     252,520    9,162,207      25,614       57,805
  Forfeited balances                          (66,584)                (292,725)
  Amounts disbursed                         9,388,283     252,520    8,869,482      25,614       57,805

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                         4,976         210        8,666          16           41

     Total Deductions                       9,393,259     252,730    8,878,148      25,630       57,846

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY           (726,557)    199,914   36,869,074     109,301      137,480

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR             54,404,108   2,247,984   89,000,220     168,965      437,126

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                  $53,677,551  $2,447,898 $125,869,294    $278,266     $574,606

J.B. Ivey  D.H. Holmes
 Company     Company
 Rollover    Rollover
   Fund        Fund        Total

NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  Dividends                                  $299,356    $134,659     $537,686
  Dividends - employer securities                                      285,499
  Interest                                                             466,795
                                              299,356     134,659    1,289,980
  Investment expenses                                                  (70,605)
                                              299,356     134,659    1,219,375

REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Employer securitites                                               5,166,124
  Other investments in securities              11,824       3,281     (704,097)
                                               11,824       3,281    4,462,027

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
OF INVESTMENTS                                (94,991)    (41,207)  24,980,919

CONTRIBUTIONS
  Employer                                                           3,889,328
  Employer - non cash                                                7,044,533
  Plan participants                                                 13,913,565
                                                    0           0   24,847,426

TRANSFER FROM OTHER PLANS                                  63,804       63,804

      Total Additions                         216,189     160,537   55,573,551

WITHDRAWALS, LAPSES AND FORFEITURES
  Balance of employees' accounts withdrawn    452,390     260,607   19,666,010
  Forfeited balances                             (558)      8,977     (350,890)
  Amounts disbursed                           451,832     269,584   19,315,120

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                           349         232       14,490

     Total Deductions                         452,181     269,816   19,329,610

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PLAN EQUITY           (235,992)   (109,279)  36,243,941

PLAN EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR              3,737,427   2,476,313  152,472,143

PLAN EQUITY, END OF YEAR                   $3,501,435  $2,367,034 $188,716,084

See Notes to Financial Statements


SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE


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, 1994

                                                        Current
                                         Expenses       Value At
                     Sales    Purchase  Incurred In    Transaction
                      Price     Cost    Transaction        Date        (Loss)


Dillard Department
 Stores, Inc., Class

"A" Common Stock
(party-in-interest) $ 19,940,996 $ 19,940,996


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, 1994.

Baird, Kurtz & Dobson

Little Rock, Arkansas
April 4, 1995