| Recognized as among the leading retail | | | | their visionary founding father. |
| department store chains in the USA, it is well | | | | The Dillard Shopping Experience |
| known that Dillards outlets offer a wide range of | | | | Today, most Dillard's stores are located inside |
| consumer goods - from apparel to household | | | | shopping malls at central business locations |
| products and a whole lot more. It may be hard to | | | | nationwide. Setting up at a good location is the |
| believe for some that this veritable institution of | | | | key to the endurance of Dillard's. By situating its |
| the retailing industry was once a simple small-town | | | | outlets inside malls, Dillard's is assured of a sizable |
| store in a little-known corner of Nashville, | | | | volume of foot traffic. This is absolutely essential |
| Arkansas. | | | | to the success of the retail business. |
| History of Dillard's | | | | Another feature of the shopping experience at |
| The growth and longevity of Dillard's is a | | | | Dillards is the availability of an exclusive Dillard's |
| testament to the vision of its founder William T. | | | | credit card prior to 2004. Dillard's subsequently |
| Dillard. He established his first store in 1938 and | | | | sold their credit card operations to GE Consumer |
| through continuous development and expansion he | | | | Finance, which continues to provide exclusive and |
| began acquiring retail stores outside of Arkansas. | | | | branded credit card services to Dillard's clientele. |
| Dillard's began to operate in various locations in | | | | Dillard's offer a wide array of retail goods. Clothing |
| Texas and Oklahoma. By 1969, Dillard's developed | | | | is one of its primary merchandise. They offer |
| into a publicly traded company named Dillard | | | | various premium branded apparel items for kids |
| Department Stores, Inc. Decades later, Dillard's | | | | and adults, male or female. Home furnishings, |
| would be operating in 29 states with 309 stores. | | | | accessories, shoes and cosmetics are also part of |
| There are Dillards outlet stores in Arizona, Iowa, | | | | their stores' offerings. |
| Georgia, Wyoming, Colorado, Alabama, Missouri, | | | | Apart from premium branded products, some of |
| Tennessee, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada, | | | | which are exclusive to Dillard's, they also provide |
| Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, North and South Carolina, | | | | private label merchandize at more affordable |
| Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and Florida. In 2002, | | | | prices. Hence, a good location, tech-assisted |
| William T. Dillard passed away. The hundreds of | | | | service, high-quality goods and a private credit |
| Dillard's all across America still operate to this day, | | | | card service - these are the things one can |
| carrying with them the entrepreneurial legacy of | | | | expect when shopping at a Dillards outlet. |
