Dillard's - About the company
Dillard's is a public company based in Little Rock (United States), founded in 1938. It operates as a Departmental store chain. Dillard's has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 250 active competitors, including 9 funded and 82 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Walmart, M&S and Ace Hardware.
Company Details
Dillard's is a departmental store chain. The chain was founded by William T. Dillard in 1938. As of March 2015, they operate 330 stores across 28 states in the US. The chain went public on the American Stock Exchange in 1969. Their acquisitions consist of the Brown-Dunkin, Blass, Pfeifer and Mayer & Schmidt stores in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, they acquired numerous local chains such as Lowenstein's, Stix, Baer & Fuller, Diamond's, John A. Brown, Hemphill-Wells, Joske's, Cain-Sloan, Selber Bros, Miller & Paine, etc. Dillard's also operated a store credit card operation, Dillard's National Bank, which was by GE Money Bank in 2004. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $7B and a net profit of $0.89B.
- Website
- www.dillards.com/
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1938
Location
Little Rock, United States
Stage
Public
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
31st among 250 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$6.56B as on Jan 31, 2026
Employee Count
20,492 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Dillard's
Dillard's is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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DILLARDS INC CIN: 28917 , United States, Active | Jan 12, 1964 | $6.56B (As on Jan 31, 2026) | 29900 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
Dillard's's IPO details
Dillard's got listed on Jul 24, 1989.
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Dillard's's funding and investors
Dillard's has raised funding over 1 round. Dillard's has 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Dillard's:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 01, 2011 | 7706944 | Post IPO | 6657095 | 3241149 | 6671501 | 4617789 |
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Dillard's' founders and board of directors
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Dillard's has 20,492 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Dillard's's employee count trend over the years:
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Dillard's's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Dillard's include Walmart, M&S and Ace Hardware. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dillard's, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Walmart 1962, Bentonville (United States), Public | Multinational retail corporation | - | 77/100 | |
2nd | M&S 1884, London (United Kingdom), Public | Retail chain of clothing, home & luxury food products | - | 74/100 | |
3rd | Ace Hardware 1924, Oak Brook (United States), Acquired | Offline retail chain for hardware products | - | 73/100 | |
4th | Nordstrom 1901, Seattle (United States), Public | Fashion specialty retailer | - | 72/100 | |
5th | TravelCenters of America 1972, Westlake (United States), Acquired | Franchise network of hospitality and convenience stores | - | 72/100 | |
6th | Neiman Marcus 1907, Honolulu (United States), Acquired | Retail chain of luxury department store | $200M | 69/100 | |
7th | Target 1962, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired | Retailer of women’s, kids’, toddler & baby items | - | 69/100 | |
8th | KFC 1952, Louisville (United States), Acquired | Chain of restaurant serving chicken | - | 68/100 | |
9th | Tractor Supply 1938, Nashville (United States), Public | Retailer of multi-category consumer products | - | 68/100 | |
10th | Costco 1976, Seattle (United States), Public | Retail chain providing electronic products, household appliances, and other products | - | 67/100 | |
31st | Dillard's 1938, Little Rock (United States), Public | Departmental store chain | - | - | 59/100 |
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Dillard's's Investments and acquisitions
Dillard's has a total of 1 investment in Acumen Holdings. Dillard's has not made any acquisitions as of now.News related to Dillard's
Media has covered Dillard's for a total of 24 events in the last 1 year, 18 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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US retailer Dillard's Q1 sales increase due to robust retail demandFibre2Fashion•May 16, 2026•Dillard's, Convergence Investment Partners
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M&T Bank Corp Makes New Investment in Dillard's, Inc. $DDSMarketBeat•Apr 26, 2026•M&T Bank, Dillard's
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Ingredion Incorporated $INGR Shares Acquired by Illinois Municipal Retirement FundMarketBeat•Nov 14, 2025•Ingredion, IMRF, Dillard's, ADT and 4 others
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Dillard’s Posts 3 Percent Third Quarter Comp Gain; Pushes EPS HigherSGB Media•Nov 13, 2025•Dillard's
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Sydney Silverman Partners with Dillard's to Launch Gianni Bini x Sydney SilvermanPR Newswire•Oct 23, 2025•Dillard's
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