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41-415: The mall opened in 1995 with Dillard's , JCPenney , Sears , Burdines , and Parisian (became McRae's in 2004 and Belk in 2006 instead of becoming Belk in 2007 like most of the other Parisian stores including The Avenues). Following that store's closure in 2010, the space is now Burlington (Closed in 2022) and Dick's Sporting Goods since 2012. Dillard's also opened a store at Pembroke Lakes Mall by

82-621: A department store in Texarkana, Arkansas , initially as the minority partner in Wooten & Dillard. In 1956, Dillard led an investment group that acquired the Mayer & Schmidt store in Tyler, Texas . This store eventually took on the name "Dillard's Mayer & Schmidt" until 1974, when it was replaced with a mall-based location south of downtown Tyler. In 1960, Dillard acquired and turned around

123-519: A division of Federated Department Stores ; the stores were rebranded as Dillard's in 1972. In 1974, five Leonard's stores were acquired in Fort Worth , and a commitment to open a new downtown Fort Worth store at the Tandy Center , the site of the original Leonard's. Also in 1974, the former Brown-Dunkin, Blass, Pfeifer and Mayer & Schmidt stores were fully renamed Dillard's. In the 1980s,

164-929: A former Lord & Taylor store at Oak Court Mall in Memphis, Tennessee and three Belk-Lindsey stores in Florida (Gulf View, DeSoto, and Eastlake). Except for two Belk of Columbia stores that were acquired in 1995, acquisitions were eschewed for a couple of years until early 1997 with the purchase of 15 stores—10 Mervyn's boxes in Florida and five southern Virginia stores from Proffitt's that were acquired from Hess's in 1993. The Mervyn's deal included five purchased from Lord & Taylor in 1991: Cutler Ridge Mall (1982), Coral Square (1984), Miami International Mall , Boynton Beach Mall (both 1985), and Treasure Coast Square (1987). Three additional stores were acquired from Jordan Marsh in 1992: Pompano Fashion Square (1970), Broward Mall (1978), and Melbourne Square (1983), and

205-628: A part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide, The store permanently closed in March 2020, a month before its official date due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Washington Prime Group transferred the mall's ownership to Kohan Retail Investment Group in March 2020. Victoria's Secret closed in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. A&W Restaurants , H&M & Chick-fil-A all permanently closed from January to April 2021. And in June 2021,

246-606: A secondary brand known as Bath & Body Works at Home was launched. Two years later, the company launched the White Barn Candle Company, a division specializing in the sale of scented candles . Bath & Body Works launched both a seasonal catalog and a website in 2006. In November 2006, the company launched its first television commercial advertisement. Net sales as of January 28, 2006 were $ 2.3 billion, significantly higher than all other L Brands companies other than Victoria's Secret . In July 2008,

287-675: Is an American department store chain with approximately 267 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas . Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42. The company also has stores in 27 more states; however, it is absent from the Northeast ( Washington, D.C. , and northward), most of the Upper Midwest (particularly Michigan , Wisconsin , and Minnesota ), and most of

328-611: Is an easy way to buy all of the brand-specific items at a cheaper, more economical price. The hours may vary a little bit by store or holiday; however, the generic hours of a Clearance Center are Tuesday through Saturday from 12 pm to 7 pm and Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm. On Mondays, the Clearance Centers are closed for the restocking of the Clearance items. On a week-to-week basis, each Dillard's Clearance Center receives further markdowns by each department; older merchandise

369-535: Is marked down to an amount ending in "99 cents," representing a 65% discount. Bath and Body Works Bath & Body Works, LLC. is an American retail store chain that sells soaps, lotions, fragrances, and candles. It was founded in 1990 in New Albany , Ohio and has since expanded across six continents. In 1997, it became the largest bath shop chain in the United States. Bath & Body Works

410-603: The American Stock Exchange . The chain then expanded rapidly as an anchor in suburban shopping malls , and took advantage of market conditions to acquire smaller chains and its ability to turn around locations that other companies could not operate profitably. Expansion of the Dillard's chain increased rapidly during the 1970s, mainly through expanding into new malls being built in smaller cities in Texas . In 1971, five Texas units were acquired from Fedway,

451-530: The West Coast , aside from three stores in California . Dillard's is the outgrowth of a department store founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard ; its corporate headquarters remain located at the eastern edge of Little Rock 's Riverdale area and many of its executives and directors are members of the Dillard family. The family retains control of the company through its ownership of Class B Common Stock;

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492-588: The 318 stores. Also in 2008, stores opened at both The Shops at Wiregrass and Pier Park in Florida . Dillard's also announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire the remaining fifty percent (50%) interest in CDI Contractors, LLC and CDI Contractors, Inc., which it did not already own. In late 2018, Dillard's announced a location would open in fall 2019 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota , at

533-637: The 49,000,000 square feet (4,600,000 m ) it used for its business and retail operations. In March 2020, Dillard's attracted note in the press for keeping many of its 290 stores open during the coronavirus pandemic, with Dillard's stating "we are open with limited hours where not ordered to close by state or local government mandate." In April 2020, Dillard's closed around 200 out of its 285 stores in response to COVID-19. Its online store remained open. In May 2020, Dillard's had reopened all but two of its locations in Tampa Bay , according to its website at

574-668: The Class A common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange . Dillard began his first store in Mineral Springs, Arkansas , in what was locally known as "the tater house". It was located across the street from the community's Methodist church. The building that housed the original store was torn down in the early 2000s. Dillard sold the original five and dime store in Nashville, Arkansas , to develop

615-722: The East Coast region, at 260,000 square feet (24,000 m ), was located in the MacArthur Center in downtown Norfolk, Virginia , closed in 2023. It announced construction of a new "flagship" store in Lubbock, TX on Nov 15th, 2022. This store will be 220,000 sq ft. The home store for the chain is in Little Rock ; the divided store is located in the trend-conscious Park Plaza Mall , one of the city's oldest continuously operating shopping centers in its midtown section. As of April 2020, Dillard's operated 28 clearance stores in

656-420: The United States. Dillard's Clearance Centers occupy 26 mall spaces throughout multiple states for the clearance stock of clothing from prior seasons. They are usually located within lower-income areas as the no longer high priced items are not as covetable for the general clientele Dillard's procures. The 265 regular department stores ship the clearance clothing at already 65% off to these Clearance Centers where

697-973: The acquisition of Mercantile, Dillard's ceased expanding through acquisitions, although eight locations of the defunct Montgomery Ward in the Midwest, and four locations from ZCMI in Utah and Idaho were acquired in 2001, when stores opened at Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler, Arizona, The Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia, Georgia , The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington, Florida , International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, Florida , and The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas . In 2004, Dillard's store credit card operation, operated as Dillard's National Bank,

738-493: The clothing is then marked down further to liquidate the heaps of clothing and shoes. The Clearance Centers rival that of a Marshalls or TJ Maxx with unknown sizes or quantities of a specific item. However, all the clothing at Dillard's Clearance Centers are direct from the normal Dillard's Department Stores close to and surrounding the one outlet. The goods that are sent to these stores are including, but not limited to: overstocked, offseason, didn't sell well, or damaged. This

779-708: The company purchased many local chains. In 1982, Dillard's leased three units of the defunct Lowenstein's chain in Memphis, Tennessee . In early 1984, Dillard's acquired 12 Stix, Baer & Fuller stores in St. Louis and Kansas City from Associated Dry Goods Corp. In fall 1984, two department store divisions were purchased from Dayton-Hudson Corporation : Diamond's and John A. Brown , with locations in Arizona , Nevada and Oklahoma . Twelve stores in Kansas and Missouri belonging to R. H. Macy & Co. 's Midwest Division, which

820-475: The company released its second quarter report. It did not release "store comps relative to pandemic-dominated 2020; comparable store retail sales compared to 2019 rose 14%." After an $ 8.6 million net loss in August 2020, the company noted that it instead had made a net income in August 2021 of $ 185.7 million. For 2023 (for the 53 weeks ending 3 February 2024), Dillard's net income was $ 738.8 million. Net sales for

861-593: The failing Brown-Dunkin store in Tulsa, Oklahoma . The success of this turnaround was followed in late 1963 by acquiring the Joseph Pfeifer store in Little Rock, Arkansas , and in early 1964 acquiring the other main store in Little Rock, Gus Blass Co. Dillard used this as an opportunity to relocate his headquarters to Little Rock. In 1969, Dillard and his investors took Dillard Department Stores, Inc., public on

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902-666: The former Selber Bros. clothing department store chain, founded in 1907 in Shreveport , Louisiana, which also had a few locations in Texas. In 1988, Dillard's purchased the three-unit Miller & Paine chain in Lincoln , Nebraska , as well as more significantly, a half-interest and operational control of The Higbee Co. , based in Cleveland, Ohio , with partner Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd., of New Orleans,

943-473: The former Macy's was purchased by The Altman Companies as part of redevelopment plans. The former Sears has been converted into a 2-story amusement center, operated by Elev8 Fun, which opened in January 2022. Aeropostale , AT&T , Burlington , Claire's , Hollister Co. , LensCrafters , PacSun , Taco Bell , Talbots , The Children's Place , T-Mobile , and Tillys all closed in 2022. In mid-2023, it

984-678: The former Mercantile Stores to May Department Stores Co. and Saks Incorporated and traded an additional seven stores to Belk for nine of theirs in southern Virginia and Chattanooga, Tennessee . Overall this deal enabled Dillard's to enhance its position in several markets in the South, Midwest and Mountain states. Also in 1998, the chain entered California , opening its first store in a former Weinstock's at Weberstown Mall in Stockton, California . In 1999, Dillard's opened stores at Mall of Georgia and Arbor Place Mall near Atlanta . After

1025-794: The largest Dillard's store at 365,000 square feet (33,900 m ) is located at Scottsdale Fashion Square , an enclosed super-regional mall in Scottsdale, Arizona . Within the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the chain has two flagship stores with a 299,000-square-foot (27,800 m ) store at the Northpark Center in Dallas and a 310,000-square-foot (29,000 m ) store at the North East Mall in Hurst . Its flagship store in

1066-459: The location at The Galleria (1986) was not affected. The deal-making culminated with the purchase of Mercantile Stores Co., Inc., in 1998. The purchase of this Fairfield, Ohio-based department store company brought several chains, including Bacon's , Castner Knott , de Lendrecie's , Gayfers , Glass Block, Hennessy's , J.B. White , Joslins , Lion Store , Maison Blanche , McAlpin's , Root's and The Jones Store . Dillard's sold 26 stores of

1107-418: The mall in 2000. On May 8, 2009, Orlando Business Journal reported the coming addition of a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m) H&M store, which was the second in Florida, with the first being at The Florida Mall. Additionally, Sears closed the lower level of its anchor store at the center in 2012 and that space is yet to be filled. Also in 2012, Disney Store shuttered its doors at the mall. Simon sold

1148-542: The mall to Washington Prime Group in May 2014. In 2015, 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of retail space near Macy's was cleared and converted into an Athletic Apex health club, which opened in 2016. On May 31, 2018, Sears announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018. On January 7, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in April 2020 as

1189-636: The remaining interest in the Higbee's stores was acquired, as well as five Ohio stores from Horne's (as part of a legal settlement, Dillard's having canceled a 1988 deal to acquire the chain). Also in 1992, three stores from the Hess's chain liquidation (five other former Hess's were acquired in 1994), two E. M. Scarbrough 's locations in Austin, Texas , two Thalhimer's in South Carolina and Tennessee,

1230-542: The remaining two at Lakeland Square Mall (1986) and Pembroke Lakes Mall (1992). The Proffitt's conversion gave them two that were also taken over from Rices Nachmans in 1985 at Coliseum Mall (1973) and Pembroke Mall (1981), and three newly built stores Patrick Henry Mall , Greenbrier Mall (both 1987), and Chesapeake Square (1988). Three suburban Macy's stores in Houston at Willowbrook Mall , Deerbrook Mall (both 1984), and Baybrook Mall (1985) were absorbed while

1271-899: The same period were $ 6.75 billion. Operating expenses to 3 February 2024 were $ 1.77 billion. In March of 2024, Dillard’s opened their first location in the upper midwest in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the Empire Mall. In 2024, the company introduced "The Coterie Shop" a concept of online and conventional special occasion and casual clothing shops from Abbey Glass, Buru, Crosby by Mollie Burch and Fanm Mon. The Coterie Shop will be featured in Alabama , Arkansas , Arizona , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee and Texas . The chain continues to expand and has recently added stores in non-traditional mall shopping centers. Currently,

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1312-665: The second locations being converted to a separate, expanded home and men's stores, a format that Dillard's utilized greatly, both to grow its store size cost-effectively and to prevent competitors from gaining valuable real estate. Additionally, the Joske's acquisition gave Dillard's entry into the Houston market. That same year, Dillard's co-founded CDI Contractors, a construction company that would help build, remodel, and repair most of its locations, with William "Bill" Clark and Braggs Electric Construction Company. Dillard's in 1988 acquired

1353-557: The site of the former Younkers in Empire Mall . By August 2020, it had not yet opened. In September 2019, Dillard's remained headquartered in Arkansas, with 260 "full-line" stores and 29 clearance centers. It had locations mostly in the South and Southwest of the United States, in 29 states overall. The company was also a significant owner of property in the United States, and it owned 44,300,000 square feet (4,120,000 m ) of

1394-531: The time of the mall's opening, while Parisian opened another Florida store at The Avenues a year before. Ivey's (who also wanted to open at The Avenues and The Florida Mall ) and Maison Blanche (which was to build stores at Westfield Brandon and Westfield Citrus Park ) have also signed as anchors. However, Dillard's purchased Ivey's and Maison Blanche was taken over by Gayfers , which never opened there. This created an available anchor pad that never came into fruition. An Olive Garden restaurant opened outside

1435-415: The time. That week, management and Dillard's CEO, William Dillard II, informed its annual meeting that the company's first quarter had been the worst in its history, due to the coronavirus, saying Dillard's business had become "total chaos" by the end of April as a result. At the time, Dillard's had 257 department stores, and 28 clearance stores, and had reopened stores in 21 states or more. In August 2021,

1476-641: Was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio as the beauty line for Express, Inc. The company's first store opened in a Cambridge, Massachusetts mall in September 1990. In 1991, the Body Shop sued Bath & Body Works, resulting in Bath & Body Works rebranding itself. The brand created a mascot named Kate who serves as a founding figure, with the store layout being modeled as her country house. In 1997,

1517-739: Was later dissolved in 2006, were acquired in early 1986, while the three-unit Hemphill-Wells company in West Texas was purchased in the summer. The stores at Sunset Mall in San Angelo and South Plains Mall in Lubbock were both converted, and the third in downtown Lubbock was closed. In 1987, Dillard's purchased 26 of Joske's 27 stores in Texas and Arizona and the four-unit Cain-Sloan chain in Nashville, Tennessee , from Allied Stores Corp. This deal gave Dillard's two major anchor locations at several malls in Texas and Arizona with many of

1558-701: Was purchased in 1989, bringing 18 units primarily in Louisiana, as well two former Diamond's units in Tucson, Arizona . The Ivey's chain of 23 stores in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina was acquired from BATUS in 1990. This was followed by Maison Blanche selling eight stores on Florida's Gulf Coast to them in 1991. The locations were at Tyrone Square Mall (1973), University Square Mall , WestShore Plaza (both 1974), Countryside Mall (1976), Southgate Plaza (1978), Edison Mall , Coastland Center (both 1985), and Lakeland Square Mall (1988). In 1992,

1599-514: Was reported that the mall owed over $ 800,000 in property taxes to Seminole County. Champs Sports , Express , Journeys , and Yankee Candle all closed in 2023. The remaining small chain tenants at the mall during the mall's decline include Finish Line , Hot Topic , Kay Jewelers , Rack Room Shoes , and Zumiez . All are still open. In late February 2024, electricity to the mall was disconnected by Florida Power & Light due to delinquent bills. The mall's anchor stores were not affected. Power

1640-615: Was restored two days later. In May 2024, 4th Dimension Properties acquired the Seminole Towne Center, and plans to add new businesses. On June 1, 2024, it was announced that the music store next to Dillard’s would be closing. It closed on June 30, 2024. Bath and Body Works , Spencer's , Sunglass Hut , The White Barn Candle Company and Zales Jewelers closed in 2024. 28°48′12″N 81°20′21″W  /  28.8033623°N 81.3392539°W  / 28.8033623; -81.3392539 Dillard%27s Dillard's, Inc.

1681-745: Was sold to GE Money Bank . Customers can now be issued Dillard's/American Express cards as well as the traditional Dillard's store charge cards. These cards can be used at any store that accepts the American Express brand. In 2005, Dillard's opened stores at Perimeter Mall and Atlantic Station in Atlanta , Georgia as well as St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, Florida . In 2008, Dillard's closed their travel agency, Dillard's Travel, alongside all in-store locations due to economic conditions. Dillard's Travel previously operated in 43 of

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