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NEW YORK -- Three days after its chief executive officer described Dillard's fourth-quarter performance as 'shockingly bad,' the firm reported first-quarter profits that, exclusive of special items, were just a [...]

Byline: Dan Burrows NEW YORK - A trend-bucking February same-store sales gain of 3 percent offered some consolation for Dillard's Inc. as fourth-quarter profits plummeted on special charges and soft [...]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Dillard's Inc., though once again reporting flat sales overall and in women's apparel, hosted an upbeat annual meeting Saturday, reflecting a growing conviction that the department [...]

NEW YORK -- Kohl's Corp. continued to walk a gilded path in the first quarter and Dillard's Inc. surprised some by doing the same with the help of lower inventories [...]

NEW YORK -- Boosted by higher margins on its private label merchandise, an improved mix and reduced expenses, Dillard's Inc. blasted past its department store peers, and the market's expectations, [...]

NEW YORK -- Kmart, Saks Inc., J.C. Penney, Gap and Dillard's could all do better on the top line, but they're not about to go topsy-turvy into bankruptcy, according to [...]

NEW YORK -- Dillard's Inc. won some praise from Wall Street even as it reported a 10-fold increase in its third-quarter losses. September's terrorist attacks muted the effects of merchandising [...]

NEW YORK -- Retail sales corrected themselves in the waning days of September, but many top players, including fast-growing Chico's FAS, remained in negative territory as last month's attacks and [...]

NEW YORK -- After showing strength in July sales, Dillard's Inc. late Wednesday dropped a second-quarter bombshell with losses more than three times those expected by Wall Street. Net loss [...]

NEW YORK -- Promotional events and aggressive markdowns at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group pushed down third-quarter income 15.5 percent, but results were in line with analysts reduced expectations. The [...]

NEW YORK -- The first of a series of aggressive initiatives -- including reducing inventory investment, taking markdowns quicker and deeper, store closures and cash reinvestment -- paid off handily [...]

NEW YORK -- Blaming a dismal retail environment and nearly choking on a 'bitter pill,' Dillard's Inc. Monday reported an 82.9 percent drop in earnings in the third quarter, falling [...]

NEW YORK -- Move over, summer. The stores are gearing up for fall and, based on July's sales and heavy clearance activity, it's not coming a minute too soon. As [...]

NEW YORK -- Dillard's Inc.'s third-quarter profits fell below Wall Street's expectations, hamstrung by a sluggish performance at its Mercantile Stores. Dillard's also said Wednesday it expected fourth-quarter margins to [...]

NEW YORK -- If you want to keep Wall Street happy, you better let it know what's going on. Dillard's apparently failed to do that, and, as a result, the [...]

NEW YORK - Despite heavy promotions of women's wear and soft business overall, May Department Stores and Mercantile Stores reported first-quarter earnings gains due to cost controls. However, profits at [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The news about women's apparel was not bright as two top department store firms -- Dillard Department Stores and May Department Stores Co. -- held their annual [...]

NEW YORK -- In another round of strong retail reports, Gap Inc., Dillard's Inc., Claire's Inc. and The Buckle Inc. on Thursday cited robust first-quarter results, benefiting from a strong [...]

NEW YORK -- After almost two quarters of strong selling, same-store sales slipped last month at several retailers, largely due to the earlier Easter. However, in reporting their April sales [...]

NEW YORK (FNS) - Tight cost controls, consolidations and markdown pressures were the driving forces behind largely upbeat second-quarter results for several major retailers. May Department Stores Inc., TJX Cos. [...]

NEW YORKS (FNS) -- May Department Stores, Inc., reported earnings rose 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter, while Dillard Department Stores, Inc., reported profits inched ahead 1.1 percent. May Department [...]

NEW YORK (FNS) -- Without the crutch of rising sales provided by the booming Eighties, retailers in the Nineties are scrambling to control costs to keep profits from collapsing. Four [...]

THE BOTTOM LINE THE DEPARTMENT STORE `SURVIVORS' -- NOW DOWN TO FOUR NEW YORK (FNS) -- With Federated Department Stores and Allied Stores in a cash bind and R.H. Macy [...]

DILLARD'S 3RD-QUARTER NET RISES 39.6% LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (FNS) - Earnings at Dillard Department Stores climbed 39.6 percent in the third quarter ended Oct. 28 and gained 29.9 percent in [...]

DILLARD NET UP IN 3RD PERIOD LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (FNS) -- Dillard Department Stores, Inc., reported that earnings in the third quarter ended Oct. 29 increased 19.2 percent on a [...]

3 BIG RETAILERS POST RISE IN QUARTER NET Four major retailers reported third-quarter earnings Thursday, ranging from a 20.3 percent increase at May Department Stores, Inc., to a 12.4 percent [...]

DILLARD'S NET UP IN PERIOD LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (FNS) -- Dillard Department Stores, Inc. posted an earnings gain of 32 percent gain in the fourth quarter and 24.8 percent in [...]

DILLARD'S NET CLIMBS IN QUARTER LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (FNS) -- Dillard Department Stores, Inc., reported earnings rose 19 percent in the second quarter and 14.4 percent in the six months [...]

Dillar earnings increase 15.3% in the first quarter LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (FNS) -- Dillar Department Stores, Inc., said earnings gained 15.3 percent in the first quarter on a sales increase [...]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (FNS) -- Dillard Department Stores, Inc., reported first-quarter earnings soared 67.1 percent on a sales jump of 41.9 percent. In the quarter ended May 4, earnings climbed [...]