UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2005

                                 Dillard's, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               1-6140                                    71-0388071
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       (Commission File Number)                       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                      Identification No.)

         1600 Cantrell Road
        Little Rock, Arkansas                             72201
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (501) 376-5200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
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              On August 18, 2005, the registrant issued a press release
announcing the purchase of the McRae's store at the Mall of Louisiana from Belk.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits
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       99     Press Release dated August 18, 2005





                                    SIGNATURE

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                     DILLARD'S, INC.



DATED: August 18, 2005    By:    James I. Freeman
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                          Name:  James I. Freeman
                          Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description
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     99       Press Release dated August 18, 2005.