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 19, 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 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On August 19, 2005, the registrant issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 30, 2005. A copy of the
press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits. The following document is furnished as an Exhibit.

Exhibit No.         Exhibit

99.1                Press Release, dated August 19, 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 19, 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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     99.1        Press Release dated August 19, 2005.