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): December 1, 2005

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                                 Dillard's, Inc.
             (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.

         On December 1, 2005, the registrant  issued a press release  announcing
its plans to open a new store in Ames,  Iowa.  A copy of the  press  release  is
furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

99       Press Release dated December 1, 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: December 1, 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

       99        Press Release dated December 1, 2005.