Dillard's (DDS) 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

                                             CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                              18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                                               AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                                   SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dillard's, Inc (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period
ended November 2, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
James I. Freeman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
              of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
              condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: December 17, 2002


                                                 /s/James I. Freeman
                                                   James I. Freeman
                                                   Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer