Dillard's (DDS) 10-Q 2005 Q1 Quarterly report

                                                                      Exhibit 32(a)
                                   CERTIFICATIONS


I, William Dillard, II, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dillard's, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
    a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
    made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report,
    fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
    as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
    and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

         (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
              designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
              consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
              period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

         (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
              report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
              the period covered by this report based on such evaluation and

         (c)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
              occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
              likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
    control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
    directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

         (a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
              financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
              process, summarize and report financial information; and

         (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
              role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 2, 2004
                                               /s/ William Dillard, II
                                                    William Dillard, II
                                     Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer