Feb. 2, 2023

Dillard’s now plans to open next year in Sioux Falls.

As recently as November, the national department store retailer had been planning to open this fall at The Empire Mall.

That now has been adjusted to the spring of 2024, according to a company spokesperson.

Dillard’s will be in the former Younkers space near the food court and will add 40,000 square feet to the existing 100,000-square-foot space.

The department store originally announced plans to come to Sioux Falls in late 2018, with a planned opening a year later. It ended up being delayed through the pandemic before being reconfirmed last summer.