Market Hit: CE Transact Data Reveals Revenue Struggles of Dillard’s and Other Full-Price Department Store Peers
Department store Dillard’s (DDS) recently reported total revenue growth down -4.4% year over year, close to CE implied reported growth of -4.5% and below consensus of -2.2%. The company also missed on comparable sales.
Dillard’s Revenue Year-Over-Year
Consumer Edge’s US Transact data for DDS has closely tracked CE’s broader Full-Price Department Store peer group. The company’s latest print looks to be another manifestation of that index trailing its sibling, Off-Price Department stores, over the last year.
Full-Line vs. Off-Price Department Store Analysis
Once riding high in the earlier days of the pandemic recovery, Dillard’s and the other full-price banners such as Macy’s and Nordstrom have quietly come back to earth.
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