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Article: DILLARD CEO: Q4 'SHOCKINGLY BAD'.(Dillard's Inc. Chairman, CEO William Dillard II discussed company results at annual meeting)(Brief Article)
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- May 26, 2003
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A "shockingly bad" fourth quarter capped a disappointing year for Dillard's Inc., Chairman and CEO William Dillard II said May 17 at the company's annual meeting.
The Little Rock-based department store chain is known for sharing as little information as possible with the public, but at 15 minutes, the shareholder meeting was perfunctory even by the company's standards. Dillard commented on a few slides containing previously released 2002 numbers and adjourned the gathering, though he filled in a few of the gaps in the brief session with further comments to reporters after the meeting.
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