Dillard’s Inc. has announced it will locate an Internet fulfillment center in Maumelle, Arkansas to support the continuing growth of its online store at www.dillards.com. The company has signed an agreement to purchase a 850,000 sq.ft. distribution facility and will create over 300 new jobs in the Central Arkansas area.

Dillard's store in Little Rock, Arkansas

According to Dillard’s president Alex Dillard, Arkansas was chosen as the location since it is where the department store chain was founded.

Dillard’s Inc. ranks among the US’s largest fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailers with annual revenues exceeding $6.2 billion. The Company operates in 294 locations and 14 clearance centers in 29 states. Currently, Dillard’s employs approximately 2,300 people in Arkansas.

The Maumelle internet fulfillment centre is expected to be fully operational by late 2012.