The Empire Mall has an answer for the space formerly filled by Younkers.

Fashion retailer Dillard's will locate a new store in the 100,000-square-foot anchor store space, and expand it by about 40,000 square feet in construction starting next year. The store is planned to open in late fall 2019.

The Sioux Falls store will be the first location in the Upper Midwest for Dillard's. Younkers closed its doors in late August.

“We are incredibly excited over the news that Dillard’s has chosen The Empire Mall for its first location in the Upper Midwest,” said Dan Gies, mall manager at The Empire Mall, in a news release. “We continue to evolve by offering our visitors more market-exclusive and must-have brands than any mall in the region.”

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Founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard in Nashville, Arkansas, Dillard's has stores in 29 states but until now, no locations in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Michigan.

“We are proud to add South Dakota as our 30th state of operation as we bring our premier shopping experience to Sioux Falls We are looking forward to serving this new market at a very high level to build lasting relationships with our new Sioux Falls customers.”

“We are proud to add South Dakota as our 30th state of operation as we bring our premier shopping experience to Sioux Falls," said Dillard’s Senior Vice President Chris Johnson, in a news release. "We are looking forward to serving this new market at a very high level to build lasting relationships with our new Sioux Falls customers.”