Complex sentence: Dillard's bought the Stix, Baer & Fuller chain in 1984, converting all Stix, Baer & Fuller stores to the Dillard's name; however, the River Roads Mall store was closed not long afterward in 1986 at the end of the lease.
Split into simpler sentences: Dillard's bought the Stix, Baer & Fuller chain in 1984, converting all Stix, Baer & Fuller stores to the Dillard's name. However, the River Roads Mall store was closed not long afterward in 1986 at the end of the lease.