During the second quarter ended August 3, 2024, the Company
closed five stores.
As of August 3, 2024, the Company
had 1,166 stores in 31 states, compared to 1,247 stores in 31 states as of
July 29, 2023.
The Cato Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced fashion
apparel and accessories operating three
concepts, “Cato,” “Versona” and “It’s
Fashion.”
The Company’s Cato stores offer exclusive merchandise with fashion
and quality comparable to mall specialty stores at low prices every
day.
The Company also offers exclusive merchandise
found in its Cato stores at www.catofashions.com.
Versona
is a unique fashion destination offering apparel and
accessories including jewelry, handbags and shoes at exceptional prices every day.
Select Versona
merchandise can also
be found at www.shopversona.com.
It’s Fashion offers fashion with a focus on the latest trendy styles for the entire
family at low prices every day.
Statements in this press release that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not a historical
fact,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s
expected or estimated operational financial
results, activities or opportunities, and potential impacts and effects of the coronavirus are considered “forward-looking”
within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements are based
on current expectations that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, but
are not limited to, any actual or perceived deterioration in the conditions that drive consumer confidence and spending,
including, but not limited to, prevailing social, economic, political and public health conditions
and uncertainties, levels
of unemployment, fuel, energy and food costs, wage rates, tax rates, interest rates, home values, consumer net worth and
the availability of credit; changes in laws or regulations affecting our business including but not limited to tariffs;
uncertainties regarding the impact of any governmental action regarding, or responses to, the foregoing conditions;
competitive factors and pricing pressures; our ability to predict and respond to rapidly changing fashion trends and
consumer demands; our ability to successfully implement our new
store development strategy to increase new store
openings and the ability of any such new stores to grow and perform as expected; adverse weather, public health threats
(including the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak) or similar conditions that may affect our sales or operations;
inventory risks due to shifts in market demand, including the ability
to liquidate excess inventory at anticipated margins;
and other factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A
of the Company’s
most recently filed annual report
on Form 10-K and in other reports the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC from time to time.
The Company does
not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it
clear that the projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. The Company is not responsible for any
changes made to this press release by wire or Internet services
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