8100 Denmark Road
(704) 554-8510
As COVID infections continue to rise as a result of the Delta variant, there remains a high level of
uncertainty as to the impact COVID will have on the second half of the year.
Additionally, the
continued impact of the supply chain disruption still remains a concern.
In light of these uncertainties,
we remain cautiously optimistic about the remainder of the year.
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, 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