The Cato Corporation is a fashion specialty retailer. The Company operates through two segments: the operation of a fashion specialty stores segment (Retail Segment) and a credit card segment (Credit Segment). The Company's merchandise lines include dressy, career, and casual sportswear, dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, handbags, men's wear and lines for kids and infants. The apparel specialty stores operate under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, Its Fashion, Its Fashion Metro and Versona, including e-commerce websites. The Versona brand stores and e-commerce Website offer fashion apparel items, jewelry and accessories at values every day. The Company offers its own credit cards to its customers and all credit authorizations, payment processing and collection efforts are performed by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. It operates approximately 1,117 fashion specialty stores in 31 states, principally in the southeastern United States.
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Key people
John P. D. Cato
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Charles D. Knight
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Gordon D. Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Store Development Officer
Bryan F. Kennedy
Lead Independent Director
Pamela Lewis Davies
Independent Director
Thomas B. Henson
Independent Director
Bailey W. Patrick
Independent Director
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Key facts
- Shares in issue17.98m
- EPICCATO
- ISINUS1492051065
- LocationUnited States
- SectorServices
- IndustryRetail (Apparel)
- Market cap$69.71m
- Employees7,000
- ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
- Index
- Website
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