GoKawiilCato Fashions to shut 120 stores in 2024
Cato Fashions, a women's apparel chain competing with TJ Maxx and Ross, announced it will close 120 stores this year, more than it had previously planned. The company said it does not expect these underperforming locations to improve.
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The closures add to a wider pattern of retail store cuts this year, which suggests many chains are struggling with weaker consumer spending amid higher prices. Cato's decision to abandon 'marginal' stores rather than try to revive them may signal reduced confidence in a near-term turnaround for value-focused apparel retail.
- Cato Fashions will close 120 stores in 2024, exceeding earlier plans.
- The company says it doesn't expect these underperforming stores to improve.
- The move fits a broader trend of retailers closing stores amid pricing pressures.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-25
Published there as: “A major women’s fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices”
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