Where
Cato records added to the index
The wash is where US retail is opening overall. The dots are the records the index added for this brand, which are not all store openings — drag the timeline to watch them land.
The full report finds the trade areas that look like the ones Cato already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic.
One release carries most of this change — likely a data-coverage artifact, not store openings.
US locations
As of Q3 2026
Net new stores
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
Growth
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
CatoUnverified — One release carries most of this change — likely a data-coverage artifact, not store openings.
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter — the shape is the growth rate, not the store count.
Rankings
The fastest-growing chains in Apparel & Accessories
Ranked by acceleration — opening faster now than they were a year ago.
Placing Cato in its category…
Rankings exclude companies whose entire rise lands in a single quarter — that pattern is a change in data coverage, not expansion.
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Click any company to compare it against Cato — the chart, the metric table and the link at the bottom of this page all follow.
Compare
Cato against anyone
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter, so a 300-store chain and a 3,000-store chain are the same shape. Cato plus up to 4 others.
Who
Who to call at Cato
The people behind this brand's growth — real estate first.
Real estate
Gordon Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Store Development Officer
gsmit@catocorp.comLinkedInWarren Doyle
Vice President Corporate Real Estate · Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
wdoyl@catocorp.comLinkedInKyle Edwards
Regional Vice President, Director of Real Estate · Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
kedwa@catocorp.comLinkedInAndreanna Simms
Regional Vice President, Director of Real Estate · Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Leadership
John P. D. Cato
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Charles D. Knight (Chuck Knight)
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
cknig@catocorp.comLinkedIn
Knowing how fast Cato is growing is half of it. The other half is where they should open next.
We'll find the trade areas that look like the ones Cato already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic, and the specific neighbourhoods that match.