Retail headwinds force women’s apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations
4 news sources are covering this Business story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Retail headwinds force women’s apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Fast Company, IndexBox, AOL.com and Fox Business. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- A major women’s fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices Fast Company · 11h ago
- Cato Corporation to Close 120 Stores by End of Fiscal Year IndexBox · 11h ago
- 80-year-old off-price fashion chain closing 120 more stores AOL.com · 11h ago
- Retail headwinds force women’s apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations Fox Business · 11h ago
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