The Cato Corporation announced sales results for the five weeks and thirty-five weeks ended October 5, 2013. The company reported sales for the five weeks ended October 5, 2013 of $72.9 million, a 3% increase over sales of $71.1 million for the five week period ended September 29, 2012. Same-store decreased 3% compared to September 2012.

Sales for the thirty-five weeks ended October 5, 2013 were $628.6 million, down 1% to sales of $637.5 million for the thirty-five weeks ended September 29, 2012.

The company now expects third quarter earnings per diluted share will be at the higher end of its guidance range of $0.02 to $0.09 versus $0.16 last year.