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<page> Page 9 Independent Auditors' Consent We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in Registration Statement No. 33-69844 of the Cato Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan on Form S-8 of Our Report Dated December 7, 2001, Appearing in This Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Cato Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the Year Ended September 30, 2001. Deloitte & Touche Llp Charlotte, North Carolina December 27, 2001
