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| | <issuerName> CALERES INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> CAL </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> MCGINNIS PATRICIA G </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 4827 V STREET </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> WASHINGTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> DC </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 20007 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| <footnotes></footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Thomas C. Burke, Attny in Fact for Patricia G. McGinnis </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-03-27 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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