Caleres (CAL) 10-Q 2016 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. §1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Caleres, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Diane M. Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, and Kenneth H. Hannah, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Diane M. Sullivan

Diane M. Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Caleres, Inc.

December 7, 2016

/s/ Kenneth H. Hannah

Kenneth H. Hannah

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Caleres, Inc.

December 7, 2016