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  <xsd:element id="ctrn_FederalFundsEffectiveSwapRateOrEurodollarMember" name="FederalFundsEffectiveSwapRateOrEurodollarMember" nillable="true" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ctrn_WomensApparelMember" name="WomensApparelMember" nillable="true" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="DistributionCenterDarlingtonSouthCarolinaMember" id="ctrn_DistributionCenterDarlingtonSouthCarolinaMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="DistributionCenterRolandOklahomaMember" id="ctrn_DistributionCenterRolandOklahomaMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="ScheduleOfStockRepurchaseActivityTableTextBlock" id="ctrn_ScheduleOfStockRepurchaseActivityTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionPercentOfAnnualIncreaseInLeaseRent" id="ctrn_SaleLeasebackTransactionPercentOfAnnualIncreaseInLeaseRent" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionTermOfLease" id="ctrn_SaleLeasebackTransactionTermOfLease" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="ProceedsFromAdvanceFundingForCapitalImprovementProject" id="ctrn_ProceedsFromAdvanceFundingForCapitalImprovementProject" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionNumberOfAdditionalPeriods" id="ctrn_SaleLeasebackTransactionNumberOfAdditionalPeriods" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionRenewalTerm" id="ctrn_SaleLeasebackTransactionRenewalTerm" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionAnnualLeaseRent" id="ctrn_SaleLeasebackTransactionAnnualLeaseRent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element name="NonvestedSharesIssuedSharesShareBasedPaymentArrangement" id="ctrn_NonvestedSharesIssuedSharesShareBasedPaymentArrangement" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
</xsd:schema>
