EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the four-week period ended February 26, 2000
increased 19.4 percent to $25.4 million from sales of $21.3 million for the
four-week period ended February 27, 1999. Comparable store sales decreased
1.0 percent in February 2000.
The Company also announced the opening of two new stores in February, one
each in Dothan, AL (Dothan market) and Elmhurst, IL (Chicago market).
Additionally, the Company opened a rack store in Athens, GA (Athens market) in
February.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 141 footwear stores located in the Midwest,
South and Southeast. Combining value pricing with an entertaining store
format, Shoe Carnival is a leading retailer of name brand and private label
footwear for the entire family. Headquartered in Evansville, IN, Shoe
Carnival trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol SCVL. Shoe
Carnival's press releases and annual report are available on the Company's
website at http://www.shoecarnival.com/ .
SOURCE Shoe Carnival, Inc.
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http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/127183.html or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 127183
CONTACT:
Mark L. Lemond, President and Chief Executive
Officer, or W. Kerry Jackson, Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Shoe Carnival, Inc., 812-867-4034
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