EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark L. Lemond, president and
chief executive officer of Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCVL) was announced
the recipient of the Indiana Heartland 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The
Year award for retail at a ceremony in Indianapolis, IN on June 7, 2001.
The prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award honors
entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and
sustained successful, growing business ventures. Indiana Heartland's award
recipients will participate in the National Entrepreneur Of The Year awards
program which will be held on November 17, 2001.
The judges of the award recognized Mr. Lemond for the dramatic turn-around
in Shoe Carnival's performance since he became president and chief executive
officer in September 1996. Under Mr. Lemond's leadership, the Company was
reinvented from being recognized as a deep discounter to a family footwear
store that offers name brand merchandise at a value. As a result, Shoe
Carnival is achieving record sales and earnings and is the fastest growing
family footwear chain in the United States.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 170 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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Company News On-Call:
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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