EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the five-week period ended July 3, 1999 increased
24.4 percent to $32.1 million from sales of $25.8 million for the five-week
period ended July 4, 1998. Comparable store sales increased 1.1 percent in
June 1999.
Sales for the first five months of 1999 increased 20.3 percent to
$137.0 million from sales of $113.9 million for the first five months of 1998.
Comparable store sales increased 2.3 percent for the 22-week period ended
July 3, 1999.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 121 footwear stores located in the Midwest and
mid-South. 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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CONTACT:
Mark L. Lemond, President and Chief Executive
Officer, or W. Kerry Jackson, Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Shoe Carnival, Inc., 812-867-4034
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