EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the four-week period ended July 29, 2000 increased
21.7 percent to $29.5 million from sales of $24.2 million for the four-week
period ended July 31, 1999. Comparable store sales increased 1.8 percent in
July 2000.
Sales for the 13-week second quarter increased 14.9 percent to
$95.6 million from sales of $83.2 million for the 13-week quarter ended J
uly 31, 1999. Comparable store sales decreased 2.1 percent for the 13-week
period.
Sales for the first six months of 2000 increased 18.4 percent to
$191 million from sales of $161.3 million for the first six months of 1999.
Comparable store sales decreased by 0.4 percent for the 26-week period.
The Company also announced the opening of three stores in July, including
locations in Jackson, MS; Lake Charles, LA; and Greenville, SC. This brings
the total stores opened in the first half of 2000 to 16.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 155 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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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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