EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the five-week period ended September 30, 2000,
increased 15.7 percent to $36 million from sales of $31.1 million for the
five-week period ended October 2, 1999. Comparable store sales increased
1.1 percent in September 2000.
Sales for the first eight months of 2000 increased 19.4 percent to
$278.1 million from sales of $232.9 million for the first eight months of
1999. Comparable store sales increased by 1.1 percent for the 35-week period.
The Company also announced the opening of one store in September in
Alexandria, LA. Additionally, as previously announced, one store in Orlando,
FL was closed during the month.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 156 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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