EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 1999 increased
27.2 percent to $31.1 million from sales of $24.5 million for the five-week
period ended October 3, 1998. Comparable store sales increased 5.3 percent in
September 1999.
Sales for the first eight months of 1999 increased 21.6 percent to
$232.9 million from sales of $191.5 million for the first eight months of
1998. Comparable store sales increased by 2.1 percent for the 35-week period.
The Company also announced the opening of three stores in September,
including locations in Tyler, TX; Murfreesboro, TN; and Charleston, SC.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 132 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 and Chief Financial
Officer of Shoe Carnival, Inc. 812-867-4034
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