EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories,
today reported sales for the five-week period ended October 5, 2002, increased
3 percent to $39.8 million from sales of $38.7 million for the five-week
period ended October 6, 2001. Comparable store sales decreased 5.2 percent in
September 2002. Comparable store sales in September 2001 decreased
0.3 percent.
Sales for the first eight months of 2002 increased 9 percent to
$353.7 million from sales of $325.3 million for the first eight months of
2001. Comparable store sales decreased 0.4 percent for the 35-week period.
The Company also announced the opening of five stores in September, one
each in Panama City, FL; Vero Beach, FL; Florence, SC; Laredo, TX; and
Racine, WI (Milwaukee Market).
To hear the telephone replay of Shoe Carnival, Inc.'s pre-recorded
September sales message, please dial 888-203-1112 followed by conference call
I.D. number 611339 beginning today at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time. The telephone
replay will be available for one week.
Shoe Carnival is a chain of 203 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, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Shoe Carnival, Inc., +1-812-867-4034
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