Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced
footwear and accessories, is putting their biggest and best foot
forward this month as they announce the grand opening of 12 new stores
in 11 different cities all opening their doors this month.
Shoe Carnival is excited to set up shop in the following cities: Cedar
Rapids, IA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Lansing, MI; St. Louis, MO;
Greenville, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; Louisville,
KY; Grand Rapids, MI.
Over the course of four weekends, Shoe Carnival is celebrating their
expansion with a grand opening celebration at all 12 locations. Starting
at 9 a.m., the first 100 customers to arrive will receive a $10 reward
card to use toward anything in the store. Other special events during
the day will include:
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A drawing for free shoes for a year at 10 a.m.
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A drawing for $1,000 cash, courtesy of Skechers at 11 a.m.
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Doorbuster deals from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Prizes and giveaways all weekend long.
Every Shoe Carnival store creates an exciting shopping atmosphere for
customers through their open floor plan, catchy music and friendly
associates. Coupled with a great selection of brands and value pricing,
this family athletic shoe retailer provides a unique shopping experience
that makes shoe shopping for the whole family fun! The Shoe Carnival
shopping experience offers surprising values on name brand shoes like
Nike, Converse, Sperry, New Balance and many more.
“We are excited to be growing rapidly across the country,” says Todd
Beurman, Senior Vice President of Marketing. “At Shoe Carnival our
customers will find a fun shopping experience, huge selection, and a
great value on name brand footwear and accessories for the entire family
that is sure to thrill them.”
About Shoe Carnival
Shoe Carnival, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest family footwear
retailers, offering a broad assortment of value priced dress, casual and
athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national
and regional name brands. As of July 10, 2013, the Company operates 367
stores in 32 states and Puerto Rico, and offers online shopping at www.shoecarnival.com.
Headquartered in Evansville, IN, Shoe Carnival trades on The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC under the symbol SCVL. Shoe Carnival's press releases
and annual report are available on the Company's website at www.shoecarnival.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could
cause our actual results, performance, achievements or industry results
to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These factors include, but are not limited to: general economic
conditions in the areas of the continental United States and Puerto Rico
in which our stores are located; the effects and duration of economic
downturns and unemployment rates; changes in the overall retail
environment and more specifically in the apparel and footwear retail
sectors; our ability to generate increased sales at our stores; the
potential impact of national and international security concerns on the
retail environment; changes in our relationships with key suppliers; the
impact of competition and pricing; changes in weather patterns, consumer
buying trends and our ability to identify and respond to emerging
fashion trends; the impact of disruptions in our distribution or
information technology operations; the effectiveness of our inventory
management; the impact of hurricanes or other natural disasters on our
stores, as well as on consumer confidence and purchasing in general;
risks associated with the seasonality of the retail industry; our
ability to successfully execute our growth strategy, including the
availability of desirable store locations at acceptable lease terms, our
ability to open new stores in a timely and profitable manner, including
our entry into major new markets, and the availability of sufficient
funds to implement our growth plans; higher than anticipated costs
associated with the closing of underperforming stores; our ability to
successfully grow our e-commerce business; the inability of
manufacturers to deliver products in a timely manner; changes in the
political and economic environments in China, Brazil, Europe and East
Asia, where the primary manufacturers of footwear are located; the
impact of regulatory changes in the United States and the countries
where our manufacturers are located; and the continued favorable trade
relations between the United States and China and the other countries
which are the major manufacturers of footwear.
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