Shoe Carnival
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| Shoe Carnival Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: SCVL) |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Evansville, Indiana, USA |
| Key people | J Wayne Weaver, Chairman of the Board; Mark L. Lemond, CEO; Timothy T. Baker, Executive Vice President, Store Operations; W. Kerry Jackson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Industry | Apparel Stores |
| Revenue | $635.95M FY2004 |
| Employees | 1,640 |
| Website | www.shoecarnival.com |
Shoe Carnival is a retailer of family footwear in the United States. The company operates over 250 stores throughout the midwest, south, and southeast regions. It was founded by David Russell in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
The company sells men's, women's, children's, and athletics footwear through its retail stores. Its stores also offer accessories such as handbags, wallets, shoe care items, and socks. The main difference in Shoe Carnival stores, as opposed to other shoe stores, is the Mic Person. He/she runs sales over a microphone and engages the customers, playing games, and asking trivia questions, giving the winners a chance to Spin'n'Win on a wheel stationed either in the center or the front of the store.
The company's majority owner is J. Wayne Weaver, founder of the Nine West shoe chain and owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Weaver was born in Columbus, Georgia. Weaver worked his way up the corporate ladder at the St. Louis-based clothing company, Brown Group, Inc. In 1978, he left to found his own shoe corporation, which he sold in the 1990s. After his partnership was awarded an NFL franchise, Weaver and his wife, Delores, moved to Jacksonville, where they built a new home on four riverfront acres in the Lakewood area. In 2006, they moved to a smaller, $2.4 million condo in the Riverside area of Jacksonville.[1]
[edit] Expansion
In 2006 the company began construction on a $40 million corporate headquarters and distribution center. Shoe Carnival's headquarters are now located in a new 60,000 square-foot building at Cross Pointe Commerce Center on the city's east side. The company's 410,000 square-foot distribution center was built on Indiana 57 just north of the city.[1]
In 2007, the retailer announced record sales and plans to open 25 additional stores. The expansion will bring the total number of stores to 296.[2] john gonzalez
[edit] References
- ^ "Shoe Carnival aids city's 'economic hot streak'", Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ "Shoe Carnival reports record sales; earnings up 70 percent", Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
