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Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL), a leading retailer of value-price footwear and accessories, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time).

This call is being webcast by Thomson Reuters and can be accessed at the Investors section of Shoe Carnival’s website at www.shoecarnival.com

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The webcast is also being distributed over Thomson Reuters' Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors.

Individual investors can listen to the call through Thomson Reuters' individual investor center at www.earnings.com : or by visiting any of the investor sites in Thomson Reuters' Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson Reuters' password-protected event management site, StreetEvents ( www.streetevents.com : ).

About Shoe Carnival, Inc.

Shoe Carnival is a chain of 313 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 www.shoecarnival.com : .



Shoe Carnival, Inc.Investor ContactMark L. Lemond, President

and CEOorW. Kerry Jackson, Executive Vice President, CFO and

Treasurer812-867-4037