as nasdaq scvl industry apparel stores founded 1978 headquarters evansville indiana united states area served al az ar co fl ga id il in ia ks ky la mi ms mo ne nc nd oh ok pa pr sc sd tn tx ut va wi wv wy key people j wayne weaver chairman of the board ; clifton e. sifford president and ceo ; timothy t. baker executive vice president store operations ; w. kerry jackson executive vice president chief financial officer and treasurer revenue 762.5 m fy2012 number of employees 1 640 website www.shoecarnival.com shoe carnival is a retailer of family footwear in the united states . the company operates over 370 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 athletic 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 is its concept . the shoe carnival concept is creating an urgency to buy through limited time promotions and the microphone . the mic person announces specials over the microphone . these specials include discount product information and fun specials which encourage customers to make a purchase . contents 1 history 2 expansion 3 references 4 external links history edit the company s majority owner is j. wayne weaver former owner of the jacksonville jaguars . weaver was born in columbus georgia . weaver worked his way up the corporate ladder at the st. louis based wohl shoe company division of brown group inc. in 1978 he left to found his own shoe corporation which he sold in the 1990s . expansion edit 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 5 600 m2 building at cross pointe commerce center on the city s east side . the company s 410 000 square foot 38 000 m2 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 . 2 in 2011 the company announced that it would be offering online shopping to customers . with issues to be worked on the company had to reschedule a launch date for e commerce . references edit shoe carnival aids city s economic hot streak . evansville courier & press . retrieved 2007 04 03 . shoe carnival reports record sales ; 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