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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-06-001699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060803
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060803

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SHOE CARNIVAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000895447
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-SHOE STORES [5661]
		IRS NUMBER:				351736614
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21360
		FILM NUMBER:		06999957

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8233 BAUMGART ROAD
		CITY:			EVANSVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47725
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8128674661

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8233 BAUMGART RD
		CITY:			EVANSVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47725
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<p  align="center"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></b></font>
<font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></font></p>
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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT REPORT<br> PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<br> SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 3, 2006</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Section 2--Financial Information</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 3, 2006, Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing its sales results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2006. The press release also states estimated earnings for the Company&#146;s second fiscal quarter.&#160; A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">99.1</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Sales Release&nbsp;&#150;&nbsp;Quarter Ended July 29,   2006.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;August 3, 2006</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>/s/ W.   Kerry Jackson</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b><i>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>SHOE CARNIVAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER SALES AND UPDATES<br> EARNINGS GUIDANCE</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evansville, Indiana, August 3, 2006 - Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCVL), a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories, today reported sales of $146.9 million for the thirteen-week period ended July 29, 2006 compared to sales of $148.7 million for the thirteen-week period ended July 30, 2005. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0 percent for the second quarter of 2006.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sales for the first six months of 2006 increased 1.9 percent to $315.4 million from sales of $309.4 million for the first six months of 2005.&#160; Comparable store sales increased 1.8 percent for the twenty-six week period.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commenting on sales, Mark Lemond, president and chief executive officer, stated &#147;We continue to perform well with our men&#146;s and women&#146;s dress and casual product achieving respectable comparable store sales increases in the second quarter.&#160; However, sales of our athletic product were below expectations.&#148;</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on the second quarter sales results, the Company now expects diluted earnings per share to be $0.20 or $0.21 for the second quarter of 2006.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company also announced the opening of four stores and closed two during the second quarter.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To hear the telephone replay of Shoe Carnival, Inc.&#146;s pre-recorded second quarter sales message, please dial 888-203-1112 followed by conference call I.D. number 611339 beginning August 3, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time.&#160; The telephone replay will be available for one week.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Second Quarter Earnings Release</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Second quarter financial results will be released before the market opens on Thursday, August 17, 2006.&#160; Later that day, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Company will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter results.&#160; The public can listen to the live webcast of the call by visiting Shoe Carnival&#146;s Investor Relations page at www.shoecarnival.com.&#160; While the question-and-answer session will be available to all listeners, questions from the audience will be limited to institutional analysts and investors.&#160; A replay of the webcast will be available on our website beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call and will be archived for one year.</font></p>


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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.&#160; 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.&#160; These factors include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions in the areas of the United States in which our stores are located; changes in the overall retail environment and more specifically in the apparel and footwear retail sectors; 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 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; the availability of desirable store locations at acceptable lease terms and our ability to open new stores in a timely and profitable manner; higher than anticipated costs associated with the closing of under-performing stores; the inability of manufacturers to deliver products in a timely manner; changes in the political and economic environments in the People&#146;s Republic of China, a major manufacturer of footwear; and the continued favorable trade relations between the United States and China and other countries which are the major manufacturers of footwear.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, these forward-looking statements necessarily depend upon assumptions, estimates and dates that may be incorrect or imprecise and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.&#160; Accordingly, any forward-looking statements included in this press release do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized.&#160; Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terms such as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;pro forma,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends&#148; or the negative of any of these terms, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or intentions.&#160; Given these uncertainties, we caution investors not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date hereof.&#160; We disclaim any obligation to update any of these factors or to publicly announce any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect future events or developments.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shoe Carnival is a chain of 265 footwear stores located in the Midwest, South and Southeast.&#160; 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.&#160; Headquartered in Evansville, IN, Shoe Carnival trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol SCVL.&#160; Shoe Carnival&#146;s press releases and annual report are available on the Company&#146;s website at www.shoecarnival.com.</font></p>
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