Shoe Carnival to open in a month, 2nd retailer adjacent to Kohl’s

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On the same day Kohl’s held their grand opening another retailer announced their intention to open next door at the Seminary Square Shopping Center.

Shoe Carnival is hoping to have an opening in about a month in the final available retail space adjacent to Kohl’s.

Pet Supplies Plus announced their intention in August to be opened for business in early October.

Tara Krull is Vice President of Marketing for Shoe Carnival. 

Krull tells WGIL she’s unsure of the number of jobs the store will create, but says it’s a “small market” model of the store the company launched about a year ago.

“Those stores are performing very, very well for us,” Krull says. “And it’s a new model that we were able to launch to sustain a store in a smaller market.”

The Shoe Carnival makes “very calculated real estate decisions,” according to Krull. Galesburg has a heavy population of what she calls Kohl’s “key demographic.”

Shoe Carnival has about 400 stores across the U.S., with an online store featuring brands like Nike, Puma, Sketchers and for women Nine West, Roxy and Madden Girl.

“Our model of what we want to do in these smaller market stores is bring a product offering and selection into these smaller markets of name brands,” Krull says.

Shoe Carinval will be leasing their space from a private developer who owns the property.

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