INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-8 (No.  333-60114)  relating  to the 2000  Stock
Option and Incentive Plan of Shoe Carnival, Inc., and the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos.  33-74050 and 333-44047)  relating to the
1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Shoe  Carnival,  Inc., and the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 (No.  33-80979)  relating  to the
Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  of  Shoe  Carnival,   Inc.,  and  the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 (No.  333-82819)  relating to the
Outside  Directors  Stock  Option Plan of Shoe  Carnival,  Inc. of our
report dated March 7, 2003 (March 12, 2003 as to Note 5), appearing in
this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  Shoe   Carnival,   Inc.  and
subsidiaries for the year ended February 1, 2003.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, California
May 1, 2003