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Cliff Sifford participated in his final earnings conference call with analysts as Shoe Carnival CEO this week as the family footwear retailer once again reported fiscal Q2 results that exceeded expectations and drove the family footwear retailer to increase its third-quarter and full-year guidance.

At Jefferies 2021 Virtual Consumer Conference, Cliff Sifford, vice chairman and CEO at Shoe Carnival, said the off-pricer’s strong recent performance is partly because it didn’t cancel orders in the early stages of the pandemic and was rewarded with orders as inventory became scarce. However, he said those vendor partnerships have been built over time.

Led by athletics and seasonal categories, Shoe Carnival reported first-quarter results that far exceeded Wall Street’s guidance and predicted record earnings for the second quarter. Carl Scibetta, senior EVP, chief merchandising officer, told analysts, “Both men’s and women’s athletic had strong performances with sales driven by the basketball, skate and running categories.”

Shoe Carnival continued to out-perform in its fiscal fourth quarter as the family footwear retailer capitalized on a focused operational and financial performance, an established e-commerce platform and solid experience and talent in the executive ranks, merchant team and store operations during a very difficult year for retail.

Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s Virtual Global Consumer & Retail Conference, Shoe Carnival officials elaborated on plans to start ramping up expansion efforts in 2021 after closing a number of underperforming locations over the last three years that reduced its store count from 417 to 383 currently.

Shoe Carnival delivered its most profitable quarter in the company’s history helped by reduced promotional activity and strength in performance sandals and athletic footwear. The off-price retailer also posted a comp gain in the period despite delayed back-to-school selling.