operates as a family footwear retailer.
The company offers athletic and casual footwear, dress shoes, sandals, work and fashion boots, and slippers, as well as accessories, such as handbags and hosiery.
Its stores offer private and branded label footwear and accessories for women, men, and children.
The company operates its stores in a variety of real estate formats, including shopping malls, central business districts, free-standing buildings, strip centers, and leased departments in other retailers, as well as leases its stores.
As of April 30, 2005, Payless ShoeSource operated 4,646 retail stores in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Japan.
The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.
