Payless news and archive

Payless returns to business

For those who remember the affordable glory days of Payless, the company has officially made a comeback. Payless emerged from bankruptcy in January, and has relaunched with an ecommerce store. It's first brick-and-mortar is set to open in Miami this fall. Miami is also home to the company's new headquarters. The news was reported by Yahoo...

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10 Companies that didn't make it through the decade

From 2010 to 2019, the retail apocalypse and changing tastes killed off many iconic companies. We lost fashion companies like Payless, Charming Charlie and Sports Authority, as well as some, like Victoria's Secret and Barneys New York, that are hanging by a thread. Will 2020 be kind to the surviving retailers? Source: Video by Business Insider,...

Business

Payless Shoes closes all 2,100 stores

Discount footwear retailer Payless Shoes is shuttering all business in the United States. All of the retailer's 2,100 locations in both the U.S. and Puerto Rico will close between March and May of this year, and the online store will close at some point as well. Payless first filed for bankruptcy in April 2017, closing 400 stores at the time. It...

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Video: The Payless Experiment

High fashion for 1/10 the price. Source: Payless, YouTube.

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Video: The Payless Experiment 'A fake luxury store'

Payless set up a fake store to showcase the quality of our shoes. Why pay $200+ when you can pay $19.99? Source: Payless, YouTube.

Apparel

Payless ShoeSource partners Reliance Retail to step into India

Payless ShoeSource has entered into a partnership with Reliance Retail as its exclusive franchisee in India to establish the Payless ShoeSource retail chain in the country. Reliance would try to replicate the elements of Payless stores around the world and will offer the entire footwear and fashion offering for the entire family. Payless has 258...