"Payless ShoeSource, Inc. is the largest family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere. The company sold more than 215 million pairs of shoes in fiscal 2002, generating $2.9 billion in net sales. Payless ShoeSource operates approximately 5,000 stores in all 50 U.S. states plus Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, and South America, and features fashionable, quality footwear for women, men and children sold at affordable prices in a self-selection format. These stores are located in a variety of settings, from urban to rural, including regional malls, shopping centers, central business districts, free-standing buildings and other retailers' locations through our store-within-a-store strategy." - www.paylessinfo.com
