Retail & Consumer

Payless ShoeSource

Shoe retailer bankrupted twice under PE ownership (Blum Capital, Golden Gate Capital). Closed 2,500+ stores

FOUNDED
1956
IMPACTS
1 documented

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Timeline

1956

Payless ShoeSource founded

2019

Payless ShoeSource bankrupted twice, closing 2,500+ stores under PE ownership

CriticalClosure / Bankruptcy

PE owners Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital extracted dividends while loading Payless with debt, leading to two bankruptcies and the closure of nearly all stores. 16,000+ workers lost jobs.

Before / After

Stores closed

reported 2019

before 4,400 stores

after 0 (liquidated)

-100%

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Tracked Locations

CA · 1

3648 Main St

San Diego, CA 92101 · 555-705-9296

GA · 2

6957 Main St

Atlanta, GA 30301 · 555-125-4891

6094 Main St

Atlanta, GA 30301 · 555-578-4219

MN · 1

9619 Main St

Minneapolis, MN 55401 · 555-906-1911

NC · 1

6020 Main St

Charlotte, NC 28201 · 555-848-4021

NY · 1

3676 Main St

New York, NY 10001 · 555-210-2295

PA · 1

8249 Main St

Pittsburgh, PA 15201 · 555-283-3377

TN · 2

7203 Main St

Nashville, TN 37201 · 555-884-5512

1699 Main St

Nashville, TN 37201 · 555-507-1601

TX · 1

503 Main St

San Antonio, TX 78201 · 555-735-5387