COMPANY

Founded as a single shoe store in 1956, the chain went public in 1961 as Volume Shoe. It was acquired in 1979 by May Department Stores and spun off in 1996 as a public company again.

Now transformed into and held by Collective Brands.

Official Website:
http://www.payless.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:PSS

Corporate headquarters:
Topeka, KS

Sales:
$2.7B (2006)

Employees:
27,500

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maxine K. Clark	Business	6-Mar-1949		CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop
Ken C. Hicks	Business	c. 1952		President of JC Penney

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daniel Boggan, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		NCAA Senior VP, 1996-2003

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Star Jones	TV Personality	24-Mar-1962		The View

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