https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 14:23:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795459 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:34:28 +0000 rachylou 1795459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is this funny little historical moment thing they show on PBS... it's a Neiman's Christmas gift from the '60s - a computer for your kitchen for your recipes. The thing about it is, you had to program it with cards in binary and the output was in binary too! Lol Imagine your devil's food cake recipe in all 1s and 0s! Lololol!</p> <p>$25,000 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795453 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:26:07 +0000 JAileen 1795453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband had a PT job at NM when he was in grad school. The best part IMO was the huge discount he got!</p> <p>When I first moved to Texas in the 70s, I went to the NM in Houston at Christmas time. I remember seeing a dollhouse that had electric lights, and all the furniture. It was selling for more than real houses in the town I lived in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795313 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:32:54 +0000 Ledonna N. 1795313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read that and then heard the news. Im hopeful the will he a reemergence.</p> <p>The git me through my pregancy moving to a size 12 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795265 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 04:12:54 +0000 rachylou 1795265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I miss Christmas rum cake from Neiman's! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795248 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:31:04 +0000 Anonymous 1795248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One day I'll write a post of some of my favorite Neiman Marcus experiences. Would you believe I got my kids' birthday cakes there when they were little? It was quite the institution back when it was privately owned.<br /> Today, it's a much more mainstream corporate organization, but still has the best sale racks in town!<br /> I like Payless, too, but the one convenient to me closed some time ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795236 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:02:57 +0000 CocoLion 1795236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope Neiman's keeps going. &nbsp;They are the best place for a good selection of quality clothing for mature women. &nbsp;I go shopping there for my Mom. &nbsp;I keep thinking of exploring their site for myself. &nbsp;But I am still hooked on Shopbop. &nbsp;Probably will age out of them soon.</p> <p>And I agree, Payless is great for non-slip work shoes. &nbsp;I buy mine from Amazon, maybe that is evil of me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795225 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 02:26:49 +0000 rachylou 1795225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't know that about Neiman's! That's terrible! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795219 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 02:06:24 +0000 Anonymous 1795219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As kkards said, it's a restructuring, not a liquidation. So they will continue to operate while the bankruptcy proceeds. They have filed a plan to get relief from some debt, get out of the leases on the stores they want to close, and move forward as a smaller company. It looks like the number of stores they plan to close is less than 10% of the total. Once they emerge from bankruptcy they will continue to operate as a smaller business. Hopefully, they will be left with enough operating cash to be able to provide the products and service their customers have come to expect, though in fewer locations. </p> <p>Yes, brick and mortar retail sales are down, but the bigger problem for Payless and some of the others is that they were purchased by a group of private equity firms, which used to be called by the more descriptive name of "leveraged buyout" firms, who loaded the company with debt to cover most of the price the firms paid to buy the retailer from its precious owner. But if the business hits a rough patch, like virtually all B&amp;M retailers have recently, the whole thing collapses and they have to file for bankruptcy protection. </p> <p>This is happening all over retail. Neiman Marcus is on the block for sale, too, and the speculation is that if Hudson's Bay doesn't buy them, they'll be filing for bankruptcy protection, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795208 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:23:07 +0000 Penny 1795208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hope they stick around in some capacity - although I haven't shopped there in years, I had several favorites back in my law-school and law-clerk days. &nbsp;Thanks for the update, Rachylou! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795199 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:56:20 +0000 cindysmith 1795199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some of their new siriano shoes are just so awesome! I hope they don't go anywhere </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795182 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:15:54 +0000 Alexandra 1795182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brick-and-mortar stores have become showrooms for many customers who prefer to try on or touch in person, but order online because it's cheaper online. The stores are being exploited instead of supported. No wonder they end up closing. I see this mostly in yarn stores where people will come in, touch the yarn, and order on their phone from someplace else that sells it for less (often because it's an online-only business with much lower overhead). I figure it's even more prevalent in RTW stores simply because of demographics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795045 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:25:41 +0000 Ginger 1795045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dance shoes! I forgot about that. And saddle shoes, at least back in the day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795031 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:03:14 +0000 Sara L. 1795031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Payless! I hope they don't close. &nbsp;I have ballet slippers from there that are super comfortable, don't fall off my feet, always get compliments, and have lasted for 4-5 years now. &nbsp;Although not all their shoes are so comfortable or durable. &nbsp;Also, I like to try out trends on the cheap with their shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1795013 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:35:28 +0000 rachylou 1795013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Fashion Era Challenge shoes for the '40s came from Payless! They are under comfortable heels. I do hope this is not their end. It's true about extended sizes and shoes for growing children. </p> <p>... and that's frightening about stores becoming obsolete. I have never been in a situation where mail order is convenient. It's always a production to get packages. Nooooo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794936 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:02:24 +0000 Ginger 1794936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I hope they stay. It's seriously been an important store for my family, having better choices than Walmart at affordable prices. (Four fast-growing kids go through a lot of shoes.) And oddly, their heels fit my feet better than so-called comfort brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794909 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:34:36 +0000 Isabel 1794909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy...I don't know. But they have filed in the past and come out of it. Your post coincided with a discussion on our local NPR radio channel yesterday : how brick and mortar stores are just being annihilated. That the ones that are doing well are really high end ( Tiffany's ) and low end ( Wal Mart ). &nbsp;Sears is almost dead, Macy's, JC Penney...it goes on and on. Apple of course is doing really well too in its stores. &nbsp;</p> <p>Where I live, stores are becoming a thing of the past and if you want decent clothes , you have to drive to where the big upscale malls are ( at least 40 mins away ).&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794889 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:56:35 +0000 kkards 1794889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yes....but i wouldn't count them out...i beleive that they filed so that they could easly close about a quarter of their stores (approx 1k), which would still leave them with 3,000 stores plus a website.....<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/05/america-is-over-stored-and-payless-shoesource-is-the-latest-victim/?utm_term=.90660df62a41">https://www.washingtonpost.com.....ayless-sho</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794881 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:17:09 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1794881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's too bad. They really were one of the last in person outlets that carried extended sizes and stuff like no skid soles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794867 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:54:30 +0000 Sisi 1794867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, a company that call themselves "Pay less" can only bankrupt ... I'm joking, sorry,&nbsp;I could not resist. No, seriously, every time I hear of a company that closes I am sorry (especially for the people working there). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/payless-shoes#post-1794864 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:44:57 +0000 rachylou 1794864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Has filed for bankruptcy says Twitter... is this true? I'm sad. I enjoyed the chain. I liked their kitchen clogs for the bakery. Cannot wear Dansko's. </p>