Payless ShoeSource was founded in Kansas, USA in 1956 and currently operates over 4500 retail stores worldwide, making it the largest family shoe retailer in the West. The emergence of Payless ShoeSource has had an impact on the development of the entire retail industry in the United States, attracting widespread attention to low-priced footwear in the US market. Its main footwear brands include: Lower East Side, Bush, American Eagle, Airwalk, etc.