Founded in 1956, Payless ShoeSource is one of the largest specialty family footwear retailers in the United States, as well as in the entire Western Hemisphere. The firm offers a portfolio of brands, including Airwalk, Dexter, Champion, American Eagle by Payless and Zoe&Zac. It serves several consumers through its network of over 4,500 stores located throughout the United States, as well as in Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.