Retailer Payless ShoeSource set to shutter its U.S. stores: sources

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Wow.

That's mostly what I have around where I live.

It's always been so hard buying shoes in retail stores because they often don't have the right size and/or the right color (or even the type of shoe I would want) in stock and you just throw up your hands and buy online. In the case of Payless, they do have an online presence but then people will just have it ship directly, negating the need for a retail outlet. But then for those who like the whole store experience - and mostly to really try something on to gauge the size and how it looks and feels - closing stores becomes a nuisance. At that point ordering online and getting the wrong size/fit/look means going out anyway to return it (either by shipping it back or by going to the nearest store).