02-19-2019, 10:41 AM
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Norm!
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Payless shoes to shut down 2500 stores
https://twitter.com/user/status/1097913309083435011
250 stores in Canada.
This will put 2400 Canadians out of work.
I think the question is going to be about the survivability of traditional retail spaces.
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02-19-2019, 10:42 AM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Oh no, where will Edmontonians get their good shoes?
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02-19-2019, 11:02 AM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Random 70s looking malls across Canada have just lost their best tenant.
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02-19-2019, 11:12 AM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Crap quality shoes.
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02-19-2019, 11:13 AM
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Isn't Payless basically what Winners already provides?
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02-19-2019, 11:16 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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I don’t think it’s due much to ecommerce; I think Caleres has around 10% of online sales? More than likely it’s just the result of an incredibly competitive budget footwear market.
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02-19-2019, 11:26 AM
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#7
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Powerplay Quarterback
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As a parent of two girls, Payless probably saved us thousands of dollars over the years - dress shoes, casual shoes, choir shoes, athletic shoes, sandals, ... the list goes on.
Winners selection doesn't hold a candle to Payless. Walmart worked in a pinch.
Our girls are old enough now that they are buying their own shoes at other establishments, but I feel sorry for new and future parents who will have to shell out more for shoes that will last months, let alone a full year. Sorry to see you go, you served us well.
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02-19-2019, 11:32 AM
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#8
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Those poor soles.
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02-19-2019, 11:35 AM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Ordering shoes online seems like a terrible idea.
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02-19-2019, 11:52 AM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by SebC
Ordering shoes online seems like a terrible idea.
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I order almost all of my shoes online. The major companies are much better these days at standardizing their sizes. I wouldn't recommend ordering dress shoes, unless you are familiar with the brand. Most companies have easy return policies.
I'm not sure why anyone would shop at Payless, when you can get an equivalent brand name shoe on sale for the same price or cheaper. Not that branding is everything, but a lot of the stuff at Payless is genuine crap, both aesthetically and in terms of quality.
Overall, I think society should move to a retail model that has as few middle men as possible between producer and end consumer. I get why some may still like the physical stores, but I find that I get a much better idea of quality/fit of products from online reviews and Youtube videos.
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02-19-2019, 11:55 AM
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evil of fart
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SebC
Ordering shoes online seems like a terrible idea.
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You would think, but for me it's the best. I have a few brands I like and as they wear out, I just reorder more. Size 15s are hard to find otherwise.
I don't find Payless to be that cheap, though, so IDGAF they're closing. For my kids, they seem like crap quality for more money than Wal-Mart and barely less than name-brand shoes at Sport Chek or Shoe Warehouse.
I think they're closing because they offer a bad product at not-very-cheap prices.
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02-19-2019, 12:02 PM
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#12
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SebC
Ordering shoes online seems like a terrible idea.
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If your feet correlate to an average US shoe size you should be pretty good especially if they have narrow vs wide options. I've ordered a fair share online and have had no issues.
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02-19-2019, 12:40 PM
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#13
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
You would think, but for me it's the best. I have a few brands I like and as they wear out, I just reorder more. Size 15s are hard to find otherwise.
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Is it true what they say?
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02-19-2019, 12:48 PM
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evil of fart
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Big feet, big ears?
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02-19-2019, 12:48 PM
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#15
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 81MC
I don’t think it’s due much to ecommerce; I think Caleres has around 10% of online sales? More than likely it’s just the result of an incredibly competitive budget footwear market.
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True, and people are voting with their feet.
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02-21-2019, 04:40 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Crap quality shoes.
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I find almost all shoes are crap quality these days. It doesn't seem to matter if I spend $40 or $200. I go through about 3 or 4 pairs a year. I swear they are probably all made in the same place and it's just the branding people pay for (like with sunglasses).
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02-21-2019, 05:39 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Big feet, big ears?
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Well he better be packing because that's one goofy lookin' guy right there
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02-22-2019, 07:59 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
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No surprise there. That store offered absolutely nothing you couldn't get just as easily at Walmart or the Bay.
Hell, the only reason I actually ever went in there was specifically because nobody actually shops there. Makes it faster and easier to buy things like the syrup bottles for Soda Stream.
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02-22-2019, 08:04 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I find almost all shoes are crap quality these days. It doesn't seem to matter if I spend $40 or $200. I go through about 3 or 4 pairs a year. I swear they are probably all made in the same place and it's just the branding people pay for (like with sunglasses).
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This is true about lots of things lately. The quality of the no name budget product has gone up and the quality of the branded midrange product has gone down. So your sensible options are cheap and replaceable or real high end.
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