Apparently, there are 32 Payless stores in the DR. That’s quite a big business for Dominican standards. With 32 stores, Payless Dominicana probably has over US$100 million in gross revenue every year.
Greater Santo Domingo is very well served by Payless stores. The Cibao region has an adequate presence of Payless stores (coincides with the population density and distribution for the bulk of the Cibao population) and the East region also has a nice coverage (exactly where the bulk of the population lives, there`s a payless).
Then we reach the South region. My goodness. The poverty in that part of the country is so intense that the region can’t support a single Payless beyond Bani. SMH
https://www.paylessdominicana.com/tiendas_de_payless
They have a warehouse store thingy in Santaigo across the street from La Sirena on Bartolo Colon.I'd guess transportation costs has a lot to do with that.
Another one giving Payless a run for their money is Europiel. They only have a few outlets in Santo Domingo (I think 8) but they sell a lot of shoes. Their quality is not half bad either.
Poor people don't shop online.
At Pricesmart in Santiago too at least last Wednesday. It did not look closed to me.
...still open and busy..When the stores in USA were open I brought several pair down here..the quality of the Dominican Payless shoes was poor...and of course cost more..
I bought a pair of loafers in Santo Domingo , expensive . then traveled to Spain ...when I returned a week later the seams were splitting at the toe end. Then the finish surface peeled off.
They are closing down in Canada as well.
Three important things in life are :
Good healthy food
Great firm mattress
Good shoes.
But that is only my opinion.
I had a stroke anyway , go figure!!
Russell
I guess they have holes in their shoes now,