Payless Looks To Close Parsippany Location

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Shoppers might have to start looking else wear for discount shoes: Payless is seeking to close the Route 46 Parsippany location.

Payless has asked a federal bankruptcy court for permission to close 112 stores, including the Parsippany location, and potentially another 296 if conditions don't improve, Fortune.com reported.

Closure is not a certainty yet, and a final decision depends on bankruptcy negotiations. "We remain hopeful that these negotiations will be successful and provide us with the ability to avoid additional closures," a Payless website says.

A court hearing on the potential closures is set for June 8.

Seven stores closed in April, none of them in the Morris County area. If approved, another 10 stores could close:

• 1705 Wildwood Blvd, Middle Township
• Collegetown Shopping Center, Glassboro
• Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst
• Route 46 in Parsippany
• Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge
• Cherry Hill Mall in Cherry Hill
• Cumerland Mall in Vineland
• Hillsborough Promenade in Hillsborough
• Walmart Center in North Bergen

This round of closures could bring the total number of shuttered Payless locations to 800.

Image via Mike Mozart, Flickr

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