Payless Stores, Including Bucks Co Locations, Could Close: Report

Payless ShoeSource plans to close all of its U.S. stores as part of a bankruptcy filing later this month, Reuters is reporting.

The closings would affect about 2,300 U.S. stores and the company is preparing for going-out-of-business sales at the locations, according to the Reuters report. Sources told Reuters that a buyer could still crop up.

Payless currently operates over 2,700 stores in North America and Puerto Rico, including four in Bucks County. There are Payless locations at:

• Oxford Valley Mall, Langhorne
• Fairless Hills Shopping Center, Fairless Hills
• Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem
• Center Point Plaza, Warminster

As part of a bankruptcy filing in 2017, Payless closed nearly 700 stores. Payless did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

News of the potential store closings comes as another big retailer, Sears, narrowly escaped going out of business. Earlier this month, a bankruptcy judge approved a $5.7 billion bid to keep the business operating.

You can read the full Reuters report here.

Photo of Fairless Hills Payless store via Google Maps