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Payless Shoe Posts Drop in December Sales Discount shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. said Thursday that sales at stores open at least one year edged down 1.5 percent in December, missing Wall Street estimates. Payless Shares Drop After Low Sales Report Shares of Payless ShoeSource Inc. plunged nearly 10 percent Thursday after the discount shoe retailer reported December sales well below analysts forecasts. Payless reports lower-than-expected December sales TOPEKA, Kan. - Shares of Payless ShoeSource Inc. got stepped on Thursday after the discount shoe retailer reported December sales well below what analysts were expecting. TOPEKA, Kan. Payless sales fall The East West Title Co., which operates an office in Sarasota, has opened an office at 2424 Manatee Ave. W, Suite 203, in Bradenton. Johnstown plaza adding f.y.e. music store JOHNSTOWN - Plans are under way at the Johnstown Shopping Center on Route 30A, across from the Johnstown Mall, to add four stores including an f.y.e. music store, the manager of both properties said Friday. STYLE FILE Fords future STYLE FILE So much for the R&R. Tom Ford is busier than ever after his retirement from Gucci. Along with his well-publicized fragrance and cosmetics collection for Estée Lauder, hes produced a line of eyewear with Italian manufacturer Marcolin. There are 23 frames and a half dozen variations of each one. Shaqs shoes NEW YORK (AP) — Sneakers created with top NBA talent are known to reach sky-high prices, but Shaquille ONeal — one of basketballs biggest stars — brought things back to earth with his Dunkman Game Shoe. A.J. Wright to close in Ashland ASHLAND -- The TJX Cos. Inc. will close its A.J. Wright store here early next year, leaving vacant a prime retail space in the Market Basket plaza on Rte. 126. Retailers reasonably pleased with receipts Now that Christmas has passed, area stores are tabulating their receipts to see if they had a Merry Christmas. Area store managers say theyre reasonably happy, if not very happy, about how holiday sales went. | ||