Said to be the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western hemisphere Payless ShoeSource, Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with women's and men's footwear supplier  H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc., making Payless the exclusive retailer for the Dexter brand of footwear and accessories in the United States and the rest of the Western hemisphere. H.H. Brown will continue to design, develop and sell Dexter performance bowling and golf shoes, as well as the exclusive hand-sewn Dexter 1957 Collection.

Payless plans to launch the new Dexter line first with a men's collection in select Payless stores for the 2007 holiday season followed by full men's and women's collections launched in all stores in spring 2008.