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New Beauty Line Extends Payless Business Into Beauty and Body Care CategoryTOPEKA, Kan., March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Payless ShoeSource, the retailer well-known for democratizing the latest fashion, design and ideas in footwear and accessories for all to enjoy, today announced an alliance with Maesa Group, recognized as the most comprehensive "Beauty-on-Demand" product resource, to create a collection of new beauty and body care products to be available exclusively in about 1,500 Payless ShoeSource stores this fall.

Exclusive Co-Branded Collection of Marvel x Airwalk Merchandise to Launch in Fall 2010ENGLEWOOD, CO, Mar 02, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Collective Licensing International, LLC, owner of Airwalk, a leading global youth lifestyle brand, and Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a global character-based entertainment licensing company, announced the launch of a unique brand collaboration -- Marvel x Airwalk -- which will bring together Marvel's seven decades of character franchises and graphic history with one of the most storied youth culture brands in the world.

TOPEKA, KS, Feb 19, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Collective Brands, Inc. today announced that the Company will present next month at the Bank of America Consumer Conference and participate in other investment community events.

Collective Brands will present at the Bank of America Conference on Thursday, March 11. Matt Rubel, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, will present beginning at 10:40 a.m. ET. The conference will take place at the Palace Hotel, New York, NY and will be webcast.

Gap + Keds Collection for Women and Men to be Introduced in Select Gap Stores in the U.S., Gap.com this Fall

SAN FRANCISCO and TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 18, 2010 – Two iconic American brands, Gap and Keds, the creator of the original sneaker, announced today that they will be working together to create the Gap + Keds collection due to launch in July at select Gap stores in the U.S. and Gap.com for fall 2010.