Michael A. Weiss

Borders Group, Inc. owns and operates bookstores and music stores. It operates through its subsidiaries, Borders, Inc. and Walden Book Company, Inc., which operates stores selling books, music and movie superstores and mall-based bookstores. The company operates a proprietary e-commerce Web site www.borders.com. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (Delaware) owns and operates footwear specialty retailer stores in the Western Hemisphere with 4,605 retail stores. The stores offer fashionable, private and branded label footwear and accessories for women, men and children in a self-selection shopping format. Their stores sell a broad assortment of footwear, including athletic, casual and dress shoes, sandals, work and fashion boots, slippers and accessories, such as handbags and hosiery. The company's retail stores in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Japan sold over 182 million pairs of footwear. The company is headquartered in Topeka, KS

Chico's FAS, Inc. engages in the retail of women's private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy apparel, intimates, and complementary accessories. It operates through the following segments: Chico's, White House Black Market, and Soma. The Chico's segment sells exclusively designed, private branded clothing focusing on women with moderate-to-high household income levels. The Soma segment sells exclusively designed, private branded lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear products. The company was founded by Helene B. Gralnick and Marvin L. Gralnick in 1983 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, FL.

Pacific Sunwear of California LLC engages in the distribution of casual apparel, accessories, and footwear. It offers long sleeve tees, basic tees, tops, sweaters, polo shirts, jackets, swimwear, jeans, bag and backpacks, jewelry and watches, sunglasses, hair accessories, and shoes for men and women. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Payless Holdings LLC engages in the operation of retail shoe stores. It provides lifestyle, fashion and performance brands for footwear and related accessories. The firm's portfolio brands include Airwalk, Dexter, Champion and American Eagle. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Express LLC operates men's and women's apparel and accessory stores. It offers women's and men's clothing, spring and summer dresses, jeans, suites, women's tops, off the shoulders tops and men's sweaters. The company operate stores across the United States and an online store at Express.com. Express was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.