Payless ShoeSource, the American retail footwear company, has opened stores in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, reports Forbes. In a deal with M.H. Alshaya Co., which will support Payless’s expansion into the Middle East with construction and staffing, the company has achieved a “significant milestone” in its international strategy, said CEO Matthew Rubel. The new stores add to Payless ShoeSource’s existing 4,500 establishments in the Americas.