Mission Elevating our neighborhoods one step at a time.
Description WSS is a family footwear retailer doing business in urban neighborhood-based stores. The company offers great values on a large selection of premier brands such as Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Vans, Converse, Puma, and more.
Founded in Southern California in 1984 by entrepreneur Eric Alon, all 90+ WSS stores feature a unique open retail format that allows customers to browse on their own, in a hassle-free environment. The success of this business model has allowed WSS to continue its rapid expansion into new markets. Under the leadership of President Rick Mina, the company will be opening new stores in Northern California and Texas.
WSS is committed to giving back to the communities they serve, sponsoring or participating in over 360 local events each year. In 2015 WSS affirmed its commitment to the neighborhoods where it does business by donating $250,000 to the Los Angeles County Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs and to other neighborhood clubs in the western region.
WSS has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WSS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
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Overall, 52% of employees would recommend working at WSS to a friend. This is based on 133 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
56% of job seekers rate their interview experience at WSS as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at WSS.