Description Shoe-a-holics on the hunt for budget-brand names frequent the Rack Room for a fix. Rack Room Shoes sells private-label and brand-name footwear, handbags, and accessories to thrifty customers from some 390 stores in more than 25 states. The company also operates some 60 stores under the Off Broadway banner in about 10 states. Founded in 1922 as a single Phil's Shoes store, Rack Room Shoes is owned by Europe's largest shoe retailer -- Deichmann Schuhe of Germany -- which acquired Rack Room Shoes in 1984. As part of its expansion strategy, the off-price retailer plans to continue opening new stores in the southeastern US; it's focusing specifically on Texas and Arizona.
Rack Room Shoes has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 677 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rack Room Shoes employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 54% of employees would recommend working at Rack Room Shoes to a friend. This is based on 677 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
69% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Rack Room Shoes as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Rack Room Shoes.