The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City get a Disney Store.

A Disney Store Outlet is among 14 new tenants announced Thursday by Horizon Group Properties as it prepares for an August opening for the Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City.

The 65-acre center is set to open Aug. 5 with other newly announced tenants including BCBGMAXAZRIA, Bella Pizza, City Bites, Clarks/Bostonian, DKNY, Jos. A. Bank, Justice, Le Creuset, Michael Kors, Perry Ellis, Polo Ralph Lauren, Soma and Yankee Candle. Other previously announced designer outlet stores include Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Brooks Brothers, Guess, Coach, Chico’s, Banana Republic, Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour, Levi’s and Carters.

“We are excited about the additional new stores and believe that this group of retailers will help draw shoppers from a large area throughout Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas,” said Gary J. Skoien, chief executive officer of Horizon Group Properties.

Gina Slechta, vice president of marketing for Horizon Group Properties, said the mall’s Facebook account has seen postings from “fans” requesting some of the newly signed up tenants.

“As of this morning, we have over 16,000 fans and many of them are begging us to bring stores like Polo Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and others to the center,” Slechta said.

The mall is the only outlet center in the state and is being built at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Council Road. The location has more than 112,000 cars that pass by the site daily. The center is expected to draw more than six million visitors a year from a three-state area and travelers on the Interstates 35, 40 and 44.

Construction on the 348,000-square-foot outlet center began last June. Built in a shopper-friendly racetrack design, the center will have covered walkways to maximize comfort and convenience for patrons. The mall also will feature landscaped courtyards, a food court, children’s play area, and a center court stage with fountains.

SOURCE: NEWSOK.COM

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Job Fair at Sawgrass Mills

by South Florida Business Journal Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 2:53pm EDT

South Florida Business Journal Sawgrass Mills will hold a job fair on May 24 to fill more than 100 retail, sales and management positions at more than a dozen retail outlets there.

Participating retailers include CR Jewelers, Crocs, G by Guess, GameStop, Guess Factory Store, Lane Bryant Outlet, Lids, Sketchers USA Outlet, Super Target, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, Victoria’s Secret and Watch Station International.

“With the addition of more retailers, Sawgrass Mills continues to grow and generate more employment opportunities,” Sawgrass Mills VP/GM Luanne Lenberg said.

The job fair, which is open to jobseekers of all ages, will take place 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the BrandsMart USA Court.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Executive VP, CFO, sells 25,000 Shares

Executive VP, CFO, Secretary of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT) Frank C Jr Marchisello sells 25,000 shares of SKT on 05/16/2011 at an average price of $27.2 a share.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers has a market cap of $2.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $27.17 with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and P/S ratio of 8. The dividend yield of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers stocks is 2.9%. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers had an annual average earning growth of 0.7% over the past 10 years

SOURCE: gurufocus.com

Phoenix Premium Outlets planned for Spring 2013

INDIANAPOLIS, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, announced that its Premium Outlets® division has reached an agreement with the Gila River Indian Community's Wild Horse Pass Development Authority to develop Phoenix Premium Outlets®, an upscale outlet shopping center serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale areas.

The center, to be located in Chandler, Arizona, will be adjacent to the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in the Wild Horse Development located on Interstate 10, south of Loop 202 - Santan Freeway at Exit 162, Wild Horse Pass Blvd. Phase I of the project will be comprised of 360,000 square feet housing approximately 90 outlet stores featuring high-quality designer and name brands. Construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2012 with a spring 2013 opening.

"Phoenix Premium Outlets® will bring together an impressive collection of many of the finest brands, offering value, quality and selection all in one convenient location," remarked John R. Klein, president of the Simon Premium Outlets platform. "The combination of great outlet shopping and a world class resort, spa, golf and hotel & casino will offer an unparalleled experience for area residents and visitors. Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino is a AAA Four Diamond Award property and is a perfect fit for the type of discriminating shoppers who enjoy our properties." In addition to providing designer and name brands for less, the project will create hundreds of new jobs for the area.

SOURCE: PRNEWSWIRE

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Villa Enterprises opening in the Puerto Rico Premium Outlets

MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 16, 2011 – Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc. (and its affiliates, Villa Enterprises), the global multi-concept restaurant franchisor, announced today the grand opening of two new Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Puerto Rico locations.

Both quick service restaurant (QSR) grand openings add to Villa’s exceptionally vast concept portfolio. Located in the Plaza Rio Hondo shopping center, the Bayamon, Puerto Rico, location celebrated its grand opening on May 14. The second concept’s grand opening, located at the Puerto Rico Premium Outlets in Barceloneta, is slated for May 23. Managed by the Road Runner Group Corporation, these new additions mark the third and fourth Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations in Puerto Rico, respectively.

“We take great pride in this amazing opportunity to expand our Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen concept internationally throughout the Puerto Rico market,” said Villa Enterprises Management Senior Vice President of Business Development Adam Torine. “We are extremely fortunate to be able to celebrate two simultaneous concept grand openings, and we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with fresh food made with the highest quality ingredients and exceptional customer service.

Villa Enterprises Management currently operates more than 225 Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen concept locations across 38 U.S. states and internationally among five additional countries.

SOURCE: PMQ.COM

Citadel Outlets Offers New Daily Shuttle Service To Disneyland

(Los Angeles, CA) - Plan a day of outlet shopping in Los Angeles at Citadel Outlets, the city's one and only outlet shopping center with the mall's new LA's Outlet Express shuttle service.

Beginning May 27th just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, LA's Outlet Express will begin daily shuttle service from the "Happiest Place on Earth" - Disneyland. Shoppers can hop on the shuttle for only $14 round trip, from any of the seven key hotels in and around the Anaheim/Disney area. No worries about advanced reservations and cash and credit cards are accepted.

Citadel Outlets, located just 10 minutes south of Downtown Los Angeles and only 25 minutes north of Anaheim is an ideal shopping destination for the California visitor.

The shuttle schedule hotel pick-ups and times:
Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel: 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm
The Anabella Hotel: 9:05am, 11:05am, 2:05pm, 4:05pm
Sheraton Park Hotel: 9:10am, 11:10am, 2:10pm, 4:10pm
Hyatt Regency Orange County: 9:15am 11:15am, 2:15pm, 4:15pm,
Crowne Plaza: 9:17am, 11:17am, 2:17pm, 4:17pm
Best Western Park Place: 9:25am, 11:25am, 2:25pm, 4:25pm
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel-Anaheim Resort: 9:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Departure from Citadel Outlets: 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 8:00pm

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Alleged rape at Cincinnati Premium Outlets

By Lawrence Budd, Staff Writer - Dayton Daily News

Leonard Delaney, 51, of Cincinnati, is accused of rape

on May 4 in Monroe.

MONROE — A Cincinnati man remained in the Butler County Jail on Wednesday, accused of raping a developmentally disabled co-worker at Cincinnati Premium Outlets mall in on May 4.

Police said it was the first rape at the new mall just off Interstate 75, along the Warren-Butler county line in Monroe.

Leonard Delaney, 51, is accused of raping a woman, 22, of West Chester about 4 p.m., May 4, in a back room of the mall, according to police.

Delaney, a supervisor of the alleged victim, was arrested later that night while still working, according to Monroe police Detective Ken Parson.

Both Delaney and the woman work for ABM Janitorial Service, although the woman receives services through Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Parson said.

Delaney told police the sex was consensual, Parson said.

According to Ohio law, due to her disabilities, “she’s not able to consent,” Parson said.

Parson said it was the first rape alleged to have occurred at the mall which opened in August 2009.

Delaney is being held on a $100,000 bond.

He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Thursday in Lebanon Municipal Court.

The charge carries between a three to 10-year prison sentence.

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Shoppers World opening in Gurnee Mills

GURNEE — Shoppers World, a new anchor store for Gurnee Mills, is scheduled to open in early August.

Shoppers World, a value-driven department store with 25 locations in eight states, offers a full line of casual and dress wear, plus a large selection of school and work apparel for men, women and children. along with home furnishings, home décor, linens and seasonal holiday merchandise and more with great value.

The New York City-headquartered retailer will occupy more than 105,000 square feet in space formerly housing the JC Penney Outlet located between Entry G and Entry H, near Burlington Coat Factory.

“Families seeking high-quality merchandise with great value will revel in all that Shoppers World has to offer,” said Randy Ebertowski, Gurnee Mills general manager. “This popular new anchor store will continue to show why Gurnee Mills means more stores, more brands, more savings and more fun.”

Gurnee Mills also has added Express, a specialty fashion retailer offering clothing and accessories for men and women. Express is located near Entry B and Forever 21.

SOURCE: NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT

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Tanger Outlets set two Guinness Book World Records.

photo from Livingstondaily.com

Company Release - 05/17/2011 09:17

Simultaneous Celebration in 22 States and at the New York Stock Exchange Took Place on May 12th

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.(NYSE:SKT)announced today that as part of the events launched to officially mark the company's 30th year of business, it set two Guinness Book of World Records on May 12, 2011.

The first record was achieved for the Guinness Book of World Records for the World's Largest Dessert Party. Auditors from Guinness and official witnesses counted and verified the number of the Tanger's party guests who simultaneously celebrated from 3:00-3:15 p.m. (Eastern) in multiple locations. Tanger personnel and guests gathered on the floor and Executive Boardroom of the New York Stock Exchange, at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and at each of Tanger Outlet Centers' 34 outlet shopping centers in 22 states (as adjusted, for a simultaneous celebration across various time zones).

This multiple venue, nationwide dessert party had close to 20,000 participants in 35 Tanger locations. Although many showed up at Tanger's centers to join the party, only a few became part of the segment that was recorded in the Guinness headcount due to space and other constraints. The Guinness Book of World Records for the World's Largest Dessert Party, which adhered to the highly managed and audited Guinness processes, was set by Tanger Outlet Centers at 6,997 participants.

Simultaneous with the above record, the Tanger Outlet Center in Foley, Alabama also set the Guinness Book of World Records for an Individual Dessert Party. Tanger's center in Foley managed to consolidate into a single space 553 celebrants who complied with Guinness' audit and witness process to achieve this notable record. The previous record was 250 individuals at a dessert party.

It should be noted that 97% of all Guinness Book of World Records attempted are not set. Tanger Outlet Centers is very proud to now display the Guinness Book of World Records seal on our documents having set two records in a single day as part of our 30th Anniversary month-long celebration.

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JC Penny Outlet to close at Potomac Mills

by Washington Business Journal - by Missy Frederick 

The J.C. Penney store at the Potomac Mills outlet mall in Woodbridge will close its doors.

Mall General Manager Mike Sullivan confirmed the store will shutter, noting that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. announced it would be closing its outlet locations earlier in the year. He could not immediately confirm what will replace the retailer at the outlet mall, owned by Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG).

"We already have a plan in motion and look forward to announcing updates in the near future," he said.

According to a Virginia state notice, the closure will occur in July and affect 103 employees.

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Cordish selling two outlet centers to Tanger

Greensboro, NC-based Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. has entered into agreements to acquire two retail centers from affiliates of Baltimore-based Cordish. The projects, located in Atlantic City, NJ and Ocean City, MD, total 694,000 square feet.

On May 6, 2011, Tanger's Operating Partnership entered into agreements with OCF Holdings LLC, Cordish AC-1 Associates LLC, Cordish AC-2 Associates LLC and Atlantic City Associates Number Three Manager LLC to acquire "substantially all" of the economic interests in the two outlet centers for a combined purchase price of $125.0 million in cash and the assumption of $75 million in debt.

The debt being assumed consists of three mortgages with various lenders that bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 5.14% to 7.65% per annum and have maturity dates ranging from 2016 to 2026.

Tanger paid a cash deposit of approximately $11.8 million on May 9, 2011 to secure its obligations under the Agreements, which will be credited against the purchase price for these interests at closing. The closing for both properties, which is subject to approval by the current mortgage holders, is expected to take place during the third quarter of 2011.

In a statement released by Cordish Companies, Gary Block, Vice President at The Cordish Company and Project Director of The Walk in Atlantic City, said the asset sale is "a joint venture with Tanger Factory Outlets on the existing phases of The Walk in Atlantic City, as well as for Ocean City Factory Outlets in Ocean City, Maryland." 

Block added that Tanger will acquire a controlling interest in the Cordish entity which owns phases of The Walk, but that "Cordish will retain 100 percent ownership of future development phases in Atlantic City, of which we expect there to be many."

According to The Press of Atlantic City, construction on a parking garage and 45,000-square-foot, dozen-store expansion of The Walk is underway, the third of four planned phases of that asset. The $45 million project was supposed to be finished this year, according to the publication, but officials with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Cordish's local partner on the project, now anticipate an early 2012 opening.

The Walk opened in 2003. It grew from 18 stores when it opened to nearly 100 stores by 2006. Vendors have yet to be announced for the additional 12 stores that are part of the asset's expansion.

The Ocean City Factory Outlets in Ocean City, MD is a 203,000 square foot destination center along Route 50, one-half mile from the Boardwalk. More information on that asset is available as a SCRIBD document below.

SOURCE: CityBiz Real Estate

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Wolford lingerie opens at McArthur Glen's Cheshire Oaks - made famous by Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole wearing Bondage tights from Wolford lingerie

by Laurie Stocks-Moore, Ellesmere Port Pioneer

A LUXURY lingerie and hosiery brand made famous by celebrity fan Cheryl Cole is opening its first shop in the north at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet.

Wolford, which specialises in luxury stockings, ready-to-wear items, underwear and swimwear, will join 145 other designers and high streets brands at McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks.

Wolford, which positions itself as a provider of high quality products characterised by ‘timeless elegance and maximum comfort’, came under the spotlight in 2010 when Cheryl Cole famously wore the brand’s Bondage tights in her video for ‘Promise This’.

Maria Venegas, retail manager for Wolford, said: “We are proud to announce the opening of our new outlet boutique at McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks. It will be the first boutique in the North of England and will give us the opportunity to introduce customers to our fabulous collections.”

Gabbie Cowley, style consultant at McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, said: “Wolford is the perfect addition to McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks.

“Its range of satin-feel stockings, glamorous shapewear and seductive lingerie perfectly complements the existing mix of designer and high street brands already available at the designer outlet. The brand famously provides stockings to the stars and now to the North West too.” 

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