San Marcos Outlet Malls

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The San Marcos Outlet Malls are two distinct outlet malls, the Premium Outlets and the Tanger Factory Outlet Center. Each is located off Interstate Highway 35 in San Marcos, Texas. The outlet mall first opened in 1977. (Verification needed.) Combined, the two adjacent malls have more than 240 stores, and an excess of 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2). [1] During peak seasons, shoppers at the malls can reach numbers that effectively triple the population of San Marcos. [2] The outlet malls in San Marcos are one of the top tourist attractions in the state. [2] The outlet malls combined are one of the top employers of San Marcos, and are the top employers of students of nearby Texas State University. [3]

In 2006, ABC's The View named the San Marcos Outlets the third-best place to shop in the world. [3]

Notes

  1. Bloom, Molly (2008-02-12). "Annual tax-free days fill San Marcos outlet stores". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2008-04-08. At upward of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) combined, the San Marcos outlet malls - technically two separate shopping centers owned by Prime and Tanger Outlets - are a quarter of the size of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
  2. 1 2 Bloom, Molly (2008-02-12). "Annual tax-free days fill San Marcos outlet stores". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved 2008-04-08. The 80,000 to 100,000 shoppers expected at the San Marcos outlet malls each day will temporarily triple the city's population.
  3. 1 2 "TV show: San Marcos outlets among best places to shop". Austin Business Journal. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2008-04-08. ABC's "The View" named the 250-store outlet mall the third-best place to shop in the world behind destinations in New York and Dubai.

Coordinates: 29°49′36″N97°59′03″W / 29.826666°N 97.984162°W / 29.826666; -97.984162


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