From Nags Head to Raleigh, North Carolina offers visitors -- and residents, too -- a variety of outlet shopping opportunities.
Most stores offer a substantial savings over department store prices. Plus, if you chance upon a sale, the savings are even greater. Below is a list of the best of North Carolina's outlet malls (in random order):
Tanger Outlet Center -- Located about 90 minutes south of Norfolk, along the Atlantic Coast, this outlet mall offers over 25 outlet retailers. Included are Bass, Coach, Corning Revere Clearance Center, Gap Outlet, London Fog, Nautica, Polo Ralph Lauren, Samonite Company Store, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Tanger Outlet Center is open during the off-season (January - March) Monday through Saturday from 10am to 7pm and on Sunday from 11am to 6pm. During the rest of the year, the complex is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 9pm and on Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
Tanger Outlet Center, I-64 at Route 17; Nags Head NC; 252 441-5634; 800 720-6747
Carolina Premium Outlets -- Just 30 miles from Raleigh, this outlet mall features over 90 outlet retailers. Among them are Banana Republic Factory Store, Bombay Outlet, Bose, Geoffrey Beene, Lane Bryant Outlet, Fossil, Coach, Brooks Brothers, Bass, Carolina Pottery, Eddie Bauer, Gap Outlet, Nautica, Mikasa, Yankee Candle, Tommy Hilfiger, Timberland, Reebok, Nike, SAS Shoes, and Zales Fine Jewelry Outlet.
Carolina Premium Outlets is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
Carolina Premium Outlets, 1025 Industrial Park Dr., I-95 at Exit 95, Smithfield NC; 919 989-8757
Concord Mills -- This huge outlet mall is located about 10 miles outside of Charlotte. It features over 100 outlet stores, including Aeropostale, Ann Taylor Loft, Banana Republic Factory Store, Black & Decker, Bose, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Gap Outlet, Jones NY, Limited Too, Mikasa, Nike, Nautica, Yankee Candle, Tommy Hilfiger, Stride Rite Shoes, Reebok, Perry Ellis, and Old Navy Outlet.
Concord Mills is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 930pm and on Sunday from 11am to 7pm.
Concord Mills, I-85 at Exit 49, Concord NC; 704 979-3000; 877- NC-MILLS
Burlington Manufacturer's Outlet Center -- Located about 25 minutes from Greensboro and about 45 minutes from Raleigh/Durham, this outlet mall has over 40 retailers. Among the highlights are Bass Shoes, Croscill Home Fabrics, Liz Claiborne, Nine West, Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff, Nine West, and Westpoint Stevens.
Burlington Manufacturer's Outlet Center is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.
Burlington Manufacturer's Outlet Center, I-85 at Exit 145, Burlington NC; 336 227-2872
