Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids is at 350 84th St. SW in Byron Center. Courtesy Tanger Outlets
An outlet shopping destination is opening the doors to nearly 80 stores this weekend in Byron Center.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. is officially opening the doors on the approximately $79 million Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids at 350 84th St. SW, Byron Center, at 10 a.m., July 31, with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off its grand-opening weekend.
The grand opening
Hosted by Steven B. Tanger, president and CEO of Tanger Outlets, the official ceremony also will include state and local officials, and Drew and Jonathan Scott from the television show “Property Brothers.”
Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids’ Art of Style and Savings festivities run July 31-Aug. 2 and include such events as personal styling sessions with a People StyleWatch fashion expert at the Celeb Stylist Studio, fireworks display, interactive displays at the Tanger Dream Cloud of Savings & Instagram Tech Lounge and special savings.
Shoppers participating in the grand opening will have a number of opportunities to win giveaways, including: a Dream Closet Makeover valued at roughly $5,000 from Closet and Room Solutions, with a $3,000 shopping spree; and an exclusive workshop with Drew and Jonathan Scott for design-on-a-budget advice. The stars of “Property Brothers”have invested nearly 15 years in the real estate industry and specialize in transforming properties for clients.
The outlet
The new shopping destination is located approximately 11 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids along 84th Street and U.S. 131 in Byron Township. Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids features more than 80 retail stores with brand names and designer outlet retailers such as Michael Kors, J. Crew Factory, White House|Black Market, Banana Republic Factory Store, Vera Bradley and Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store.
Tanger said the company is thrilled to be bringing its third Tanger Outlet center to Michigan.
“Grand Rapids is a dynamic market with so much to offer residents and visitors and we are proud to be adding a new world-class outlet shopping destination to the area,” said Tanger. “We enjoy nothing more than contributing to a region’s positive economic growth and delivering outstanding value to shoppers every day.”
Economic impact
At roughly 350,000 square feet, the Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids is anticipated to generate approximately $7.3 million in annual sales tax revenue and create more than 900 full-time and part-time retail management and sales jobs.
Construction broke ground on the more than $79 million project on Aug. 21, 2014, and generated approximately 300 construction positions during its development phase.
The company
Tanger Outlet Centers anticipates delivering four new centers during 2015. In addition to Grand Rapids, the company also is scheduled to open developments in Georgia, Connecticut and Mississippi. The new shopping destinations will increase the company’s total footprint by 10 percent with the addition of approximately 1.36 million square feet and represent roughly $381.8 million in investment, according to the company’s first quarter 2015 results.
The publicly traded company is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, and operates 46 outlet shopping centers in 24 states in the U.S. and Canada.
Stores
Adidas
American Eagle Outfitters
ASICS
Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Perfect
Banana Republic Factory Store
Bath & Body Works
Brooks Brothers Factory Store
Calvin Klein
Carter’s Babies and Kids
Christopher & Banks
Cole Haan Outlet
Columbia Sportswear Co.
Converse
Corningware Corelle & More
Dressbarn
Easy Spirit Outlet
Express Factory Outlet
Famous Footwear Outlet
Fossil
Fragrance Outlet
Francesca’s
G.H. Bass & Co.
Gap Factory Store
Go! Calendars
GUESS Factory Store
Gymboree Outlet
H&M
Haggar
HANESbrands
J. Crew Factory
Jared Vault
Johnston & Murphy
Justice
Kate Spade New York
Kay Jewelers Outlet
Kitchen Collection
Levi’s Outlet
Lids
Lucky Brand Jeans
Maurices
Merrell
Michael Kors
Mountain Warehouse
Nike Factory Store
Nine West Outlet
Oakley Vault
Old Navy Outlet
OshKosh B’gosh
PacSun
Perfumania
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store
Rue21
Samsonite Factory Outlet
Skechers
Sperry
Subway
Sunglass Hut
Talbots
Tanger Shopper Services
The Children’s Place
The Limited Outlet
The Uniform Outlet
Tommy Hilfiger
Torrid
Toys “R”Us Outlet
Under Armour
Vera Bradley
Vitamin World
White House|Black Market
Wilsons Leather
Yankee Candle