Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls is an
outlet mall
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory shop is a brick and mortar or online store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse, sometimes allowin ...
serving
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara ...
.
History
In 1982, the outlet mall opened in a former
King's discount store.
An extensive 1995 expansion added sixty stores, including a
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue (originally Saks & Company; Colloquialism, colloquially Saks) is an American Luxury goods, luxury department store chain headquartered in New York City and founded by Andrew Saks. The original store opened in the F Street and ...
outlet store called Off Fifth. In 1997, the mall was acquired by Prime Retail (now part of
The Lightstone Group
The Lightstone Group is a privately held real estate investment company which owns and operates a diversified portfolio of multifamily, office, industrial, hotel, and retail properties. Lightstone has invested directly in individual real estate as ...
) for $89 million. A $12 million renovation in 2006 added new tenants and renamed the complex Fashion Outlets Niagara Falls USA. The mall became a
Macerich
Macerich ( ) is a real estate investment trust that invests in shopping centers. It is the third-largest owner and operator of shopping centers in the United States. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned interests in 52 properties comprisi ...
property in 2011. A further 175,000 sq. ft. expansion opened on October 23, 2014
with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 6, 2014 with festivities and entertainment until November 9, 2014.
See also
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Rainbow Centre Factory Outlet
Rainbow Centre Factory Outlet was an enclosed outlet mall in downtown Niagara Falls, New York, that operated from July 2, 1982 to September 30, 2000. Its design was unusual in that it was contained within its own parking ramp, and opened directly i ...
- former rival opened in 1982 and was closed due to competition from Fashion Outlets.
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Outlet malls in the United States
Shopping malls established in 1982
Shopping malls in New York (state)
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