Grove City Premium Outlets, (formerly Prime Outlets-Grove City) is an open-air
outlet mall
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory store is a brick and mortar or online store where manufacturers sell their merchandise directly to the public. Products at outlet stores are usually sold at reduced prices compared to regular stores du ...
, which is situated on
Interstate 79
Interstate 79 (I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States, designated from I-77 in Charleston, West Virginia, north to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) and PA 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a primary thoroughfare t ...
, four miles south of its junction with
Interstate 80
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, in
Springfield Township, west of
Grove City,
Pennsylvania
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.
Located about sixty miles north of
Pittsburgh
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and seventy miles south of
Erie, Grove City Premium Outlets includes more than one hundred and thirty brand-name outlet stores, a food court, and one of the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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' official team stores. It is one of the largest outlet malls in the United States.
History
In 2002, it was announced that Grove City Outlet's parent company Prime Outlets, was struggling to stay out of debt.
In 2006,
Value Retail News rated Prime Outlets in Grove City as one of the top twenty outlet centers in the United States. The outlets previously received the award in 2004.
On
Black Friday in 2006, shoppers created a
traffic jam 10 miles (16 km) long during the middle of the night on Interstate 79.
Due to Pennsylvania's lack of sales tax on clothing, many visitors to Grove City's outlets are from out-of-state or from Canada. A number of hotels are adjacent to the center.
In late August 2010, the center was acquired by
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indian ...
's Premium Outlet sector along with the majority of the Prime Outlet centers. It was then renamed Grove City Premium Outlets in September 2010.
References
External links
Grove City Premium Outlet's official website
{{Simon Property Group
Shopping malls in Metro Pittsburgh
Shopping malls in Pennsylvania
Outlet malls in the United States