The Outlet Collection Seattle
 The southeast entrance to The Outlet Collection Seattle | |
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| Location | Auburn, Washington |
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| Opening date | August 1995 |
| Developer | Glimcher Realty Trust |
| Owner | The Lightstone Group |
| No. of stores and services | 140 |
| Total retail floor area | 943,273 sq ft (87,632 m²)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 5,000 |
| Website | https://outletcollectionseattle.com/ |
The Outlet Collection Seattle, formerly SuperMall of the Great Northwest, is an outlet mall in Auburn, Washington, United States, that opened in August 1995. The mall is currently anchored by Burlington, Nordstrom Rack, Dave & Busters, and FieldhouseUSA. There are two vacant anchor spaces, previously occupied by Dick's Warehouse Sale and Bed Bath & Beyond, the latter of which will reopen as Best Buy Outlet in November 2023.[2] Junior anchors include Ashley HomeStore, Fitness Quest, Old Navy Outlet, and H&M. A Walmart Supercenter and Regal Cinemas movie theater are also located on mall property.
History
[edit]The Outlet Collection Seattle opened on August 25, 1995, under the name "Supermall of the Great Northwest".[3]
Its anchors then included Nordstrom Rack, Bed Bath and Beyond, Oshman's SuperSports USA (Later Sports Authority until 2016), Burlington Coat Factory, Saks Fifth Avenue (later Old Navy and Ulta Beauty), Marshalls (later Dave & Buster's) and Incredible Universe.[4] In its first year of business, the mall contained 175 stores and drew more than 14 million customers.[5] By 1998, Saks Fifth Avenue and one fifth of the stores had closed.[6]
The Incredible Universe store on the north side of the mall was closed in 1997 after the company's demise; it was converted into a Sam's Club with 154,000 square feet (14,300 m2).[7] Walmart moved to a new Supercenter location on the north side of the mall complex in October 2010 and agreed to manage the sale of its old locations on the west side of the mall.[8] The old building was purchased by Coastal Farm and Ranch, an Oregon-based chain of outdoor and farm retail stores.[9] The store composition at the SuperMall was later dominated by outlet stores, which led to a $30 million renovation to move the food court and add pedestrian corridors in 2012.[10] Several strip malls and restaurants were also constructed on the perimeter of the mall.[citation needed] In May 2012, the outlet mall was renamed The Outlet Collection Seattle to reflect its new focus.[11]
The Sam's Club location closed in January 2018 as part of the company's withdrawal from the Seattle market.[12] It was replaced by FieldHouseUSA, a multi-purpose indoor sports facility that was scheduled to open in 2020;[13] the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its full opening to 2021.[14]
The Lightstone Group acquired the mall from Washington Prime Group in November 2024 for $82 million and announced a capital improvement program that would begin at an unspecified date.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ http://glimcher.com/files/properties/24/mall_profile.pdf [bare URL PDF][dead link]
- ^ https://www.bestbuy.com/site/outlet-refurbished-clearance/outlet-stores/pcmcat748301966853.c?id=pcmcat748301966853
- ^ Konrad, Rachel (August 24, 1995). "Supermall courts area cheapskates". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "'Incredible Universe' to land in Auburn Mall". The Seattle Times. November 26, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "SuperMall marks first year". Ellensburg Daily Record. August 21, 1996. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Google News.
- ^ "Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet Leaves Auburn's Supermall". The Seattle Times. April 25, 1998. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Sean (March 7, 1999). "Auburn SuperMall on verge of bouncing back". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Whale, Robert (October 25, 2010). "Auburn welcomes new Walmart superstore". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Whale, Robert (October 26, 2011). "Oregon retailer to purchase, occupy Walmart's old site in Auburn". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Lang Jones, Jeanne (June 29, 2012). "Commercial Real Estate: It's no bird, it's no plane...soon it won't be 'SuperMall'". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Whale, Robert (May 30, 2012). "Auburn's Supermall to get a new look, name". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Quinton, Molly (January 11, 2018). "Sam's Club locations in Auburn, Renton, Seattle abruptly close". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Stiles, Marc (May 22, 2019). "Auburn mall owner turns hulking Sam's Club into sports complex". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Whale, Robert (November 12, 2020). "FieldhouseUSA waiting on COVID-19 to fully open complex in Auburn". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Cockrell, Debbie (November 22, 2024). "Super again? Area mall gets new owner with plans to 'enhance the shopping experience'". The News Tribune. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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