Asheville Outlets Grand Opening Draws Huge Crowds
New Outlet Shopping Destination Adds to Asheville's Strong Tourism Market
ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Asheville Outlets opened with great fanfare on May 1st as thousands of shoppers flocked to the new open-air outlet center located in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville Outlets is the newest destination for shopping in the greater Asheville market – the regional and economic hub for western North Carolina with a strong and growing visitor market. Shoppers will find many of the most popular names in the outlet industry, including Ann Taylor Factory Store, Banana Republic Factory Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Coach, Cole Haan, GAP Factory Store, J. Crew Factory, Nike Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour, and Vera Bradley Outlet.
Grand Opening Day began with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:00 a.m. Area elected officials, dignitaries and local business leaders were on-site for the event, which included remarks from New England Development President Douglass Karp, Asheville Vice Mayor Marc Hunt, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kit Cramer, and Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Stephanie Brown.
In his remarks, Douglass Karp lauded the many people involved with opening a project of this magnitude. "I'm thrilled to be here today to celebrate the Grand Opening of Asheville Outlets with the hundreds of people who have helped make this day possible. We truly appreciate the dedication of the men and women who have worked so hard on this project. I'm especially pleased to welcome the stores and the nearly 1,000 local employees who will be instrumental in making Asheville Outlets a special, regional shopping destination here in Asheville."
Asheville Outlets, an open-air lifestyle destination developed by New England Development in partnership with Tremont Realty Capital, serves the greater Asheville market, along with upstate South Carolina and east Tennessee. It is located at the intersection of two major interstates – I-40 and I-26 at Brevard Road (Route 191). More than 1,300 jobs in Buncombe County and $33 million in annual, additional local income are being created with the opening of the outlet center.
SOURCE New England Development
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