Massachusetts offers residents and visitors a myriad of outlet shopping opportunities, from the Berkshires to the Bay.
Most stores offer a substantial savings over department store prices. Plus, if you chance upon a sale, the savings are even greater. Below is a list of the best of Massachusetts' outlet malls (in random order):
Prime Outlets Lee -- This outlet mall, located in the Berkshire Mountains, about 45 minutes from Springfield, offers over 50 outlet stores. Among these are Anne Klein, Aeropostale, Bombay Outlet, Borders Book Outlet, Bass Outlet, Brooks Brothers, Coach, Gap Outlet, Eddie Bauer, Jones NY, J. Crew, Mikasa, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Prime Outlets Lee is open during the winter (January - March) Monday through Thursday from 10am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 9pm, and on Sunday from 11am to 5pm. During the rest of the year, the outlet mall is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
Prime Outlets Lee, I-90 at Exit 2, Lee MA, 413 243-8186, 800 980-SHOP
Cape Cod Outlet Mall - This small outlet center is located 60 miles from downtown Boston and features 20 quality outlet stores. Among them are Bass Shoes, Izod, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Catalog Clearance Outlet, OshKosh, Reebok, and Oneida Home.
Cape Cod Outlet Mall is open Monday through Saturday from 930am to 9pm and on Sunday from 930am to 6pm.
Cape Cod Outlet Mall, I-93 at Exit 1, Cape Cod MA, 508 888-8417
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets -- Massachusetts' largest outlet mall is located about 20 miles from Providence and about 30 miles north of Boston. Among the mall's over 150 are Adidas, Banana Republic Factory Store, Bebe Outlet, Bose, Black & Decker, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Bombay Outlet, Benetton, Brooks Brothers, Gap Outlet, Movado, Lindt Chocolate, Off Fifth - Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Nike, Levi's Outlet, Eddie Bauer, London Fog, Ferragamo, Restoration Hardware, Sag Harbor, Ross Simons Catalog Store, Timberland, Williams Sonoma Clearance Outlet, and Tommy Hilfiger Kids.
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets is open during the winter (January - March) Sunday through Wednesday from 10am to 6pm and Thursday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm. During the rest of the year, the outlet mall is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 11am to 7pm.
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, One Premium Outlet Blvd., Wrentham MA, 508 384-0600
