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| - If there was some sort of Swiss standard of an outlet mall, like some sort of platonic concept of an outlet mall, this would be it. It just shoots a bit low for my taste.
The Charlotte Premium Outlets is a new outlet mall, meaning it has a lot going for it - clean amenities, a convenient location, newer stores, etc. It's not huge (and nowhere near the size of, for example, Arundel Mills), but it's reasonably sized for the area and roughly the size of the Gaffney Premium Outlets.
The stores here leave a bit to be desired. There's J.Crew, Brooks, and a few shoe retailers like Johnston and Murphy and Clarks, but all carry cheaper versions of their brands that, in sum, are far from exciting and were often visibly inferior. Some locations (Eddie Bauer) were completely useless and embarrassing, whereas others (Old Navy Outlet) just seemed to be needless. While this isn't the Charlotte Premium Outlets' problem per se, it did lend to a feeling that I wasn't getting a true deal - rather, there was just a bunch of smoke and mirrors. Other outlet malls - Gaffney being an example - somehow never lent that impression.
All the same, this is convenient and may be worth a look, depending on your budget and needs.
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