Birch Run Premium Outlets

Birch Run Premium Outlets
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LocationBirch Run, Michigan
Coordinates43°14′49″N 83°46′41″W / 43.247°N 83.778°W / 43.247; -83.778
Address12240 South Beyer Road
Opening date1986
DeveloperHorizon Outlets
OwnerSimon Property Group
No. of stores and services89[1]
Total retail floor area690,000 sq ft (64,000 m2)[2]
No. of floors1
Websitewww.premiumoutlets.com

Birch Run Premium Outlets is an outlet mall in Birch Run, Michigan. The largest outlet mall in the Midwestern United States, it opened in 1986. It is managed by Premium Outlets, a division of Simon Property Group. The Birch Run Premium Outlets are located approximately halfway between Saginaw and Flint.

History

The mall was built in 1986 as Manufacturer's Marketplace/Prime Outlets at Birch Run.[3] In 2010, the mall was bought by Simon Property Group's Premium Outlet division and renamed Birch Run Premium Outlets.[4]

The mall's busiest months are August and December, the former due to back-to-school shopping and vacationing travelers.[5] For many years, Birch Run Premium Outlets were the largest outlet mall in the Midwestern United States.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Store Directory for Birch Run Premium Outlets® - A Shopping Center in Birch Run, MI - A Simon Property".
  2. ^ "New Outlets for Specialty Retail". Specialty Retail. Spring 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Branch, Gregory Lynn (1999). Saginaw County: Visions of the Valley. Community Communications Corporation. p. 181. ISBN 9781581920062.
  4. ^ Lynch-Morin, Kathryn (October 1, 2010). "Birch Run Outlets Have New Owner, New Name". MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Kovanis, Georgea (August 2, 2007). "It's a Prime Time for Birch Run". Detroit Free Press. ProQuest 436830532. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. ^ McFarland, Jodi (September 16, 2008). "Prime Outlets at Birch Run Pumps Up Deer Widows Weekend". Saginaw News. Retrieved December 1, 2013.