Outlet store

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The Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall

An outlet store or factory outlet or "Best Saving Outlet" is a retail store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public through their own branded stores. The stores can be brick and mortar or online. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse. Often these stores are grouped together in outlet malls. The invention of the retail outlet store is often credited to Harold Alfond, founder of the Dexter Shoe Company.

Since its origination, outlets have seen variation in project size and an industry reorganization in the early 1990s which resulted in many smaller outlets going dark. As newer outlets continue their popularity, clear differences between new well designed centers and traditional retail centers are becoming harder and harder to differentiate.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Magdus : European Factory Outlet Centres Observatory
• Article on outlet malls in Japan

直销中心（Outlet Centers） 直销店、工厂直销或“最省钱直销店”（Best Saving Outlet）是一种零售店形式，由制造商品的生产商通过其自己品牌的商店直接将其产品卖给消费者。这种品牌商店可以是实体店或网上商店。传统上，工厂直销通常都是附设于制造商的工厂或仓库旁之卖店。通常在直销购物中心（Outlet mall）会聚集有多个品牌的直销专柜或卖店。