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 Missouri's outlet malls (in random order):
Osage Beach Premium Outlets -- Located about 45 minutes from Jefferson City and 90 minutes from Springfield, this Missouri outlet mall features over 80 discount retailers. Among them are Adidas, Bose, Coach, Gap Outlet, KB Toy Outlet, Coldwater Creek Outlet, J. Crew, Jones NY, Bass, Limited Too, Reebok, Tommy Hilfiger Kids, Sag Harbor, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lane Bryant Outlet, and Nautica.
Osage Beach Premium Outlets is open during the winter (January and February) Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 6pm and on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 9pm. During the rest of the year, the outlet mall is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 9pm and on Sunday from 9am to 6pm.
Osage Beach Premium Outlets, 4540 Hwy. 54, Osage Beach MO; 573 348-2065
St. Louis Mills -- Just 16 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis, this outlet mall features over 50 outlet stores. Among the highlights are Aeropostale, Athlete's Foot Outfitters, Bombay Outlet, Clarie's, Mikasa, Off 5th - Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Reebok, The Children's Place Outlet, and Zales Diamond Outlet.
St. Louis Mills is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 930pm and on Sunday from 11am to 7pm.
St. Louis Mills, Hwy. 370 at Taussig Ave. Exit, Hazelwood MO; 314 344-1000
Tanger Outlet Center -- Located in the country music capital of Branson, this outlet mall is about 45 miles south of Springfield. Among the center's over 60 retailers are Aeropostale, Banana Republic Factory Store, Bombay Outlet, Black & Decker, Coach, Disney, Eddie Bauer, Gap Outlet, Levi's Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Oneida, Polo Ralph Lauren, Seiko, SAS Shoes, Tommy Hilfiger, and Van Heusen.
Tanger Outlet Center is open during the winter (January and February) Monday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. During the rest of the year, the outlet mall is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 7pm.
Tanger Outlet Center, I-44 at Hwy. 65, Branson MO; 417 337-9328, 800 407-2762
Factory Merchants Branson -- Another Branson outlet mall, this one features over 45 stores. Among them are Black Hills Jewelry, Easy Spirit, Corningware Corelle Revere, Pfaltzgraff Value Center, Sag Harbor, Red Wing Shoes, KB Toy Outlet, Izod, Lane Bryant Outlet, and Samsonite Co. Store.
Factory Merchants Branson is open during the winter (January and February) Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 6pm and on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 9pm. During the rest of the year, the outlet mall is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 9pm and on Sunday from 9am to 7pm.
Factory Merchants Branson, I-44 at Hwy. 65, Branson MO; 417 335-6686