Birch Run Premium Outlets
{{short description|Outlet mall in Birch Run, Michigan, United States}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
|name = Birch Run Premium Outlets
|image = File:Birch Run Outlets.jpg
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|caption = Birch Run Premium Outlets as seen from Interstate 75
| image_alt = A section of stores within Birch Run Premium Outlets
|location = Birch Run, Michigan
|coordinates = {{Coord|43.247|-83.778|type:landmark_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|address = 12240 South Beyer Road
|opening_date = 1986
|closing_date =
|developer = Horizon Outlets
|manager =
|owner = Simon Property Group
|architect =
|number_of_stores = 89{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/birch-run/stores|title=Store Directory for Birch Run Premium Outlets® - A Shopping Center in Birch Run, MI - A Simon Property}}
|number_of_anchors =
|floor_area = {{convert|690000|sqft|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url= http://specialtyretail.com/issue/2012/05/retailing-locations/unique-locations/new-outlets-for-specialty-retail/ |title= New Outlets for Specialty Retail |date= Spring 2012 |work= Specialty Retail |access-date= December 1, 2013}}
|parking =
|floors = 1
|website = {{URL|1=http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=82|2=www.premiumoutlets.com}}
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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.{{cite book |last= Branch |first= Gregory Lynn |title= Saginaw County: Visions of the Valley |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5bhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Since+1986,+the+Birch+Run+area+has+been+the+home+to+over%22 |year= 1999 |publisher= Community Communications Corporation |page= 181|isbn= 9781581920062 }} In 2010, the mall was bought by Simon Property Group's Premium Outlet division and renamed Birch Run Premium Outlets.{{cite web |url= http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2010/10/birch_run_outlets_have_new_own.html |title= Birch Run Outlets Have New Owner, New Name |last= Lynch-Morin |first= Kathryn |date= October 1, 2010 |work=MLive |publisher= Booth Newspapers |access-date= December 1, 2013}}
The mall's busiest months are August and December, the former due to back-to-school shopping and vacationing travelers.{{cite news |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/436830532 |title= It's a Prime Time for Birch Run |last= Kovanis |first= Georgea |date= August 2, 2007 |work= Detroit Free Press |access-date= December 1, 2013|id= {{ProQuest|436830532}} }} For many years, Birch Run Premium Outlets were the largest outlet mall in the Midwestern United States.{{cite web |url= http://www.mlive.com/saginawnews/business/index.ssf/2008/09/prime_outlets_at_birch_run_pum.html |title= Prime Outlets at Birch Run Pumps Up Deer Widows Weekend |last= McFarland |first= Jodi |date= September 16, 2008 |work= Saginaw News |access-date= December 1, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=82 Official website]
{{Shopping malls in Michigan}}
{{Simon Property Group}}
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Category:Outlet malls in the United States
Category:Shopping malls established in 1986
Category:Shopping malls in Michigan
Category:Tourist attractions in Saginaw County, Michigan
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