The Outlet Collection Seattle
{{Short description|Outlet mall in Auburn, Washington}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = The Outlet Collection Seattle
| logo = The Outlet Collection Seattle logo.svg
| image = The Outlet Collection Seattle entrance.jpg
| caption = The southeast entrance to The Outlet Collection Seattle
| location = Auburn, Washington
| opening_date = August 25, 1995
| developer = Glimcher Realty Trust
| manager = Spinoso Real Estate Group
| owner = The Lightstone Group
| number_of_stores = 140
| number_of_anchors =
| floors = 1
| parking = 5,000
| website = https://outletcollectionseattle.com/
}}
The Outlet Collection Seattle, formerly SuperMall of the Great Northwest, is an outlet mall in Auburn, Washington, United States, that opened in August 1995. The mall is currently anchored by Burlington, Nordstrom Rack, Dave & Busters, and FieldhouseUSA. There are two vacant anchor spaces, previously occupied by Dick's Warehouse Sale and Bed Bath & Beyond, the latter of which reopened as Best Buy Outlet in November 2023. {{Cite web |title=Best Buy Outlet Stores - Details and Locations |url=https://www.bestbuy.com/site/outlet-refurbished-clearance/outlet-stores/pcmcat748301966853.c?id=pcmcat748301966853 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Best Buy}} Junior anchors include Ashley HomeStore, Fitness Quest, Old Navy Outlet, and H&M. A Walmart Supercenter and Regal Cinemas movie theater are also located on mall property.
History
The Outlet Collection Seattle opened on August 25, 1995, under the name "Supermall of the Great Northwest".{{cite news |last=Konrad |first=Rachel |date=August 24, 1995 |title=Supermall courts area cheapskates |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/24/supermall-courts-area-cheapskates-shopping-center/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |accessdate=October 20, 2021}}
Its anchors then included Nordstrom Rack, Bed Bath and Beyond, Oshman's SuperSports USA (Later Sports Authority until 2016), Burlington Coat Factory, Saks Fifth Avenue (later Old Navy and Ulta Beauty), Marshalls (later Dave & Buster's), and Incredible Universe.{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19931126/1733901/incredible-universe-to-land-in-auburn-mall |title='Incredible Universe' to land in Auburn Mall|work=The Seattle Times|date=November 26, 1993|access-date=September 26, 2022}} In its first year of business, the mall contained 175 stores and drew more than 14 million customers.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A3dUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5131,3563066&dq=supermall+auburn+square-feet&hl=en |title=SuperMall marks first year|date=August 21, 1996|work=Ellensburg Daily Record |via=Google News|accessdate=September 26, 2022}} By 1998, Saks Fifth Avenue and one fifth of the stores had closed.{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980425/2747100/saks-fifth-avenue-outlet-leaves-auburns-supermall |title=Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet Leaves Auburn's Supermall |work=The Seattle Times|date=April 25, 1998|access-date=September 26, 2022}}
The Incredible Universe store on the north side of the mall was closed in 1997 after the company's demise; it was converted into a Sam's Club with {{convert|154,000|sqft|sqm}}.{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Sean |date=March 7, 1999 |title=Auburn SuperMall on verge of bouncing back |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1999/03/08/focus5.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} Walmart moved to a new Supercenter location on the north side of the mall complex in October 2010 and agreed to manage the sale of its old locations on the west side of the mall.{{cite news |last=Whale |first=Robert |date=October 25, 2010 |title=Auburn welcomes new Walmart superstore |url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/auburn-welcomes-new-walmart-superstore/ |work=Auburn Reporter |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} The old building was purchased by Coastal Farm & Ranch, an Oregon-based chain of outdoor and farm retail stores.{{cite news |last=Whale |first=Robert |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Oregon retailer to purchase, occupy Walmart's old site in Auburn |url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/oregon-retailer-to-purchase-occupy-walmarts-old-site-in-auburn/ |work=Auburn Reporter |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} The store composition at the SuperMall was later dominated by outlet stores, which led to a $30 million renovation to move the food court and add pedestrian corridors in 2012.{{cite news |last=Lang Jones |first=Jeanne |date=June 29, 2012 |title=Commercial Real Estate: It's no bird, it's no plane...soon it won't be 'SuperMall' |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2012/06/29/its-no-bird-its-no-plane-soon.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} Several strip malls and restaurants were also constructed on the perimeter of the mall.{{cn|date=June 2024}} In May 2012, the outlet mall was renamed The Outlet Collection Seattle to reflect its new focus.{{cite news|url=http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/155848045.html |title=Auburn's Supermall to get a new look, name|work=Auburn Reporter|first=Robert|last=Whale|date=May 30, 2012|accessdate=September 26, 2022}}
The Sam's Club location closed in January 2018 as part of the company's withdrawal from the Seattle market.{{cite news |last=Quinton |first=Molly |date=January 11, 2018 |title=Sam's Club locations in Auburn, Renton, Seattle abruptly close |url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/business/report-sams-club-to-close-in-auburn/ |work=Auburn Reporter |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} It was replaced by FieldHouseUSA, a multipurpose indoor sports facility that was scheduled to open in 2020;{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Auburn mall owner turns hulking Sam's Club into sports complex |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/05/22/auburn-mall-owner-turns-hulking-sams-club-into.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 26, 2024}} the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its full opening to 2021.{{cite news |last=Whale |first=Robert |date=November 12, 2020 |title=FieldhouseUSA waiting on COVID-19 to fully open complex in Auburn |url=https://www.kentreporter.com/sports/fieldhouseusa-waiting-on-covid-19-to-fully-open-complex-in-auburn/ |work=Auburn Reporter |accessdate=June 26, 2024}}
The Lightstone Group acquired the mall from Washington Prime Group in November 2024 for $82 million and announced a capital improvement program that would begin at an unspecified date.{{cite news |last=Cockrell |first=Debbie |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Super again? Area mall gets new owner with plans to 'enhance the shopping experience' |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article295951404.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=November 25, 2024}} Syracuse-based Spinoso Real Estate Group now currently manages the mall.
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External links
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- [https://outletcollectionseattle.com/ Official website]
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Category:Shopping malls in King County, Washington
Category:Shopping malls established in 1995
Category:Washington Prime Group
Category:Buildings and structures in Auburn, Washington
Category:Outlet malls in the United States
Category:1995 establishments in Washington (state)
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