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outlet store

American  
[out-let stawr] / ˈaʊt lɛt ˌstɔr /

noun

  1. a store in which a manufacturer sells their own products directly to customers, often for a price that is cheaper than the same goods would be in a store not run directly by the manufacturer.


Etymology

Origin of outlet store

First recorded in 1900–05

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Besides its Pacific Place store, Lululemon has nine stores in Washington including another Seattle location at University Village and an outlet store in Tulalip.

From Seattle Times Apr. 9, 2024

"It's been quite hard dragging people into Paisley. The biggest blow was losing the Marks & Spencer's outlet store to the new retail park," Elaine said.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2024

Silverman’s father owned an outlet store that sold discount fashion, and he often kept the heat on in the vestibule during the winter so unhoused people could get warm.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2023

Dishman, 29, who works at a Vans outlet store in West Carrollton, Ohio, said his hours were nearly halved during the pandemic, from about 35 hours a week to 20.

From Washington Post Aug. 20, 2021

The next day he was in Freeport and stopped at the Ralph Lauren factory outlet store.

From O+F by John Moncure Wetterau

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