Woodburn Company Stores

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Woodburn Company Stores

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image_width = 290px
caption = Woodburn Company Stores entrance
location = Woodburn, Oregon, United States
coordinates =
opening_date = August 1999
developer=
manager = Craig Realty Group
owner = Craig Realty Group
number_of_stores = 90
number_of_anchors = 13
floor_area = convert|322923|sqft (GLA)
floors = 1
website = http://www.woodburncompanystores.com/

Woodburn Company Stores is an outlet mall in Woodburn, Oregon, United States. The complex, located between the cities of Portland and Salem on Interstate 5, opened in 1999.cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/01/31/daily41.html |title=Woodburn Company Stores to expand |accessdate=2007-11-29 |date=2007-02-03 |publisher="Portland Business Journal" ] Owned and operated by Craig Realty Group, the center has over convert|333000|sqft|m2 of retail space.

History

Initially costing $20 million, Woodburn Company Stores opened with convert|243000|sqft|m2 of retail space in August 1999. The center was expanded by convert|66500|sqft|m2 of space which opened in November 2003. An additional convert|23700|sqft|m2 added in November 2005 [cite news |first=Dana |last=Tims |title=Woodburn Company Stores will expand for new tenant |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2005-02-04 ] cost $1.6 million and included Nike, Inc. as an anchor to the outlet mall. [cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/02/07/daily12.html |title=Nike store to anchor Woodburn mall expansion |accessdate=2007-11-29 |date=2007-02-08 |publisher="Portland Business Journal" ]

The complex was a target of a large shoplifting ring in 2006. [cite news |first=Maxine |last=Bernstein |title=Police find giant stash of designer label goods |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2006-11-17 ]

Between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in 2007, a shuttle bus service called the Woodburn Outlet Express ran from the Portland Union Bank of California, the Portland Hilton Hotel, the Lake Oswego Hilton Garden Inn, to the mall and back.cite web |url=http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=8066 |title=Woodburn Outlet Express: Vacant Until Filled |first=Jocelyn |last=Brady |accessdate=2007-11-29 |date=2007-06-03 |publisher="Willamette Week" ] [cite news |first=Helen |last=Jung |title=Bus plugs shoppers into outlet |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2007-05-19 ] Roundtrip fare was $20. After low demand during that trial period, the service was discontinued.

Its north end is currently under construction to add convert|27402|sqft|m2 of space costing $5.1 million which will open to tenants in November 2008. After this, one final expansion is planned for the future.

The company S.D. Deacon has been the general contractor of the mall's construction during all phases.

Details

Stores at the center include Nike, Columbia Sportswear’s largest outlet, [cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/03/19/daily18.html |title=Columbia Sportswear looks south |accessdate=2007-03-21 |date=2007-02-03 |publisher="Portland Business Journal" ] Brooks Brothers, [cite news |first=Vivian |last=McInerny |title=Can an American classic live up to expectations? |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2007-02-01 ] Banana Republic, Polo Ralph Lauren, Guess, and Fossil among others, along with a travel information booth. [cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/04/17/daily26.html |title=Kiosk gives tourists information at travel plaza |accessdate=2007-03-21 |date=2007-04-19 |publisher="Portland Business Journal" ] [cite news |first=Will |last=Oremus |title=Tourism center lures visitors in Woodburn factory outlet mall |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2005-08-11 ] cite news |first=Gabrielle |last=Glaser |title=Oregon: Things look discounted here – The universal lure of bargains compels foreign visitors to add the Woodburn Company Stores to their lists of things to see |publisher="The Oregonian" |date=2005-04-10 ] The outlet is the largest tax-free shopping outlet in the Western United States. It is one of Oregon's most popular tourist attractions visited by around 4 million shoppers annually.

Anchors

*adidas
*Ann Taylor, opened 2008
*Banana Republic Factory Store
*Brooks Brothers Factory Store
*Calvin Klein
*Columbia Sportswear, opened 2007
*Eddie Bauer
*Gap Outlet
*Guess
*Levi's & Dockers Outlet by Most
*Nike Factory Store, opened 2005
*Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store
*Tommy Hilfiger Company Store

References

External links

* [http://www.woodburncompanystores.com Woodburn Company Stores official site]
* Woodburn Company Stores at [http://www.craigrealtygroup.com/scott/craig/info/ourCentersWoodburn.htm Craig Realty Group official site]
* Woodburn Company Stores at [http://www.sddeacon.com/portfolio/woodburn.html S.D. Deacon General Contractor official site]