Tanger Outlets is a shopping outlet center at Kings Road in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Highway 17. Store hours during the summer are 10am - 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am - 7pm on Sundays, but visitors should note the center closes at 9pm Monday to Saturday in spring and fall, and 7pm in winter. The outlet is closed all day on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers are scattered across the United States with the aim of selling merchandise direct from the manufacturer to the consumer, at prices between 20 and 40 percent cheaper than normal retail prices. The company founded by Stanley K Tanger built its first outlet in 1981 at Burlington, North Carolina. The success of the outlets has lead to them becoming tourist destinations with 150 million visiting centers across America in 2008.
There are over 100 brand name manufacturer and designer outlet stores at the Myrtle Beach center, which is split in to four sections called Pelican Strand, Loggerhead Strand, Starfish Strand and Seahorse Strand. Visitors are greeted by a beautiful water feature in the grounds as they arrive at the shopping center, which has plenty of parking spaces. The center is close to many hotels, restaurants and bars. There are also several golf courses in the area, as well as the Ghosts and Legends Theater, which is within two miles of the center.
In the center itself there are plenty of outlets to shop at, with over 40 well known clothing brands such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Puma and Reebok. Children's clothing and shoes can be found also in 18 stores at the center, including a Disney Store outlet. There are other stores selling a variety of accessories such as costume jewellery, sunglasses and handbags amongst other things.
The remaining outlets cover a variety of products for shoppers to browse and choose from. Where there are clothes retailers there will often be shoe vendors too, and in this case there are 25 footwear stores at the center. Perfumes and fragrances can be purchased here too.
House wares and home furnishings can be found in three stores. Other speciality stores selling perfumes, candles, vitamins and uniforms are on site as well. There is a store guide on hand for visitors to read in case shoppers are new to the site, or have an idea which specific store they would like to visit.
Some visitors have a pre-planned route they will take around the shopping center. It is recommended that people wear comfortable shoes on visiting any shopping center, as there may be a lot of walking involved. However, Tanger offers a stroller and wheelchair rental service if required.
Shoppers have a number of stopping points throughout the shopping center at Myrtle Beach, with several places to get food and drink. This includes a food court in the Seahorse Strand near Tommy Hilfiger. Steak `n Shake is situated near the Reebok store in the Starfish stand at the Kings Road end of the center.
