From Milwaukee to Madison, Wisconsin offers a variety of excellent outlet shopping malls.
Most stores offer a substantial savings over department store prices. Plus, if you chance upon a sale, the savings are even greater. Below is a list of the best of Wisconsin's outlet malls (in random order):
Prime Outlets at Pleasant Prairie -- Located midway between Chicago and Milwaukee, this outlet shopping mall features over 85 outlet retailers. Among them are Adidas, Aeropostale, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Anne Klein, Bass Outlet, Bombay Outlet, Brooks Brothers, Chico's, Coach, Coldwater Creek Outlet, Fossil, Gap Outlet, Harry and David, J. Crew, Le Creuset, Liz Claiborne, Mikasa, Nike, Nautica, Old Navy Outlet, Seiko, Sony, and Timberland.
Prime Outlets at Pleasant Prairie is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 8pm and on Sunday from 11am to 8pm
Prime Outlets at Pleasant Prairie, I-94 at Exit 347, Pleasant Prairie WI; 262 857-2101; 800 980-SHOP
Prime Outlets at Oshkosh -- Located in Oshkosh, about 90 minutes from both Madison and Milwaukee, this outlet shopping mall features over 40 retailers. Among the highlights are American Girl, Eddie Bauer, Gap Outlet, Golfers Outlet, IZOD, KB Toy Outlet, Lands' End Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Oshkosh, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Prime Outlets at Oshkosh is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 7pm.
Prime Outlets at Oshkosh, US-41 at Hwy. 44, Oshkosh WI; 920-231-8911; 800 980-SHOP
Johnson Creek Premium Outlets -- Home to over 60 outlet stores, this Wisconsin outlet mall is located about 30 minutes from Milwaukee and 30 minutes from Madison. Among the stores are Adidas, Bass, Calvin Klein, Eddie Bauer, Lane Bryant Outlet, Pfaltzgraff, Mikasa, Banana Republic Factory Store, Bose, Gap Outlet, Liz Claiborne, Old Navy Outlet, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Johnson Creek Premium Outlets is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Johnson Creek Premium Outlets, I-94 at Hwy. 26 (Exit 267), Johnson Creek WI; 920 699-4111
Tanger Outlet Center -- Located in the Wisconsin Dells, about 30 minutes north of Madison, this outlet mall has over 50 discount retailers. Among them are Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Clarks Bostonian, Coldwater Creek Outlet, Disney, Easy Spirit Outlet, Eddie Bauer, Gap Outlet, Lane Bryant Outlet, Liz Laiborne, Nike, Nine West, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Wilson's Leather Outlet.
Tanger Outlet Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 7pm.
Tanger Outlet Center, 210 Gasser Rd., Baraboo WI; 608 253-5380; 800 409-1603
