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Value Retail News is ICSC's publication featuring extensive and complete insight into the world of outlet and off-price retailers shopping centers. Here's a list of this month's articles and a summary of the stories.

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Cover story
Outlet Retailing in Europe:
Myths,
Perceptions
and
Reality
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Perhaps more than any other real estate sector, the outlet-center industry suffers the slings and arrows of misconceptions and wayward apprehensions. VRN looks at five myths regarding the European outlet sector and tries to put those in perspective. Plus, a note about VRN’s conference in Barcelona this month to discuss these and other issues.
Spain’s Sunny Outlet Outlook
Outlet retailing in Spain and Portugal is booming with six sites now open and 12 more under construction.
UK Outlet Report: Down But Not Out
Retail Intelligence reports that although UK outlet growth is slowing, and perhaps nearing saturation, its future can still flourish with project expansions and continued robust tenanting.
Germany’s 2nd outlet center opens
Despite rainy weather, thousands of shoppers converged on Outlet Centres International’s new Zweibrucken Designer Outlets near Frankfort.

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Features
No Shame Here: Travelers Love to Shop
A new Travel Industry Association study commissioned by Taubman Centers finds that 38 percent of travelers intentionally visit outlet centers when on a trip.


Smith & Wesson Takes
Aim on Expansion
Smith & Wesson, a top maker of handguns for sporting, law enforcement and military use, operates two stores in Tanger Outlet Centers and says it plans to open more outlet stores.
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Marketing
Luxury retailers at Woodbury Common
Luxuriating in
Discretionary Dollars
Two studies confirm that consumers are smitten with luxury goods and plan to use their discretionary dollars on making themselves feel good.

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Off-Price PLUS
Picking up the Diamonds
After months of watching a group of small jewelers struggle when their leaseholder walked away, Jersey Gardens’ general manager decides to run the 10,000-sf Jewelers on Fifth herself.
Jewelers On 5th

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