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store is Macy’s, a large house – or mansion. Other
outpost of the legendary Copley Place merchants
New York emporium, which include Jimmy Choo,
offers an impressive array of Christian Dior, Louis
fashions, cosmetics, house- Vuitton, and Armani
wares, and furnishings. Exchange, as well as
Heading uptown, through Boston’s outpost of
Boston Common and Public the popular Manhattan
Garden to Boylston Street, you trendsetter, Barney’s.
can spot the Prudential Tower,
centerpiece of a once non-
descript but now revitalized Discount and
Outlet Stores
complex of shops, offices, and
restaurants. This includes the Dedicated bargain hunters
venerable and elegant Saks may want to consider
Fifth Avenue, which caters to making a day trip to one
its upscale clientele with of New England’s famed Boutiques of genteel Newbury Street
renowned service, a luxurious outlet centers, where many
ambiance, and strikingly top designers and major here sell designer clothing,
stylish displays. For a similarly brand manufacturers offer housewares, and accessories
comprehensive and upscale last-season and overstocked from many of the leading
department store, head around clothing and goods at big manufacturers.
the corner to Lord & Taylor, discounts. Generally sold at 20 Kittery, 50 miles (80 km)
which has been filling closets to 30 per cent less than their north of Boston, is an even
with designer clothes since regular retail prices, some items larger outlet destination, with
1826. For the ultimate high can be found reduced by as more than 125 shops selling
fashion, high profile shopping much as 75 per cent. Closest to everything from footwear and
experience, stop by Neiman downtown Boston, Assembly designer clothes, to sports
Marcus, which specializes in Row in Somerville has more equipment, perfume, books,
haute couture, precious than 30 outlet shops, china, glass, and gifts. There are
jewelry, furs, and gifts. including Chico’s, also numerous restaurants.
The store is well known Kenneth Cole, and Freeport, Maine, is one of the
for its Christmas catalog, Clarks. This develop- largest and most famous outlet
with presents that have ment also has several centers, being home to the
included authentic popular eateries and a renowned outdoor equip ment
Egyptian mummies, cinema. Wrentham specialist L.L. Bean. Roughly
vintage airplanes, a pair Village Premium a two hour drive from Boston,
of two-million-dollar Outlets are about it is only worth the journey for
diamonds, and robots Brattle Book 40 miles (65 km) south the dedicated shopper, or for
to help out around the Shop’s sign of Boston. The stores those already visiting Maine.
DIRECTORY
Shopping Malls Heritage on Macy’s Freeport Outlets
the Garden 450 Washington St. Freeport, Maine.
Boston America 300 Boylston St. Map 4 F1. Tel (207) 865-1212.
Terminal B, Logan Map 4 D2. Tel (617) 357-3000. or (800) 865-1994.
International Airport, Tel (617) 426-9500. ∑ freeportusa.com
East Boston. ∑ theheritageonthe Neiman Marcus
∑ massport.com garden.com 5 Copley Place, 100 Kittery Outlets
Huntington Ave. Map 3 C3. Route 1, Kittery, Maine.
CambridgeSide Shops at Prudential Tel (617) 536-3660. Tel (888) 548-8379.
Galleria Center ∑ thekitteryoutlets.com
100 Cambridgeside Pl., 800 Boylston St. Saks Fifth Avenue L.L. Bean
Cambridge. Map 3 B3. Prudential Center. Map 3 95 Main St., Freeport,
Tel (617) 621-8666. Tel (800) 746-7778. B3. Tel (617) 262-8500. Maine. Tel (877) 755-2326.
∑ cambridgeside ∑ prudentialcenter.com ∑ llbean.com
galleria.com Discount and
Department Outlet Stores Wrentham Village
Copley Place Stores Premium Outlets
100 Huntington Ave. Assembly Row 1 Premium Outlets Blvd,
Map 3 C3. Lord & Taylor 340 Canal St., Somerville. Wrentham.
Tel (617) 262-6600. 760 Boylston St. Map 3 B2. Tel (617) 440-5565. Tel (508) 384-0600.
∑ simon.com Tel (617) 262-6000. ∑ assemblyrow.com ∑ premiumoutlets.com

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