Yvonne Clay, centre director at Gunwharf Quays, said she’s ‘delighted’ that Oliver Bonas has chosen the shopping centre for ...

British clothing and lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas will open its first outlet store at Portsmouth's Gunwharf Quays on 19 July.

'When you walk into an outlet store, you have to think, this stuff was made to be cheaper,' says Mark Ellwood, a New York City-based shopping expert and author of Bargain Fever: How to Shop in a ...

However, an outlet store may stock 300 pairs of the same shoes but sell them for $90, knowing that the lower price will result in a higher volume of sales. Advertisement.

BY MICHAEL BLANDING. Why do outlet stores exist? The answer may seem obvious to most shoppers—they are places where companies get rid of factory seconds or outdated merchandise at fire-sale prices.

M&S has been operating outlet stores since 2000, with many of them are located in popular outlet shopping centres and play a role in how M&S manages stock year-round.