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Four more stores confirmed for Asheville Outlets

Caitlin Byrd
cbyrd@citizen-times.com

ASHEVILLE – When the Asheville Outlets opens May 1, shoppers will be able to buy bibles and beef jerky all in one place.

On Wednesday morning, Asheville Outlets confirmed Bible Outlet, West Elm Outlet Store, Bath & Body Works and Clark's Outlet will have storefronts inside the the 325,000-square-foot retail center at 800 Brevard Road.

With the addition of these four stores, the number of stores confirmed at the Asheville Outlets has grown to 53.

According to previous interviews with mall management, the retail destination has space for more than 75 shops.

Retail shops previously announced include Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Factory Store, ASICS, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Banana Republic Factory Store, Beef Jerky Outlet, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Carter's Babies & Kids, The Children's Place, China Max, Christopher & Banks, Coach Outlet, Cole Hann, Davis Home, Dollar Tree, Dillard's Clearance Center, dressbarn, Express Factory Outlet, Famous Footwear Outlet, Field & Stream, Fragrance Outlet, Forever 21, Gap Factory Store, G.H. Bass & Co., GNC, Go Games & Go Toys, hanesbrands, J. Crew Factory, Johnston & Murphy Factory Store, Justice, Kay Jewelers Outlet, Kitchen Collection, Levi's Outlet Store, Maurice's, New York & Company Outlet, Nike Factory Store, OshKosh b'gosh, Pandora Jewelry, Perfumes 4 U, Rack Room Shoes, Sunglass Hut, Talbots Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour, Vera Bradley Outlet, VF Outlet, Wilsons Leather Outlet and Zales Outlet.

The outlet center, which is being developed by New England Development and Tremont Realty Capital, will also feature a food court and open-air covered pedestrian-only walkways.

New England Development is also working on other outlet centers like Asheville Outlets around the country, with locations in the works for Little Rock, Arkansas; Clarksburg, Maryland; Des Moines, Iowa; Romulus, Michigan; and Palm Beach, Florida.