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Go on a shopping spree to discount stores(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2007-06-27 09:03
Outlets Shanghai Outlets is an all-inclusive discount store and it's divided into three areas. The most expensive A-area features 22 luxury brands like Cerruti 1881 and BCBG. The B-area is devoted to sports brands as well as some clothing for middle-aged women. And finally the C-area is the cafeteria that houses a Starbucks, Chinese fast food eatery Yonghe Soy-bean Milk, and dessert store Tianmimi. Location: No. 2888 Huqingping Gonglu, Fangjiayao, Zhaogang Town, Qingpu
District Liexiang Department Store A favorite shopping destination of many foreigners, Liexiang has three sub-sections in the store. The front area is devoted to top brands including Givenchy, and business suits which are all 70 percent off, and 40 to 50 percent off on Zegna Out Store. The middle area has a 35 percent discount off Ports, and imported Spanish shoes, as well as Miss Sixty ranging from 70 percent to 80 percent off. The back of the store is the athletic section. Location: No.6001 Yingbin Dadao, Pudong International Airport Xuhui Foxtown Xuhui Foxtown features popular brands like Esprit, I.T., Lacoste, Adidas and Nike, yet it's one of the few special discounts shops that is located in a convenient area that's easy to get to. Location: 1-4/F, No. 899 Linglinglu, Xuhui District Basic knowledge: Special discount stores get their discounted stuff mainly through three channels: Weihuo, the excessive goods a manufacturer produces beyond the ordered quantity; the excessive storage of manufacturers or suppliers; and leftover clothes whose sizes don't cover the whole range. Edited by Alice Yang
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