Cincinnati Premium Outlets store directory and phone numbers

FASHION/SPORTSWEAR

Adidas (513) 360-0476

Aeropostale (513) 539-7785

Banana Republic Factory Store (513) 539-7304

Bass (513) 539-7837

BCBG Max Azria (513) 539-9430

Bon Worth (513) 539-9271

Brooks Brothers Factory Store (513) 539-7421

Calvin Klein (513) 539-8305

Charlotte Russe, opening around Nov. 13

Chico’s (513) 539-8661

Columbia Sportswear Company (513) 539-8015

Converse, opening scheduled for Sept. 15

Dressbarn (513) 360-0304

Gap Outlet (513) 539-7035

HanesBrands, opening scheduled for Sept. 17

Hugo Boss (513) 539-9260

Izod (513) 539-8270

J.Crew (513) 539-8097

Jockey (513) 539-8502

Jones New York (513) 539-7015

Kasper (513) 539-4419

Kenneth Cole (513) 539-8228

Lane Bryant Outlet Spring 2010

Levi’s Outlet Store, opening around Nov. 1

Loft Outlet (513) 360-0970

Maidenform (513) 539-7370

Michael Kors (513) 539-0900

Nike Factory Store (513) 539-4645

Oakley Vault (513) 539-7450

PacSun (513) 539-8814

Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store (513) 539-1300

Reebok (513) 539-7749

Rue21 (513) 539-9251

Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th (513) 360-2949

Tommy Hilfiger (513) 539-7106

Van Heusen (513) 539-7186

SHOES

Adidas (513) 360-0476

Bass (513) 539-7837

Brown Shoe Closet (513) 539-5364

Clarks Bostonian (513) 539-7990

Cole Haan (513) 539-8771

Converse, opening scheduled for Sept. 15

Crocs (513) 539-9220

Easy Spirit (513) 539-5299

Ecco (513) 539-2933

Factory Brand Shoes (513) 539-7570

Johnston & Murphy (513) 539-8775

Kenneth Cole (513) 539-8228

Naturalizer (513) 539-5320

Nike Factory Store (513) 539-4645

Nine West (513) 539-5353

Reebok (513) 539-7749

Rockport (513) 539-7749

Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th (513) 360-2949

Skechers (513) 539-9116

Stride Rite Keds Sperry (513) 539-8784

CHILDREN’S

Carter’s (513) 539-3401

Gymboree Outlet (513) 539-8424

J.Crew Crewcuts (513) 539-8097

OshKosh B’gosh (513) 539-7502

Stride Rite Keds Sperry (513) 539-8784

LEATHER/LUGGAGE

Coach (513) 539-8087

Samsonite Company Store (513) 539-7739

ACCESSORIES AND JEWELRY

Coach (513) 539-8087

Cole Haan (513) 539-8771

Lids (513) 360-2859

Michael Kors (513) 539-0900

Solstice Sunglass Outlet (513) 539-3415

Sunglass Hut (513) 360-0911

Totes/Sunglass World (513) 539-7352

Ultra Diamonds (513) 539-8956

HOUSEWARES/FURNITURE

Le Creuset (513) 539-8572

Riley’s Furniture Outlet (513) 539-3333

GIFTS/SPECIALTY ITEMS

Book Warehouse (513) 539-4626

Calendar Club plus Go Toys & Games (513) 539-8978

Direct Tool Factory Outlet (513) 539-7292

Fragrance Outlet (513) 539-9482

Perfumania (513) 539-7124

Yankee Candle (513) 539-8295

FOOD

Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels (513) 539-8948

Chicken Now (513) 539-8770

China Max (513) 539-8789

Saxbys Coffee (513) 539-9440

Steak It Out (513) 539-8970

Subway (513) 539-2500

Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen (513) 539-5590

Store highlights at Cincinnati Premium Outlets

HanesBrands

is three times the size of its outlet store in Jeffersonville and carries the entire Champion line and an expanded Hanes line. There’s a Last Chance Clearance Center, too.

The Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store is huge — 15,000 square feet — and the largest Polo outlet store in the company. This attractive store carries men's and women's shoes and has a room devoted to kids' fashions. The popular mesh tops that retail for $79 elsewhere sell for $39.99 here.

Maidenform Women's Apparel, Brown Shoe Closet (Aigner, Franco Sarto) and Columbia Sportswear Company are all the first of their kind in Ohio. So is Kenneth Cole, which stocks both men's and women's shoes, handbags, men's ties, watches, fragrances and graphic tees.

Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th closed at Cincinnati Mall (formerly Forest Fair) and opened at Monroe. If you're into fancy labels, this is the place for you: Ellen Tracy, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Carlos Fachi, Valentino, Escada, Chanel, St. John, Christian Dior. You get the idea.

“It’s a lovely store but still really expensive,” shopper Kolleck said. “I saw a $2,000 blouse marked down to $1,000 and a $2,900 purse marked down to $1,700.”

But we found less expensive items as well: bracelets marked down to $34.99, a sequined $256 top for $52.98.

To date, this mall has slim pickings when it comes to housewares and home furnishings. The big attraction is Le Creuset, the enameled cast iron French cookware that's in the news with the film release of "Julie & Julia." You'll see Julia Child's favorite pots and pans in a variety of colors (she used the orange or "flame") in Ohio's only outlet store. Most items are "seconds" with minor cosmetic flaws. If you're lucky, you'll also find some "firsts." All carry a lifetime guarantee. There's an extensive line of kitchen gadgets as well — from olive ladles to Screwpulls.

Riley's Furniture Gallery is a local company that also has a retail store in the vicinity. It sells the Stressless line of recliners from Norway and Howard Miller clocks.

Cole Haan's outlet store is the only one in Ohio. The company got its start in 1928 as a men's shoe store in Chicago, and now sells traditional men's and women's shoes with a "modern twist." Now owned by Nike, the women's shoes have Nike air technology built into high-heeled pumps. In order to offer deals, calfskin may be substituted for deerskin or treated to look like exotic leathers.

Marin Cilic from Croatia was just one of the Masters tennis players who'd found his way to Hugo Boss the day we visited. He said he and others came to America with empty suitcases so they could "fill them up." The upscale men's store, in temporary headquarters, stocks suits from $600 to $800 and an assortment of men's accessories and sportswear separates as well.

If you're a "Project Runway" fan, you'll know the name of designer Michael Kors. This outlet's the first in our region, selling apparel, handbags and the trench coats and aviator glasses for which Kors is famous.