BARGAINS : SAVINGS STACK UP AT STROUDS OUTLET.Byline: Trisha King & Deborah Newmark Although January is usually the month when most department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. feature their white sales, customers can now get the same prices - and lower - year-round at the Strouds Outlet Store An outlet store or factory outlet is a retail store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public through their own branded stores. The stores can be can be brick and mortar or online. in Northridge. For example, 250-thread-count king sheet sets, in several colors and patterns, were priced at $70. The sets, which include a fitted sheet Noun 1. fitted sheet - a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress contour sheet bed sheet, sheet - bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs and embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. top sheet and two pillowcases, normally retail for $130 and up. The outlet store, which was converted from a regular Strouds recently, has a huge selection comparable to regular Strouds stores. The outlet is stocked mostly with name-brand merchandise from several of the 50 Strouds retail stores. A good portion of the goods are last season's merchandise, and some are customer returns. With prices starting at $9.99 in all sizes, some of the best deals in this large 12,000-square-foot store are on duvets. We spotted a Royal Sateen sa·teen n. A cotton fabric with a satinlike finish. [Alteration (influenced by velveteen) of satin.] Noun 1. duvet for $100 (more than $250 retail), and silk duvets in either queen or king sizes were $19.99, down from an original price of $90. Strouds Outlet Stores (there are 17 nationwide) are also stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; special purchases from large manufacturers. Many are seconds or irregulars (cosmetic, not functional), and tags are color-coded - yellow tags are first-quality, red tags are irregulars. A special purchase of luxurious towels from a high-end designer were tagged as irregulars, but we couldn't find a thing wrong with them. Available in several colors and a variety of patterns, the towels were priced at $1.49 to $7.99 instead of $4 to $12 retail. The outlet featured first-quality shower curtains in fabric rather than vinyl for $10. Overruns from a large manufacturer, the popular chain store that ordered these curtains sells them for $35. Strouds Outlet Store is at 8762 Corbin Ave., in the Target shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , Northridge; (818) 701-5026. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Call (800) 787-6837 for other locations. American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Inside info If you're Scottish or Irish, you can be the talk of a wedding by attending in a rented kilt kilt Knee-length, skirtlike garment worn by men as part of the traditional national garb, or Highland dress, of Scotland. It is made of permanently pleated wool and wrapped around the wearer's waist so that the pleats are in the back and the flat ends overlap in front. from the Carroll-McKenzie store. Instead of buying a new one, you can rent either a Black Watch or Royal Steward plaid set that includes a kilt, pin, dress jacket, belt, buckle, sporron, chain and strap for $125. Pickup for rentals starts Saturday to be returned on Tuesday. If you're really serious about purchasing a new kilt, they have more than 660 plaids to choose from. Carroll-McKenzie is located at 1018 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). ; (310) 454-7174. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and also by appointment. For standard weddings and other black-tie events, you can rent a black wool tuxedo from Al's Tuxedo for $29.95 (elsewhere $59.95). The price includes coat, pants, shirt and matching cummerbund cum·mer·bund n. A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as with a dinner jacket. [Hindi kamarband, from Persian : kamar, waist and tie. Pick up a tux on Thursday or Friday and return it on Monday. Al's Tuxedo also carries a large selection of other tuxedos for an additional charge. Al's Tuxedo's is located at 15132 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 907-0057. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays except Thursday, when hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Sunday and evenings by appointment only. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Strouds Outlet Store manager Kamela Lachmiller keeps the bed and bath discounts coming at the 12,000-square-foot store in Northridge. |
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