New stores added to Ellenton Prime Outlet mall

Those of you who love to shop at the Ellenton Prime Outlet mall should be happy to hear about 7 new stores opening up there. Addidas, Perry Ellis, Starbucks, J. Crew Factory Store, Kenneth Cole, Luggage Factory, Dooney & Bourke are scheduled to open in various stages. Coffee lovers can enjoy a Starbucks as early as this coming weekend as the new store will be opening.

Prime Outlets at Ellenton opened in 1993 with 123,000 square feet and 40 stores. The outlet mall has grown to about 477,000 square feet with 130 stores. Plans call for a Main Street-type addition and more upscale names at the center, which already has a Saks Off Fifth.