USA Outlet Destinations

Outlet shopping in the US varies more by state tax rules than most travelers realize. Five states charge no statewide sales tax at all: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon, though Alaska still lets local governments add their own rate (Tax Foundation, data as of July 1, 2026). That difference matters at checkout, since US price tags do not include sales tax; it is added at the register based on where the store is located. The outlet mall format itself started in the US: apparel maker Vanity Fair opened what is generally credited as the country's first multi-store outlet center in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1974 (Coughlan and Soberman, Kellogg School of Management and INSEAD working paper, 2004), decades before the format spread internationally. VisitOutlets lists outlet centers across the US so shoppers can plan trips around these differences.

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