Stanley Tanger

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1923 – 2010

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Who was Stanley Tanger?

Stanley K. Tanger was an American businessman, philanthropist and pioneer of the outlet shopping industry. Tanger founded Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which began with a single location in Burlington, North Carolina in 1981, and now has 33 shopping centers throughout the United States as of October 2010. In doing so, he invented "the very concept of the outlet mall", according to the News & Record of Greensboro, North Carolina. Tanger Outlets grossed $270 million in 2009.

Tanger was the son of Harriette and Moe Tanger, who were from Wallingford, Connecticut. Tanger served as a pilot during World War II. After World War II, Tanger began to run Creighton Shirtmakers, the family business in Reidsville, North Carolina. Under Tanger, Creighton Shirtmakers expanded to five outlet stores. Tanger soon organized other similar businesses and manufacturer outlets into a small, brand name outlet strip mall in Burlington, North Carolina in the early 1981.

The company, now known as Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, had since expanded to more than thirty-three outlet centers in twenty-two U.S. states, as of October 2010. In 1993, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers became the first outlet developer to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Born
Apr 13, 1923
Also known as
  • Stanley K Tanger
Education
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Employment
  • Chairman, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
  • Chief Executive Officer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
Died
Oct 23, 2010

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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