The Panther

People from all around the Houston area charged into the Houston Premium Outlet throughout the week to shop at a variety of stores to take advantage of the sale prices.

On March 27 the Houston Premium Outlet opened its doors to the public. The line of shoppers extended at least a mile from each of its three main entrances. The outlet's parking lot was packed and people had to park their vehicles in the nearby neighborhoods.

Since it's opening, the outlet has been raking in revenues.

The stores have been filled to capacity. Some of the shops even had to develop a system to help control the number of customers allowed in the store. This is to help with the Lost Prevention system until the crowd calms down. Shops such as Coach and Nike had to construct systems that consisted of making their customers stand in a line. Coach allowed only ten customers inside at a time and only brought out ten handbags of a setting for customers to choose from. If they didn't like any of the handbags they brought out they had to wait for the sales associates to bring out ten more.

Many Fairfield residents wished to sign a petition to prevent the construction of the outlet because they did not want a swarm of people around their homes, while others embraced the outlet, feeling that it provided a closer shopping facility.

Several Prairie View students seem to be embracing the outlet. Many students are employed there and feel that it is now convenient for them to drive to work because it isn't far from their homes.

Sir Michel Jones, criminal justice major, said "I think it is good because I don't use a lot of money on gas to get there because it is less than twenty minutes away." Jones said excitedly, "Students can car pool with each other to get there and I feel that it is just a good opportunity for us."

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