Katy Mills

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Katy Mills is an outlet shopping mall in Katy, Texas—west of Houston—and is owned by The Mills Corporation. The mall opened on October 28, 1999^[1] and hosts a variety of over 200 specialty stores—such as Bass Pro Shops, American Eagle, Bath and Body Works Outlet, and Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Center.

1 Anchors & Majors
2 Stores
3 Recent additions
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Anchors & Majors

AMC Theatres (76,771 sq. ft.)
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World (144,702 sq. ft.)
Bed Bath & Beyond (35,229 sq. ft.)
Books-A-Million (20,434 sq. ft.)
Burlington Coat Factory (100,083 sq. ft.)
Finish Line (12,797 sq. ft.)
F.Y.E. (25,140 sq. ft.)
Last Call Neiman Marcus (25,785 sq. ft.)
Liz Claiborne (16,568 sq. ft. total, Liz Claiborne - 14,595 sq. ft., Liz Claiborne Shoes - 1,973 sq. ft.)
Marshalls (32,161 sq. ft.)
Midnight Rodeo (26,952 sq. ft.)
Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (27,122 sq. ft.)
Old Navy (22,715 sq. ft.)
Old West Warehouse (20,537 sq. ft.)
Rainforest Cafe (20,166 sq. ft.)
Polo Ralph Lauren (17,125 sq. ft.)
Steve & Barry's (49,896 sq. ft.)
Sun & Ski Sports (30,002 sq. ft.)

[edit] Stores

Katy Mills is a one-level facility that sprawls over 1.3 square miles. The mall has a "racetrack" design and one complete pass around the mall is approximately one mile. The indoor walking climate is very popular with local residents who participate in the Katy Mills Milers walking club and the StrollerFit program.

Popular stores include Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, Books-A-Million and Polo Ralph Lauren Company Store; some of which relocated from Sealy Outlet Center, which was supplanted by Katy Mills due to distance from Houston, from nearby Sealy. Its food court is notable for Burger King, the nostalgic Johnny Rockets, colorful carousel, and challenging Rock Wall. There are also various restaurants within walking distance of The Katy Mills Mall near the parking lot. Such restaurants in this vicinity are: Red Lobster, Fuddruckers, TGI Friday's, and Los Cucos. The mall also provides over 3,500 jobs for the local Katy community as well as a gigantic boost for tourism and the local economy.

People from all over Texas, the surrounding states, and international tourists come to see this mall and take advantage of the name-brand outlet shopping. Many from Houston also come as well due to the wide selection of products and services. All visitors from over 50 miles away receive free coupon books and discounts, which makes the mall a popular destination for groups from central and southwest Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico. Aside from the Christmas holiday season, the religious holiday Semana Santa is the mall's highest traffic period with many visitors from Mexico and South America coming specifically to Katy Mills for certain stores.

[edit] Recent additions

A popular recent opening is the Houston SPCA Pet Parade—a boutique gift store and adoption center for animals from the Houston SPCA.

Katy Mills is set to open a soft-play area near the AMC Theatre in May of 2007.

The Katy Mills website as listed below (and updated daily) is the fastest and most accurate resource for a detailed list of the stores, events, and programs.