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Bargain-seeking Winnipeggers flood opening of outlet mall

Winnipeggers are known to love a good deal and some 2,000 waited in line on Wednesday to be the first inside the city's much-anticipated outlet mall.

400,000-square-foot mall features 100 retailers, including 30 new to Winnipeg market as outlets

People line up outside the Outlet Collection Winnipeg shopping centre for the grand opening on May 3. (Denis-Michel Thibeault/CBC)

Winnipeggers are known to love a good deal and some 2,000 waited in line on Wednesday to be the first inside the city'smuch-anticipated outlet mall.

Outlet Collection Winnipeg, first announced in early 2015, heldits grand opening and the first people in line said they arrived at midnight and endured overnight rain, but it was all worth it.

"It rained a lot. We got pretty wet," said Aidan McKay, one of four17-year-olds who camped out in sleeping bags to get the first crack at Nike's stuff.

"It was uncomfortable," Matt McLuckiesaid. "But it was a fun experience."

The first 1,000 people in line were given $30 gift certificates to spend at any of the mall's 100 retailers.

One young shopper skipped school in favour of seeking out deals at the new outlet mall. (Denis-Michel Thibeault/CBC)
Among the stores in the 400,000-square-footmall are 30 newcomer outletsto the Winnipegmarket, includingSaksFifth Avenue Off 5th, Calvin Klein Outletand Designer Shoe Warehouse.

Among those in attendance at the grand opening event were Premier Brian Pallister, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman, and city Coun.Marty Morantz.

Outlet Collection Winnipeg is across from Ikea at Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway.

Winnipeggers flood opening of outlet mall

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Winnipeggers are known to love a good deal and some 2,000 waited in line on Wednesday to be the first inside the city's much-anticipated outlet mall.