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Chesterfield Offers Residents Enviable Mix of Retail Options

This city is a regional retail powerhouse

By Teree Caruthers on December 12, 2016

Chesterfield, MO Retailers
Chesterfield / Jad Ryherd
Chesterfield, MO has a variety of retailers and shopping areas, including the Taubman Prestige Outlets.

Not long ago, the 2 miles along U.S. Highway 40 now occupied by Chesterfield Commons was a stretch of corn and soybean fields. As the city of Chesterfield grew in population, developers recognized the city’s advantageous location and demographic mix, and the St. Louis suburb became a highly sought after location for the retail industry. Today, Chesterfield Commons, the nation’s largest open-air retail center boasting more than 130 stores and 30 restaurants, is a centerpiece of what has become the retail hub for the greater St. Louis region – a hub that also includes Chesterfield Mall, St. Louis Premium Outlets and Taubman Prestige Outlets.


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Anchored in Diversity

Chesterfield Mall sits on 30 acres anchored by national retailers Macy’s, Dilliard’s and Sears. The mall features sought-after brands, such as H&M and Pottery Barn, and is home to the only American Girl store in Missouri. The mall also houses several restaurants and AMC Chesterfield 14.

Brian Voyles, Chesterfield Mall general manager, says this diverse mix of retail, restaurants and activities has helped the mall grow into a regional entertainment destination.

“Chesterfield Mall originally opened in 1976, and was immediately loved by the surrounding community because of its unique blend of national and local retailers, which cater to a wide variety of shopper interests,†Voyles says. “The mall is geographically suited to serve, not only Chesterfield, but a large portion of western St. Louis County and the region as a whole. We feel that our broad selection of retailers brings in a diverse demographic of shoppers. Tenants, such as Cheesecake Factory, AMC theaters and the mall carousel, appeal to every member of the family and enhance their quality of life.”

Outlets in Fashion

In 2013, St. Louis Premium Outlets and Taubman Prestige Outlets opened just three weeks apart, adding to the Chesterfield area’s retail boom and solidifying the city as a major retail and commercial center. Managed by Simon Properties, St. Louis Premium Outlets offers shoppers access to designer brands, such as Coach, Crabtree & Evelyn, Elie Tahari, J.Crew, kate spade new york, Michael Kors and Vera Bradley at savings between 25 percent and 65 percent less than regular retail prices. With more than 90 retailers, the outlet mall is easily one of Chesterfield’s largest employers, and General Manager Davis Bethel says the organization plays an active role in the community.

“St. Louis Premium Outlets is not only the premier shopping destination, but also a major community gathering place, as well as the leading employer in Chesterfield. In addition, the center is dedicated to giving back to the Chesterfield community and greater St. Louis and Southern Illinois areas by partnering with organizations to help affect change, including the Simon Youth Foundation, Susan G. Komen Missouri, the Arthritis Foundation and Wings of Hope,†Bethel says.


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Healthy Competition

While having four major retail centers located in one city has increased competition, Taubman Prestige Outlets General Manager Colleen O’Neil says the competition has been good for the industry and good for the region’s economy.

“All of us in the Chesterfield area work together to give residents plenty of choices when it comes to retail. Residents don’t have to leave the area to find both nationally recognized and specialty brands,†O’Neill says. “That’s good for the economy because it keeps dollars local while also attracting visitors, which expands the regional tax base.”

O’Neill says Taubman Prestige Outlets – which features 18 exclusive brand outlets, including the only Banana Republic and Restoration Hardware outlets in the state – benefits from St. Louis tourism.

“We have people coming from all over Missouri and Illinois and even families from the Memphis [TN] area,†O’Neill says. “We have people who are coming to a St. Louis Cardinals game and want to do some shopping while they’re here. Then we may have a group coming to tour the wineries that also wants to do some shopping in the area.”

“All of us in the Chesterfield area work together to give residents plenty of choices when it comes to retail. That’s good for the economy because it keeps dollars local while also attracting visitors, which expands the regional tax base.”

Colleen O’Neill
General Manager, Taubman Prestige Outlets
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