For Release: Immediate Release
Contact:       Eric Proulx, General Manager
         (603) 286-7880 Ext. 302
 

March 10, 2010 – Tilton, NH…For those who love spending the day cruising around the local lake, the summer boating season may be a couple of months away.  While the winter snow has piled up outside, Eric Proulx, General Manager of the Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton and Bill Littlefield Jr, President of Shep Brown’s Boat Basin have been busy thinking about summer and bringing lots of customers to their respective businesses.  

May 15-July 31, 2010, Tanger, Shep Brown’s and Mix 94.1FM will partner to give area shoppers the opportunity to win a 2010 Boston Whaler 13’ Sport Boat and trailer valued at $15,713.  The upcoming sweepstakes is the first time the two companies have worked together on a marketing initiative. “It makes perfect sense, especially now, for our companies to partner,” said Bill Littlefield Jr, President of Shep Brown’s Boat Basin.  “We can benefit from the hundreds of thousands of shoppers that will visit Tanger Outlets this summer and Tanger can utilize our Boston Whaler giveaway to create some summer excitement for their customers.  It’s a real win-win.”

Tanger shoppers will be able to enter to win by completing an entry which will be available at Tanger Shopper Services and other locations in the center’s common area.  As part of the agreement, Shep Brown’s Boat Basin will be placing boats on display at the Tanger center during the promotion.  

“Boating is not only one of the most popular leisure-time activities in the Lakes Region, it is very important to the local economy,” remarked Tanger General Manager Eric Proulx. “We are happy to be partnering with Shep Brown’s to create excitement for boating and to reward a lucky Tanger shopper with a brand new boat.” “We strategically picked this boat,” said Bill Littlefield Jr, because we take safety very seriously at Shep Brown’s and Boston Whaler has the safety covered, this boat is unsinkable!This boat also has a 25hp Mercury 4 Stroke which makes it legal for anyone to drive (even under the age of 16).

Shep Brown’s Boat Basinlocated on 31 Lovejoy Sands Road in Meredith, NH. is a full service Marina on Lake Winnipesaukee offering boat rentals,summer lot storage, valet, slips, winter storage, fuel dock, waste pump out, a ship store and factory certified technicians in Mercury, Mercruiser  and Volvo.  Shep Brown’s also offers new boat sales on 4 major boat lines, Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Monterey and Trophy while offering a great brokerage program lead up by their own professional sales team with direct access to the largest internet based sales tools world wide.  “We have everything right here to make your boating experience in the Lakes Region the best it can be!  We strive everyday for 100% customer satisfaction,” says Bill Littlefield Jr.  Please visit us on www.shepbrowns.comor come in and see us to learn more.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE:SKT), a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed publicly traded REIT, presently owns and operates 31 outlet centers in 21 states coast to coast, totaling approximately 9.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. Tanger also manages for a fee and owns an interest in two outlet centers containing approximately 950,000 square feet. The Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton features over 50 brand name and designer outlet stores.  The center is located off I-93 at Exit 20.  For more information about the Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton, visit www.tangeroutlet.com/tiltonor call (800) 4 TANGER.