Brick-and-mortar stores are plagued by closures and job loss post-election.
Outlets became part of our shopping lives during the recession. Now they're taking on the trappings of full-price malls.
In the past five years, sales at the shopping centers have doubled to about $50 billion.
Traditionally upscale chains, like Saks and Nordstrom, now have the majority of their stores in outlet malls.
The Citadel Outlets' owner Steven Craig discusses how his outlet malls are doing in this economy, and how they might fare in the future.
