Canadian Traveller, Fall 2014

Elevate your lifestyle with fine linens
Matouk Factory Store, Fall River
GREATER
ATTLEBORO
TRI-TOWN
GREATER
TAUNTON
GREATER
FALL RIVER
Find yourself
in handbag
heaven at the
Brahmin Outlet
in Fairhaven
GREATER
NEW BEDFORD
SHOP “SMAHT!”
SMART SHOPPER ALERT!
Southeastern Massachusetts is the
Brahmin Handbags
in Fairhaven & Matouk Fine Linens
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets
Raynham Flea Market.
Southeastern Massachusetts has it all...
Scour great finds at
Raynham Flea!
“New England’s largest
weekly flea
market for over 40 yea
rs “
raynhamflea.com
SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE
Providence
shower curtain,
available
at Matouk
Factory Store.
the local specialty: sumptuous
scallops.
OUTLET FINDS
Southeastern Massachusetts is
home to two excellent luxury
outlet stores: Brahmin Handbags
in Fairhaven and the Matouk
Factory Store in Fall River.
This means it’s open season for
shoppers in search of 20 to 50 per
cent discounts of big brand arm
candy from the likes of Nieman
Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue,
as well as those who are looking
for luxe Horchow linens in the
Matouk Factory Store.
Searching for stylish
treasures at Calico,
Downtown
New Bedford.
Below: Vermillion
La Scala Cecelia
purse, available at
Brahmin Handbags.
THE EMERALD SQUARE MALL
Best Kept Secret
PHOTOS: VISIT SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Savvy shopaholics get a serious bang for their
buck in Southeastern Massachusetts
F
ORGET New York’s
Madison Avenue or
Monaco’s Carré d’Or:
there are some stylish shopaholic
destinations out there that won’t
have your credit cards crying out
for mercy.
Take Southeastern
Massachusetts for example. Its
name may not be synonymous
with the jet-setting glitterati, but it
is one of those destinations where
savvy shopaholics can get a serious
bang for their buck. That’s because
it’s one of the best kept shopping
secrets in the USA.
like Burberry, Coach, Michael
Kors and Polo Ralph Lauren.
RAYNHAM FLEA MARKET
NEW BEDFORD
WRENTHAM VILLAGE
PREMIUM OUTLETS
With some 170 high-end stores
to choose from, Wrentham is
the largest outlet centre in New
England, and with savings of 25 to
65 per cent off regular tag prices, it
certainly makes life easier for those
clients who just can’t resist labels
Attleboro’s Emerald Square Mall
boasts more than 140 stores. From
Macy’s and H&M to Victoria’s
Secret and Forever 21, this is a
great place for Canadians to snap
up some bargains in those farstretching US dollars. Attleboro
is also the home of custom-made
jewellery specialist, Attleboro
Jewelers. Go to the store armed
with your creativity and the staff
will use a 3D printer to show you
what your masterpiece will look
like when complete.
Strolling along the cobblestone
streets of New Bedford’s cultural
district, you’ll stumble upon
plenty of quaint galleries and
boutiques. Soak up the impressive
period architecture and pop into
one of the cozy pubs for a beer
before making your way to the
waterfront, where you can savour
You’re more boho than Bulgari?
Then get them to check out New
England’s premier flea market
in Raynham. You’re sure to
find treasures as you browse
through the crafts, collectibles
and jewellery of the hundreds of
vendors who gather there every
Sunday.
www.visitsemass.com
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