Shopping

Notable shopping centers and malls:

Northgate Mall in Durham Super-Regional Enclosed Malls The Streets at Southpoint (Durham; 1,330,000 ft²) Crabtree Valley Mall (Raleigh; 1,326,000 ft²) Triangle Town Center (Raleigh; 1,272,263 ft²) Cary Towne Center (Cary; 1,004,210 ft²) Northgate Mall (Durham; 900,000 ft²) Major Shopping Centers Crossroads Plaza (Cary; 1,300,000 ft²) Cameron Village (Raleigh; 656,000 ft²) Carolina Premium Outlets (Smithfield; 440,000 ft²) University Mall (Chapel Hill; 366,000 ft²) Carr Mill Mall (Carrboro; 86,000 ft²)

Other Shopping Centers

Tanger Outlet Center (Mebane; 317,000 ft²) North Hills Mall & Plaza (Raleigh) South Hills Mall & Plaza (Raleigh) Brier Creek Commons (Raleigh) Brightleaf Square (Downtown Durham) South Square Mall - defunct (Durham)

Notable locally based or independent retailer:

A Southern Season - the nation's largest gourmet retailer (Chapel Hill)