Customers at Tanger Outlets Can Shop, Save and Help Find a Cure This Fall

Tanger is Selling Its Popular 25% Off Pink Cards and New 30% Off Powerful Pink Cards to Help Raise Money to Fight Breast Cancer

GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Each year millions of shoppers look to Tanger Outlet Centers to receive value on all of their favorite brand name and designer fashions and accessories. This fall, Tanger is offering it shoppers a way to join in the fight against Breast Cancer with their PinkSTYLE Campaign. 

September 15-October 25, 2011, the 18^th annual Tanger PinkSTYLE Campaign will take place at 37 Tanger Outlet Centers in 25 states. As part of Tanger's fundraising efforts, shoppers will be able to purchase Pink Cards for a $1.00 donation each and Powerful Pink Cards for a $5.00 donation each.

The Pink Card provides Tanger customers with a 25% discount on a single item at participating stores located at Tanger Outlet Center. Proceeds from Pink Card sales will be donated to local breast cancer organizations in each Tanger market.

In celebration of Tanger's 30^th Anniversary this year,  Tanger Outlet Centers will also be selling a limited distribution of The Powerful Pink Card for a $5.00 donation to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This card provides Tanger customers with a 30% discount on a single item at participating stores plus a chance to win one of many great PinkStyle prizes including a Spa Vacation Package to Sea Island Spa at Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia, a $3,000 Tanger Shopping Spree, $1,000 Fashion Package and one of 10 "Pink" iPads.

"Tanger is proud to join with our retail partners and our customers in a team effort to put an end to breast cancer," said Steven B. Tanger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. "Our goal is to help raise and donate the funds necessary for breast cancer research so that a cure and prevention can be found."

Money raised by Tanger through its sale of Pink Cards is donated locally through the Stanley K. Tanger Breast Cancer Fund to over 35 different breast cancer organizations across the country. Money raised through its sale of Powerful Pink Cards will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation where 90% of the dollars raised are directed to breast cancer research and awareness programs. "The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is honored that Tanger Outlet Centers has chosen to support BCRF in commemoration of their 30^th anniversary," says Myra Biblowit, President, BCRF. "These funds will support critical lifesaving research at leading medical centers worldwide."  Customers can purchase as many Pink or Powerful Pink Cards as they would like at Tanger Shopper Services Center or online at www.tangeroutlet.com.

Since 1994, Tanger Outlet Centers nationally has contributed more than $10 million to this important cause through the PinkSTYLE Campaign, 5K races and other Breast Cancer related fundraising events. Across the United States, Tanger will also raise money this year through a variety of other onsite and community activities including but not limited to sponsorships of walks and runs for a cure, early detection demonstration and prevention kiosks, fashion events and more.

Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women (excluding skin cancer). In 2011, The American Cancer Society estimates that 230,480 women will hear the words 'You have breast cancer'. In her lifetime, 1 out of 8 women will develop breast cancer. But there are steps people can take to reduce their risk. Here are some suggestions:

1.    Current research findings suggest that physical activity, a healthy diet, and a healthy weight can help reduce the risk of getting breast cancer for the first time or having a breast cancer come back. 

2.    All women 40 and over should get an annual mammogram and an annual clinical breast exam.

3.    Women 20-39 should have a clinical breast exam, preferably at least every three years

4.    From age 20, women who choose to do a self-exam should receive instruction and have their technique reviewed at the time of their periodic health examination.

5.    Women at increased risk (e.g., family history, genetic tendency, past breast cancer) should talk with their doctors about the benefits and limitations of starting mammography screening earlier, having additional tests (i.e. breast ultrasound and MRI) or having more frequent exams.

 About Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., (NYSE:SKT) is a publicly-traded REIT headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina that presently operates and owns, or has ownership interests in, a portfolio of 37 upscale outlet shopping centers in 25 states coast-to-coast, totaling approximately 11.4 million square feet, leased to over 2,300 stores that are operated by over 390 different brand name companies. More than 175 million shoppers visit Tanger Outlet Centers annually. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4-TANGER or visit our web site at www.tangeroutlet.com.

About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation:

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. In October 2011, BCRF will award $36.5 million to more than 185 scientists across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and China. Currently, more than 90 cents of every dollar donated is directed to breast cancer research and awareness programs. With exceptionally low administrative costs, BCRF continues to be one of the most efficient organizations in the country. BCRF has received 4-stars from Charity Navigator and an "A+" from The American Institute of Philanthropy.  For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.

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Released September 7, 2011