Chicago Premium gets Illinois' First Shinola Luxury Watch outlet

AURORA - Illinois' first Shinola (luxury watch) Outlet is schedule to open at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora in September.

Slated to open in September, the 3,000-square-foot Shinola Outlet brings a wide variety of luxury watches, leather goods and accessories for men and women. Located in the Highland Court, next to Coach, the outlet will also offer on-site monogramming.

"We are continually striving to bring our shoppers highly sought-after designer outlets they aren't going to find anywhere else in the market," said Phil Whitsel, General Manager at Chicago Premium Outlets. "With the Chicago area's most extensive selection of top-name outlets offering unparalleled deals, Chicago Premium Outlets is the perfect destination for Chicagoland's most savvy shoppers."

Detroit-based Shinola is the most recent among about a dozen new brands to open first-to-market outlets at Chicago Premium Outlets in the past two years. The outlet joins Restoration Hardware, international outdoor lifestyle store Beretta, designer sporting apparel brand Arc'teryx, menswear retailer Robert Graham, Salomon performance footwear, among market-exclusive standouts offering Chicago Premium Outlets shoppers savings of 25 to 65 percent every day.

Also scheduled to open early fall, the 2,323-square-foot. Francesca's will be located in the Norwood Court, next to Aeropostale. Within an intimate, boutique setting, Francesca's offers an eclectic mix of carefully-curated clothing, bright baubles, bold accessories, and playful gifts that are as fun to give as they are to receive.