On August 30th, the outlet town "Machina Carrack" will open in Hirosaki's department store "Nakasan Hirosaki store" (Tote Town, Hirosaki City, TEL 0172-34-3131).

52 booths will be newly set up on the 1,500 tsubo floor on the 4th and 5th floors of the same building, and in addition to men's, ladies' and kids' fashion, about 80 brands of outlet products such as shoes, accessories and natural cosmetics will be available. The average size of one booth is 20 tsubo.

“We are aiming to attract a wide range of customers by expanding the target segment of department stores, which were mainly seniors, to younger generations,” said Mr. Nakamura Kimura, president of the company. In addition to the brands selected by Aomori Prefecture's first and Chuzo, Homeworks (Dote Town) will open a cafe "N 40° Coffee Stand". 7th floor is currently being renovated to prospect the next spring also called scheduled to open.

Regarding the challenge of outlets at department stores, Kimura said, “Initiatives that will become a new business model. By creating an environment such as a collective cash register on each floor and preparing racks at our company, We succeeded in incorporating the brand that was waiting to open stores."

Opening hours and parking service will be changed according to the opening. Friday and Saturday business hours will be extended by 1 hour until 20:00, and if you purchase 1,000 yen or more in the whole building, you can use Dotoe Sky Park free of charge for up to 3 hours. Up to 1 hour is free even at 3 affiliated parking lots.

From August 30th to September 1st, "Macinaka Food Festival" will be held at the 1st floor spiral venue. In addition to local stores such as cheese, coffee and bread, there are also stores from outside the prefecture such as the colorful cotton candy store "TOTTI CANDY FACTORY" and the mobile tapioca specialty store "TAPIOCAMAN". Every day from 10:00 to 18:00.

Business hours are from Sunday to Thursday = 10:00 to 19:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays).