system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are outlet stores so much cheaper than the regular Nike, Polo, Adidas, etc., stores?
gpt
Factory stores started out as a way for stores to sell previously unsold merchandise or items deemed imperfect.

To keep up with public demand for factory stores and the expanding factory outlets business around the country, stores now create merchandise specifically for their outlets that you would never find in their regular stores. To save on costs and give the illusion of saving money cheaper materials are used but still carry the brand name label.