JD Sports, Perfumania to open in Tanger Riverhead in June

Two new stores are coming to Tanger Outlets in Riverhead this summer. 

Sports fashion retailer JD Sports and fragrance purveyor Perfumania are expected to open in late June, according to Tanger. The two are the latest in a string of additions that include The Children's Place and a 1,500-square-foot Yankee Candle store.

At its outlet centers in "densely populated and growing areas," including Riverhead, Tanger has worked to "elevate" offerings by adding "additional uses, brands, and amenities," said Steve Dworkin, senior vice president of real estate at Tanger, in a written statement. 

"This type of strategy has proven to be very successful in driving traffic and sales growth and positioning our shopping centers to serve as a broader resource for their communities," he said, in part.  

JD Sports will occupy 5,000 square feet near Under Armour; Perfumania will take over a 1,200-square-foot space near American Eagle, according to a news release. 

JD Sports declined to comment on the new location.  

Yankee Candle opened in March ahead of its projected April opening, store manager Helen Rueb said in a phone interview. But what seemed like an arrival was actually a homecoming, according to Rueb — the candle chain had a storefront at the same outlet center several years back, she said.

Yankee Candle, JD Sports and Perfumania each also have a storefront at Tanger's Deer Park outlet center.

Tanger Inc. owns open-air shopping centers on Long Island and across the country. The company's annual report for 2025 lists more than 30 properties in locations including Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas and Alabama. The lowest listed occupancy rate among consolidated centers was 92.9%, with most at or closer to 100%, as of December.

At the close of 2025, the 729,377-square-foot outdoor mall in Riverhead had a 98.4% occupancy rate, according to the annual report. Its Deer Park counterpart, covering 737,473 square feet, was listed as 100% occupied at that time.

In 2025, Tanger Inc. reported a revenue total of $581,562,000 — an 11% increase from 2024 — the annual report showed.

By Arielle Dollinger

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Arielle Dollinger joined Newsday as a staff reporter in 2022. Previously, she covered local and national news as a freelancer for The New York Times, Newsday and other outlets.