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Hundreds of Black Friday shoppers at the Mercedes outlet mall, as most Valley cities see higher sales tax revenue

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Hundreds of Black Friday shoppers at the Mercedes outlet mall, as most Valley cities see higher sales tax revenue
The Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets in Mercedes, Texas on Black Friday, 2025. Photo Credit | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

Jessica Garza woke up at 5 a.m. on Black Friday to start her holiday shopping at the Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets. 

Garza, a native of Mission, said it was her first time at the outdoor mall in Mercedes and that she typically drives nearly 5 hours to San Marcos Premium Outlets or more often prefers to shop online. 

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But the in-person deals were not nearly as deep a discount as she remembers door busters being in years past —. no more than 50% off clothing. 

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Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

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Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza is a versatile multimedia news reporter who lives and works along the Texas-Mexico border in Hidalgo County. Mosbrucker-Garza is a news reporter for the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal. During her career she's worked for the McAllen Monitor, San Antonio Business Journal, The Advocate Newspaper in Louisiana, Phoenix New Times, and public media outlets in Baltimore and Philadelphia.

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