| Situated in the heart of Bergen County, New Jersey at | | | | Macy's, and Nieman Marcus. Other nearby malls |
| the crossroads of state highways 4 and 17 is the | | | | include the Bergen Mall,, Paramus Park, and the |
| town of Paramus, home to some 30,000 residents, but | | | | Fashion Center. Smaller malls include The Mall at IV |
| also home to one of the largest retail meccas in the | | | | and Thirty Five Plaza plus free standing retail |
| world. Let's take a look at Paramus and what has | | | | establishments like home furnishing giant, IKEA. |
| made this town such a popular destination for | | | | Tax Free - In New Jersey, there is no tax assessed |
| shoppers. | | | | on clothing purchases. For nearby New Yorkers, this is |
| Convenience - Nearly one million people live in Bergen | | | | an attractive reason why a trip to one of Paramus' |
| County, but draw a 75 mile radius with Paramus at the | | | | many retail destinations is so desirable. New Yorkers |
| center of it and the figure mushrooms to over 20 | | | | pay 8.25% tax on clothing, so the savings can be |
| million people! Yes, all of northern and central New | | | | significant especially when purchasing back to school |
| Jersey, New York City, southern New York State and | | | | clothing, a uniform, a fur coat, etc. New Jersey's sales |
| parts of Long Island and Connecticut fall within this | | | | tax rate is 6% for most other items. |
| circle. That makes for a lot of potential shoppers in | | | | Closed on Sundays - Perhaps the biggest reason why |
| such a compact area. | | | | Paramus is such a success is that most retail |
| Malls - Four big malls plus several free standing retail | | | | establishments must remain closed on Sundays. Blue |
| establishments are located within the town. The largest | | | | laws are still in effect and the trade off that residents |
| is the Garden State Plaza, a beautifully enclosed mall | | | | have made over the years was to allow all the stores |
| with over two million square feet of retail space. The | | | | in, but with one caveat: your business must be done in |
| Garden State Plaza features 280 establishments | | | | six days. |
| including Nordstrom, JC Penney, Lord and Taylor, | | | | |