Whole books have been written on the subject and useful guides include Pamms outlet shopping , bargain hunters guide to melb shops etc.
These are useful as they list suburbs in either alphabetical order or sort shopping into types and tell you what stores are where and how to get there .
Often the descriptions include a comprehensive range of products with price guides , the best times to go and if they have sales and if they are accessible by car or public transport.
Books need to updated constantly and outlets often open and close quickly making sections of these books obsolete.

