5 things to start the day: Outlet malls get more respect, the buzz on D and Seattle goes its own way

Like Rodney Dangerfield, outlet malls used to have a hard time getting respect. That’s changing. More retailers are seeing the overlap between outlets and full-price stores, with some brands placing full-price stores in outlet malls and others opening outlet locations in urban spots near full-price stores, according to the Wall Street Journal...