The mall, located at the intersection of I-55/I-69 and Church Road, began construction in January 2015 and opened in November 2015.

The original plan for the site, proposed in 2004, called for a retail destination to be named DeSoto Pointe, which would have been similar to Southaven Towne Center, a lifestyle center opened just north of the planned site in 2005.

Former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis compared the proposed outlet mall to similar developments in Foley, Alabama and Destin, Florida.

[4] This was officially confirmed on January 7, 2015, when it was announced that the center would be known as Tanger Outlets Memphis.

Advertisements will still refer to Memphis due to the mall's close proximity to the city limits.