Commerical Real Estate : Development News

Harborplace and the Gallery may draw more folks who crave clothing and candy.

H&M, the Swedish clothing store that sells trendy, discounted clothes, will open its first Baltimore City store May 19 at Harborplace. And candy shop It's Sugar will open a 3,000-square-foot store on the first floor of the Pratt Street pavilion.

The 20,000-square-foot store will open at noon, next to Urban Outfitters in the mall's Light Street building. The first 200 shoppers in line will get a T-shirt and gift cards valued between $10 and $300.

It will be the chain's 10th Maryland store. Others in Greater Baltimore are in Hanover, White Marsh, Towson, and Columbia. The Swedish clothing company has expanded aggressively in recent years and now has 2,000 stores worldwide. Mall officials hope the store will help it attract local residents and not just tourists.

In addition to gummy bears, Swedish fish, and Nerds, It's Sugar will sell clothing, pillows and other candy-themed novelty items. These include backpacks with gumballs painted on them and T-shirts that say "Nerds Gone Wild."

The Boca Raton, Fla., chain has 33 stores in the U.S., England, and the Middle East.


Writer: Julekha Dash
Sources; H&M, Harborplace