Purse hounds, seafood aficionados, and Italian food lovers will soon have another reason to swing by
Arundel Mills mall in Hanover.
A
Coach factory store,
Red Lobster, and
Olive Garden are among the dozen or so stores to open at the Anne Arundel County mall in the coming months.
Coach
will open in March or April, says Wendy Ellis, Arundel Mills' director
of marketing and business development. Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse will open
later in the spring.
"It's a request we get all the time: Please add more restaurants," Ellis says.
Construction
on the restaurants has already begun. Later in the year, construction will
begin on a pad site that will hold BB&T and Tower Federal Credit
Union.
Other shops to open at the mall include:
- Aerosoles
- Best Buy Mobile
- Hakky Shoe Repair & Alteration
- Surf and skate clothing store Tilly's
- Buffalo Wild Wings
The
Coach store will open near Neiman Marcus Last Call. The mall has a
large mix of outlet and discount stores, including Kenneth Cole Outlet
Store, Nike Factory Store, and T.J. Maxx. These stores account for about
70 percent of the mall's retail offerings, Ellis says.
"Folks really like brand names and love getting value for them."
With 14 million visitors a year, Arundel Mills is one of Maryland's biggest tourist attractions.
Mall owner Simon Property Group operates similar mall properties in Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Fort Lauderdale.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Wendy Ellis, Arundel Mills