International clothing retailer H&M coming to Southern Park

BOARDMAN

Southern Park Mall will soon be home to an 18,000-square-foot H&M store.

The Swedish apparel retailer is tentatively scheduled to open in early summer in the Sears concourse of the mall where Foot Locker used to be, said Sheryl Raulin, director of mall marketing.

“I think everyone is going to be excited about this,” Raulin said. “It is a very positive development for us and the community.”

H&M’s graphics should be going up this weekend. The store offers collections of clothing for women, men, teenagers and children.

H&M has about 3,500 stores in 55 markets. H&M was No. 31 on Forbes’ list of the World’s Most Valuable Brands with revenue listed at $20.28 billion worldwide as of May 2014. H&M’s full-year report for 2014 comes out Jan. 28.

The American Eagle that opened in 1984 at Southern Park will be remodeled by the end of April. The store will remain open throughout the construction at a relocated space.

And Victoria’s Secret in the Sears concourse will relocate to the former Gap store, which closed in spring 2014, in the J.C. Penney concourse. The new location, expected to open in the spring, will put Victoria’s Secret closer to its sister store, Pink.

Read more about the changes in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.