Major outdoor clothing retailer to open its first Florida store this spring
Outdoor retailer L.L. Bean announced it will open a 17,000-square-foot store at 111 N. Cattlemen Road this spring. The store — near the town center's Target, Best Buy and Old Navy — plans to hire more than 30 employees as it nears opening, and its Bootmobile will make stops around the area from March 29 to April 5, according to a news release.
The University Town Center location is L.L. Bean's first in Florida and the southeast U.S., with stores predominantly located in northeastern states like Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The 111 N. Cattlemen Road unit was previously a Bed Bath & Beyond.
L.L. Bean's Bootmobile — its signature boot-shaped vehicle — will make stops around Sarasota in the lead-up to a future opening date. The store is now accepting applications for more than 30 full- and part-time employees here.
Contact Herald-Tribune Reporter Heather Bushman at hbushman@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @hmb_1013.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: L.L. Bean's first Florida store to open in Sarasota-Bradenton
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