2 new stores have opened in the Ellenton Prime Outlet mall and 5 more are on the way. Adidas and upscale menswear provider Perry Ellis have already opened their doors and will be joined by five other retailers over the coming months. First up will be a Starbucks Coffee Co. scheduled to open this weekend. Leases have also been signed with J. Crew Factory Store, expected to open later in the summer; Kenneth Cole, which is planning a early fall opening; the Luggage Factory, set for early fall as well; and Dooney & Bourke, which plans to open in mid-summer.
There are also plans in the work to add another 135,000 sq ft expansion to the mall. Plans call for a Main Street-type addition and more upscale names at the center, which already has a Saks Off Fifth.
The expansion is planned for the north end of the property near Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, and will be landscaped and designed like a streetscape.
The application is working its way through the approval process with Manatee County's Planning Department.
Neiman Marcus Last Call has apparently already signed a lease to move into the newly expanded space when completed.
Source: Herald Tribune
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