A major outdoor clothing brand will open its first Florida store at the University Town Center in Sarasota later 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…