Global fashion retailer H&M will open @ Southland Center on Thursday, October 1st

H & M, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), one of the world’s largest fashion retailers known for offering fashion-forward apparel and quality basics, is excited to announce the opening of a new store at Southland Center.

Opening Thursday, October 1^st at noon, H&M at Southland Center will give shoppers in the Taylor area access to the latest trends at the best prices. The new location will offer collections for ladies, men, young ladies, and young men to separate “store within a store” sections for accessories, lingerie, sports apparel, and a plus-size line, H&M+. The Southland Center location will also carry H&M’s children’s collection, from newborn to fourteen years.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Through our partnership with the American Cancer Society, the Southland Center store opening will include presence from an ACS local rep who will be able to speak with press about the partnership, answer any questions, and speak to customer’s in line prior to the opening.

By opening new stores across the country H&M adds jobs to the local economy. The retailer is proud to have hired about 30 people for the store at Southland Center, almost all of them hired locally.

H&M is the first fashion company to roll out a global garment recycling program. Through this initiative, H&M customers at Southland Center can help save natural resources and contribute to a reduced environmental impact by donating unwanted pieces of clothing from any brand while in the store. Customers will receive a voucher for 15% off their entire next purchase for each bag of donated clothing.

To kick off the recycling program on opening day, customers who bring garments to be recycled before the store opens at noon will also have the chance to win H&M gift cards valued between $50 and $250 in addition to receiving the voucher.

In celebration of opening day, H&M at Southland Center will offer the first 200 shoppers in line an H&M t-shirt and Access to Fashion Pass, valued from $20 to $200, in addition to other opening offers and fun giveaways!

H&M was established in Sweden in 1947. Today there are 386 stores in the U.S. and approximately 3,600 H&M stores in 59 markets worldwide.

Doors open at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Southland Center is located at 23000 Eureka Road, Taylor, MI 48180.