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I would give my left nut for an H&M.

So...will these places also close at like 6pm giving no one a reason to go downtown unless they want to get Ultra-loungy?

@Urban Observer:

I think the city has a huge opportunity here to finally get H&M to open in Dallas. This would get a good deal of publicity for downtown, and the city could throw in some billboard/signage space for X amount of time to promote the store. Most people would prefer to see it open in North Park or Park Lane, but a space near Neiman Marcus would be amazing. Not to mention the city would LOVE to see Main Street Gardens host a mini Bryant Park/Fashion Week type event.

Speaking of downtown, where's the follow-up from the querulous, sophomoric, foot-fetishizing "musicologist" (important field, that)?

Daniel, 'tis forthcoming. Trying to clear the bases beforehand with some items otherwise piling up.

Urban Observer-
I agree w/ this statement, except that if you put complementary retail adjacent (or nearly adjacent) to the H&M, you would get some overflow shopping (it would have to appeal to the H&M customer base). If you build on that correctly, you could gain some credibility for the area as a shopping center. But you are correct about being a destination. Put another H&M anywhere else within 30 minutes of downtown (maybe even 45 or more), and that's gone.

We need a church downtown. It should be the only thing open at night other than the douchebag ultra lounges. What this town needs is morality, not fun things to do!

a handful of us downtown residents (avid shoppers) have been clucking about needing an H&M downtown for years.

the perfect space is the two story retail shell on the first floor of the merc...right across from neiman's...perfect dichotomy for that intersection. kind of like 5th avenue in new york...already has the escalator shell in place...

mmmmm....H&M....bring it! i will buy!!!

To get people to come downtown to shop, you need somthing cool like H&M. I have been saying for years. It has to be the only one in the region.

Although it might be kinda far away, the old Library at Commerce and Harwood would be perfect for H&M or even a bookstore to support the new law school across the street.

More low-key bars? A movie theater? Half-Price Books/Powells/etc.? Used bicycle shop/community workshop?

How about a state university? (The lack of one here is why I'll be leaving Dallas shortly)

Oh, but a law school is definitely a worthy substitute. Really sweet, seriously. That ought to enrich downtown culture tremendously.

We already have a mall at basically every major intersection in town. There is more to life than shopping at retail giants and going out to eat at chain restaurants.

Don't mean to be so bitter, but I just wish the little guy could succeed here, that's all.

um, sarah...i'm pretty sure that somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 people currently reside downtown...with more residential buildings on the way...
and when you factor in the adjacent uptown crowd (who i'm pretty sure would love the hell out of H&M), deep ellum residents, and the residents at victory...i am fairly certain that enough people live in the vicinity.

we just need better businesses to patronize - not ultra lounges.