Shop Talk

By qwerty

July 26, 2007 3:23 PM | Link to this

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

By Shamu

July 26, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this

I know my wife will be ECSTATIC! Nice work, H&M. May your profits be merry!

By Suzie-Q

July 26, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

It’s about time, I love H&M. I can’t wait. Thanks H&M.

By Suzie-Q

July 26, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

It’s about time, I love H&M. I can’t wait. Thanks H&M.

By Cheddar

July 26, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this

Yeah, try not to get shot now that Atlantic Station has gone str8 up GHETTO!

By Martha

July 26, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this

Well there goes my budget ! I can’t wait.

By Andrea

July 26, 2007 7:00 PM | Link to this

YAY! I am so HAPPY! I love H&M because they have really cute tready clothes for a lesser price! I was wondering when Atlanta would have a H&M and we are finally getting one! I will be there when the store opens!

By michellemybelle

July 26, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this

Yes..I do not have to travel to NYC to shop at the store anymore!

By BebeQueen

July 26, 2007 7:56 PM | Link to this

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

By Old News

July 26, 2007 7:56 PM | Link to this

Old news! Didn’t Atlanta Business Chronicle report this months ago?

By michele

July 26, 2007 8:05 PM | Link to this

Yeah, I knew this last fall.

Finally something unique to Atlantic Station that I can’t find bigger and better 10 minutes up 400.

Sadly, I’ve never found a thing in an H & M that I’d spend money on or wanted to stand in the store for more than 3 minutes.

how much of a shame is it that Atlantic Station never became more than a date spot (for younger and hipper people than I).

By ming

July 26, 2007 8:05 PM | Link to this

Yeah, I knew this last fall.

Finally something unique to Atlantic Station that I can’t find bigger and better 10 minutes up 400.

Sadly, I’ve never found a thing in an H & M that I’d spend money on or wanted to stand in the store for more than 3 minutes.

how much of a shame is it that Atlantic Station never became more than a date spot (for younger and hipper people than I).

By ming

July 26, 2007 8:05 PM | Link to this

Yeah, I knew this last fall.

Finally something unique to Atlantic Station that I can’t find bigger and better 10 minutes up 400.

Sadly, I’ve never found a thing in an H & M that I’d spend money on or wanted to stand in the store for more than 3 minutes.

how much of a shame is it that Atlantic Station never became more than a date spot (for younger and hipper people than I).

By Mr Man

July 26, 2007 8:17 PM | Link to this

It seems that in Atlantic Station it would be more profitable to open a 25,000 square foot store that does hair braiding and sells weaves. Hopefully they will be opening a Popey’s there soon.

Regards, Whitey

By Latrice

July 26, 2007 8:53 PM | Link to this

Yeahhhhhh! I can’t wait.. this is the best news all year!

By Tony

July 26, 2007 9:09 PM | Link to this

I am shocked by the blatent racist remarks made in this blog. I realized when I moved here 22 years ago that the old south was alive and kicking but really so open and unashamed. I know when Dream girls opened large crowds of young black men and women were hanging out and going to the movie but Atlantic Station is not an all black neighborhood and if it was so what? As in all neighborhoods intown there are always diversity in the population. For the record I am niether black nor do I live in Atlantic Station but the implication that it is an African American ghetto and to be written off is just ignorant. Even if it was where is the compassion and empathy that make you human? It is a shame that in this day and age in such a large urban area there is still so much bigotry that individuals like Mr Man and Cheddar can parade around in their white sheets unabashedly.

By Doc Holliday

July 26, 2007 9:26 PM | Link to this

Oh sure, I’m ecstatic. I’d rather continue shopping at outlet stores and use the money saved to do just that-SAVE.

By JAG

July 26, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this

I have no idea who or what H&M is but once my wife read this story, she went screaming through the house in excitement and called her friends. Me and my wallet is scared!!!

By NO~TO~AMNESTY~!

July 26, 2007 9:29 PM | Link to this

TONY - If u think that just because you are in the South - there is racism. YOU ARE AN IDIOT! There is racism NORTH and South - from Blacks and Whites! If you make an ignorant comment that I am a racist because I say “No to Amnesty…” then you are an even bigger idiot!!!

By Unknown

July 26, 2007 9:35 PM | Link to this

I’m very excited about H&M. I agree with the blog from Tony. Unfortunately, people are so ignorant and narrow minded.

By Unknown

July 26, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this

I’m very excited about H&M. I agree with the blog from Tony. Unfortunately, people are so ignorant and narrow minded.

By NO~TO~AMNESTY~!

July 26, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this

In fact TONY- take a stroll down Martin Luther King Drive tonight about 11pm or so…see if you are treated with respect and dignity by the local neighbors…Would you survive Tony? Yes, there is racism in the South… much of it is not generated by whites…Many whites are sick of being victims of racism from blacks!!! You going to take that walk tonight Tony?

By Keno

July 26, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this

Can hardly wait. I lived in Germany for a few years and H&M was one of the few stores that offered good prices and nice clothing.

By Keno

July 26, 2007 9:45 PM | Link to this

Can hardly wait. I lived in Germany for a few years and H&M was one of the few stores that offered good prices and nice clothing.

By Anna

July 26, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this

H&M coming to Atlanta is great. Too bad it will be too crowded to shop at for the first six months. Just like Ikea. :(

And I agree that there is more black on white racism in Atlanta than white on black. Try walking around Five Points at lunchtime.

By CBL

July 26, 2007 10:09 PM | Link to this

Funny how a clothing company from an all-white country (Sweden) causes a racial uproar in Atlanta. Par for the course…

Looking forward to more new stuff coming to Atlantic Station, but with an increasing rate of violent crime occuring in the vicinity, I think I’ll be heading back up north a bit more to Lenox or to Dahlonega. Replace the useless rent-a-cops with 24-hour APD and I will reconsider.

By fungirl78

July 27, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this

I hate it! I don’t live in Atlanta, but I know how ghetto it is. They will ruin H&M!

By Sean

July 27, 2007 8:31 AM | Link to this

H&M is really nothing to get too exicited about. I moved here two years ago from little ole Richmond, VA and there and H&M has been there for about four years. If you like flimsy, Heroine chic, Chineese made Euro-Trash club clothes you are in luck. Otherwise you can find much better apparel at The Gap, Bananna Republic or JCREW..all USA companies. Better yet why not support all the cool Atlanta owned and opperated boutiques all over the city.

By T Smith

July 27, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

It’sad that race was brought into a topic about the opening of an H&M store. Did any of you ever think that affordable clothing just might be sought by all kinds of people?

H&M clothes are a bit tawdry, but so are many “upscale” stores like Bebe and Nicole Miller!

By Tynetta

July 27, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

fungirl78! How can you generalize Atlanta and say that it is ghetto? It includes so many nationalities and cultures that is making it a melting pot of everything. I work in Atlanta and one of is suburbs. I find so much enjoyment in traveling to all of it metropolitan neighborhoods and gleaning all that they all have to offer. There is so much to offer everyone here. Don’t make a judgement about a city that you have not experienced to it fullest!

By imsoexcited

July 27, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this

I’m so excited! And I just can’t hide it!!

Bad news: I’m going to go into serious debt because H&M is coming. I’m all set with shopping: Zara, Lush, & H&M!!!

By HappyJr

July 27, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this

Big Deal. My girlfriend and I bought some clothes from where when we were in NYC, Clothes fell apart after a few times wearing them.

By shelly

July 27, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

Yes, I am extrememly excited about this addition to Atlantic Station …to Atlanta period. I am from NY and I love to shop in H&M… I have been waiting for this move for some time..

By MA

July 27, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

I’m so excited that Atlanta is finally getting an H&M! I love shopping there whenever I’m in Europe, but there aren’t any close to Atlanta. It’s about time!

By Geez

July 27, 2007 9:34 AM | Link to this

How in the world does a shopping blog return to the same ole topic of race?

Geez! In my years of teaching and being a social observer, your socio-economic status have more of a determining factor of ghettoism (new word) than race.

Anyway, back to the happy news….H&M in Atlanta! I am so excited! They should open two stores in two locations simultaneously. Atlanta is soooooooooooooooooo overdue. They have a store in Wisconsin for crissakes.

By Kelly Compton

July 27, 2007 9:38 AM | Link to this

I am super excited for H&M to open in Atlanta! Love the store, love the clothes and can’t wait until 2008.

By Dr. Jay

July 27, 2007 9:43 AM | Link to this

Oh goody. They should combine H&M with and American Apparel for one-stop crappy, unstylish, ill-fitting, unflattering schmata shopping. You can buy boxes of rags at Home Depot even cheaper, folks. H&M is sometimes referred to as the Ikea of clothing, but that’s totally wrong; the Yugo was the H&M of cars.

By Marilyn

July 27, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

Finally, this is great, I have shopped at H&M in Washington and Califoria and got some great deals. Looking forward to shopping in at Atlanta Station!

By LShepherd

July 27, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

I am originally from Atlanta and now live in New York City. What a shame to read comments from my hometown that people really don’t know what they are speaking about and are just plain ignorant. Focus on the positive…H&M is FINALLY coming South!!

By KKAtl

July 27, 2007 10:04 AM | Link to this

YEAH!!! It’s about time! Now I don’t have to go to Georgetown or NYC to shop at H&M.

By Forwhatitis

July 27, 2007 10:09 AM | Link to this

H&M will be a great addition to Atlanta and to Atlantic Station and I’m very excited to see it come.

It is quite sad though that some people on this blog cannot articulate what the actual problem is with the environment at Atlanic Station and instead resort to easy racist and just stupid statements.

The problem with Atlantic Station however, isn’t “racism”, though these poorly constructed comments certainly come through as such.

The problem is that those who have purchased VERY expensive property and live in Atlantic station are being disrespected by those that visit, who if we’re going to be honest, are disproportionately young african-americans. It seems the Lenox Mall crowd of thugs and ladies who dress like prostitutes has found a new place to hang out.

Atlantic Station was built as a Live Work Play village. We nearly bought there at ATL Lofts and I’m glad we didn’t. I would be REALLY angry if I lived there and had to endure the constant thump of pimped out rides cruising around just to be seen and heard and causing nothing but traffic jams and being a constant nuisance, not to mention and detriment to property values. Then there’s the violent crime which of course and sadly, was african-american folks shooting each other in broad daylight. It’s probably only a matter of time before something bigger happens and innocent people get hurt.

Note that the property management and security have limited vehicle access now to the streets surrounding the central village area. Obviously this is an attempt to scuttle the influx of those who have zero intention of parking and buying anything - more likely some of them are there to sell something or just to cruise. They could care less about the residents of Atlantic Station and the visitors of all stripes who are actually there to contribute something other than noise, mayhem and gridlock.

Look up and you’ll probably notice that ATL Lofts are largely sitting empty. Nobody, black, white, gay, straight, families with children, or empty nesters want to spend half a million dollars or more to have to live amongst thugs and hoes or at the very least feel unsafe and uncomfortable in their own neighborhood.

Atlantic Station could and should be great and diverse and fun for EVERYONE. Just show a little respect at least if not for yourself than for the people around you and we can all get along and enjoy each other and all that Atlantic Station and Atlanta has to offer.

By Certified Shopaholic

July 27, 2007 10:15 AM | Link to this

Why is everything in the South has to be about race? I’m not aware of the problems at Atlantic Station so, I’m not sure what you guys are talking about. I’m just glad H&M is coming to Atlanta!!

By georgia girl

July 27, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

I am so excited H&M is finally coming to Atlanta! I love the store! It’s been a long time coming….bout time those H&M people came to their senses. They will wish they had opened in Atlanta sooner. Thanks for coming!

By J

July 27, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

I am so excited I’m from Chicago and love shopping at H& M downtown when I go there every year- so glad Atlanta finally has one!!

By christine

July 27, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

H&M in Atlanta - long overdue! I live in their basic t-shirts which have lasted years. Plus when you want something fun you can actually afford to buy it at H&M and pay for it before the trend changes. I think they offer unbeatable quality at incredible prices.

H&M will be a great addition to Atlantic Station and a huge draw. I think everyone in Atlanta is longing for something fresh & new that isn’t in every mall or shopping center. We are thrilled H&M is opening in Atlanta!!!

By shirley u jest

July 27, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

H & M to Atlantic Station going to Atlantic Station is a huge blow to Midtown Alliance efforts to turn Peachtree into the next magnificent mile. Actually the mistake is H & M’s. They obviously weren’t invited to tour AS on a weekend.

By Urbangirlatl

July 27, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

JAG - be afraid….be very afraid! I’ll see your wife at H&M! You and my husband can have a beer and wait for the damage…

Great choice of locations, too. I do hope they keep the store here organized better than the NYC store - it’s such a muddle, it is hard to find things. And LOTS of dressing rooms, please!

As for everyone else: I’m pretty sure this blog is about H&M and shopping. Not about Atlantic Station (yeah, this Atlanta native whitey shops there often) and not about racism, whether here or the rest of the country.

One idiot made a blatant racist comment, and the rest of you rose to the bait like starving trout. Good grief. Do you think maybe you’ve just been manipulated?? What’s more, do you think you just expressed an original thought on the subject? Yawn.

If you want to talk about racism in Atlanta (or the south, or anywhere else), please go start a blog for that. Yes, it’s an important subject, but there is a time and a place for it, and neither is here.

THIS blog is about shopping, so stick to frivolity! If it’s too silly for you, don’t participate.

By Urbangirlatl

July 27, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

JAG - be afraid….be very afraid! I’ll see your wife at H&M! You and my husband can have a beer and wait for the damage…

Great choice of locations, too. I do hope they keep the store here organized better than the NYC store - it’s such a muddle, it is hard to find things. And LOTS of dressing rooms, please!

As for everyone else: I’m pretty sure this blog is about H&M and shopping. Not about Atlantic Station (yeah, this Atlanta native whitey shops there often) and not about racism, whether here or the rest of the country.

One idiot made a blatant racist comment, and the rest of you rose to the bait like starving trout. Good grief. Do you think maybe you’ve just been manipulated?? What’s more, do you think you just expressed an original thought on the subject? Yawn.

If you want to talk about racism in Atlanta (or the south, or anywhere else), please go start a blog for that. Yes, it’s an important subject, but there is a time and a place for it, and neither is here.

THIS blog is about shopping, so stick to frivolity! If it’s too silly for you, don’t participate.

By David

July 27, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Great news for Atlanta and Atlantic Station! This will be a great addition to the recently opened hip restaurants (Dolce, Geisha House, Ten Pin Alley) and boutiques (K-la, Knitch, Nani Aveda Spa).

In response to several of the comments above, have you been to Atlantic Station lately? I am one of the 3,000 plus people that work within the development. I couldn’t think of a more diverse and safe community in all of Atlanta. There is more security (private and APD) than any other retail development I have ever visited. Come out and check it on out!

By ...

July 27, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

I can’t wait for H&M to arrive. Atlantic Station is will be the perfect location. It reminds me of other H&M in NYC or London with street access.

By aa

July 27, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this

This is soo funny, I just went shopping at a H&M store in Cleveland and I asked the sales person if they had one in Atlanta. I am soo happy, I just hope the prices are like the stores throughout the country..cheap

By Pat

July 27, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

I think it’s great because the only H&M I know is in NYC. Too bad GA is not like NY and NJ…no tax on clothes under $100.

By Shay Linda

July 27, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

So happy to hear H&M is coming to Atlanta. I moved here 3yrs ago from New York and shopped there all the time. Now I can still enjoy their clothes now that they are moving to Atlantic Station which is a perfect location for a store like H&M.

By Shay Linda

July 27, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

So happy to hear H&M is coming to Atlanta. I moved here 3yrs ago from New York and shopped there all the time. Now I can still enjoy their clothes now that they are moving to Atlantic Station which is a perfect location for a store like H&M.

By Lizzy

July 27, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

H&M is awesome and picked a great place to have their first location in Atlanta! I will be there on the opening day! :)

By IloveAtlanta

July 27, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

Agreed lets keep the comments to the merits of H&M. Atlanta is fast becoming more cosmopolitan with the addition of these stores. Hopefully the spanish store, ZARA will come to, very nice, inexpensive quality fashions.

By victimoutline

July 27, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

I thought Atlantic Station already had H&M. Homicide and Murder.

By KenD

July 27, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this

Atlantic Station keeps on pulling in some big deals…1st a third office tower to be built anchored by BB&T Bank and now this….can;t wait!

By HappyFeet

July 27, 2007 2:49 PM | Link to this

I love H&M and Atlantic Station.

By Liz

July 27, 2007 2:52 PM | Link to this

I have been to Atlantic Station several times and have loved every trip! I have been during the day and during the night and have never experienced one problem. Yes, the crowd is diverse and isn’t that a great thing?? That is what this country is all about! I know there have been some incidents at Atlantic Station but you will find that anywhere in Atlanta and anywhere around any large metropolitan area. I think Atlantic Station has done a great job of keeping a safe environment while still bringing great events and activities to our city. Kudos to those who worked on getting H&M here!!! It makes Atlanta and Atlantic Station even better places to be!!!

By DirkDiggler

July 27, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this

I LOVE ATLANTIC STATION!!!!!!!! H&M will make it even better! I cannot wait!

By new york 4 life

July 29, 2007 1:32 PM | Link to this

Thank you and halleluja, Atlanta will finally get some fashion!!! I’ve been here for about 6 yrs and I can’t find a clothing store that fits my fashion needs. There’s a few stores here and there but they too are months even years behind. What’s really going on. Thank you jesus!!! H&M 4ever. If you are a real lover of the H&M store and you are ever in europe check out the original in Germany. You’ll be amazed!!!

By Lakeisha Bull

July 29, 2007 2:20 PM | Link to this

I am so excited! This is perfect timing being how I am from NY and love H&M and will be moving to Atlanta next summer I cant wait.

By Nikiah Grangent

July 30, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this

I am elated!

By sth

July 30, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

i love this store! i got a lot of cute outfits from there when i went to chicago in june……

By fabienne

July 30, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

Thank goodness…now I can save the money that I spend on plane tickets to NY and Chicago…to spend at the H & M here! Yippeee!

By fabienne

July 30, 2007 12:42 PM | Link to this

Thank goodness…now I can save the money that I spend on plane tickets to NY and Chicago…to spend at the H & M here! Yippeee!

By Amby

July 30, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

I thought the article was about H & M! It was not about how ghetto Atlantic Station is or a forum for stupidity and racism! I AM ECSTATIC THAT H & M IS COMING TO GEORGIA! GHETTO OR NOT!!!

By Yuzo

July 31, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this

I know that some people are just retarded by nature, but a lot of these people need to hurry up and hit puberty or keep their mouths shut. “OMG ATLANTA IZ GHETTO LOLOLZ!” Go back to high school with that crap, please. No one cares, now quit fishing for attention and discuss the topic at hand like the adults you claim to be.

Anyway, I’m very happy that H&M is coming to Atlanta. I went for the first time a while ago in Chicago, and I was very happy with the things they had. :)

By Karen

August 1, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

Finally, an H&M store in the South. I’m originally from Chicago and miss going to the H&M store on the Magnificant mile. An H&M store in Atlantic Station is a perfect fit. When will they open? I will call in sick on that day…

By Liz

August 4, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

Couldn’t be happier!

By Lauryn

August 5, 2007 8:20 PM | Link to this

thank you god!

By ym

August 6, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this

Anyone have hiring (contact) information for H&M’s Atlantic Station Store?

HM rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By shopgirl

August 6, 2007 8:31 PM | Link to this

Unfortunately, all the things people have said in here is pretty much true about Atlantic Station. I don’t mean to sound racist, but there is a very strong positive correlation between crime rate and the number of african americans in an area. its sad that there are still so many uneducated AAs, and they still continue to go down the route of crime and poverty. If only they could be more educated like the rest of American society. I have lived in Atlanta for 20 years now and have had a lot of experiences with AAs…pretty much ALL negative. It’s not racism….its just they have brought this image onto themselves by acting so uncivilized.

However, i am still very happy about H&M coming to Atlanta…this will most likely be bad for my bank account though…i am so excited to shop there!

By Amanda

August 7, 2007 2:42 PM | Link to this

OMG FINALLY!!!! Thank you H&M it’s about TIME!!!!

By Vanessa

August 7, 2007 5:51 PM | Link to this

So excited!!! Finally, the one of the great stores I travel for will be here in the ATL. Yippy!!!

By swedepop

August 7, 2007 6:41 PM | Link to this

Fungirl78, as a native Swede, I take great offense to your comment. If you knew anything about my fine (non-racist) country, you would not make such an erroneous assumption only to spark more ignorant talk on this board. The racism being displayed only has to do with Atlantic Station, and not what stores come to it.

I, for one, am excited I don’t have to go home or to NYC to get clothes!! Hooray H&M!!

By Jane Savona

August 15, 2007 6:17 PM | Link to this

How do you find out about job opportunities for the new store in Atlanta Station?