The new owners of Hammond Square Mall would like some public participation on the future redevelopment of the shopping center and adjacent property.
If residents could choose just one retailer to come to the mall what would it be?
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Hammond is a college town, so any stores that appeal to college students like Old Navy, American Eagle or Victoria's Secret would be a great improvement to the current mall's condition. By focusing on college students as consumers, the mall would become a big draw for current and future SLU students.
I think that the mall is in great need of a book store. It would be nice to have one on this side of town instead of having to drive across town through all the traffic.
Hammond needs restaurants... restaurants... restaurants... and lots of them....
An Olive Garden would be nice...
An Outback would be nice...
I think JcPenney needs to make a return to Hammond Square.. It definitely needs more children's clothing stores - like Children's Place-Limited too...
A glamour shots studio would be nice also.
Some ice-cream shops would be nice and some new restaurants in the surrounding area of the mall.
Hammond really sucks as far as shopping and places to eat.
I work in the mall, so I know what people are looking for. Stores such as Old Navy, Gap, Victoria's Secret are just a few that consumers are looking for. I could go on and on. It would also be great if JC Pennys would come back to Hammond. As for as restaurants, Out Back, Ruby Tuesday's, and Olive Garden would be a great start!
I would be interested in some stores that cater to adult--not teenaged women--like Ann Taylor or Ann Taylor Loft. I would also enjoy having a large discount store like TJ Maxx or Steinmart in Hammond.
Also, stores that carry fashion forward fashion for children like GAP Kids, Limited, Too, or J Crew Kids would be nice.
Gosh, anything would beat what we have now!
Kohl's Department Store(based in WI, I think). There is one in the Flowood area of Jackson, Ms. and another in Beaumont, Tx. - no others in the whole Gulf area.
I think a food court would be nice, though i don't know if it's feasible.
I think Hot Topic would be a nice store to have. Either that or a store that sells Japanese Animation or Japanese comics, like Suncoast. It would also be nice for BDalton's to make a return.
I really wish the mall would have a children's store, a book store, c.c.'s coffee, or an Old Navy. The shopping in Hammond could really be better! I am tired of havin gto drive to Baton Rouge, New Orleans or Covington to go shoppig!
Gap, Old Navy, Anne Taylor Loft, and 9 West would be fabulous!
american eagle
Over and over I read and hear from everyone,"There's nowhere to shop in Hammond". It's always been hard for me to understand why Hammond is only considered good enough to be called a "Walmart town". The only reason that there are so many people crowding to Walmart is that Walmart is the only place available to Hammond and the surrounding areas to shop. Go to Walmart on any Saturday,or gasp, around a holiday and you will not believe that we are living in such a small town anymore. This small town with alot of people in it is demanding change to accomodate its needs. It's nice to finally see that businesses are finally taking notice of what the people want and need. Why should they go all the way to New Orleans,Baton Rouge, and Mandeville to shop? They could use that gas money and put it into what could be here locally.
Since hurricane Katrina hit,thousands of people have discovered Tangipahoa parish and have found out that it is above sea level here so that means much less of a chance of a storm surge to damage this area. So where are the businesses? We need you. We welcome you.
All that said,I think Marshalls would be a good store to locate here. It has
the best of everything for everyone. Designer clothing,shoes,bedding,and household items for discount prices. Old navy would also be another good store.
I would love to have Old Navy and/or a Gap store in the mall. There is much potential at the mall and I think bringing in the age group that shops at these stores would be an asset. We could also use another eating establishment for those who dont care for Mexican food.
Coldwater Creek, Chico's, and Talbot's - Hammond desperately needs clothing stores for those ladies over 40!!
For Adult Women: Ann Taylor/Ann Taylor Loft
For Adult Men: Sears is good; maybe a larger sports store; also Tiger Mania comes to mind
For Teens (and young adults): Old Navy/Gap
For Kids: Gap Kids/Limited Too
For Home: Bed Bath & Beyond/Linens N Things
For Food: offer more than chicken and Mexican...maybe pasta, pizza, hamburgers inside the mall; and popular restuarants outside the mall (Macaroni Grill is awesome)
Additional stores and more choices for food would improve the mall enormously.
STEINMART, PLEASE!!
Hot Topic.
We definitely need clothing stores such as American Eagle or Old Navy! We could even use a Bed Bath and Beyond or a Pier 1 Imports. As far as restaurants, Olive Garden would be fantastic!
In a college town, we need American Eagle, Old Navy, Gap.
For dorm stuff, we need Pier One and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
For food: Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden.
They should build a Old Navy. Also they should consider buliding another Wal-mart or preferably a Target to take some of the pressure and congestion of Wal-mart. That place is ridiculous.
Any franchised store opening in the mall would be much improved. That is such a sorry excuse for a "mall"
There is no variety shopping at the mall that we have now. I think a Tiger Mania or Lions store would be ideal. I think JC Penneys will do well if they return. We need more shoe stores other than the ones that are there now. As far as food, I think a Copelands or some type of seafood restaurant.
For large dept. stores, we need Mervyn's, J.C. Penney, Foley's, and/or Macy's.
Old Navy, Bed Bath and Beyond, Olive Garden, Victoria's Secret, Steve & Barry's, TJMaxx, Starbucks
We need an Aeropostale.
we need another dept. store like Foley's, or McCray's, or a comeback for JC Penny's. Something that will offer items for all ages. A better food court is needed! In the hot summer, taking the kids to the mall is nice, we can eat and shop if there is more available. Also, why is a furniture store talking up a huge section of the mall? That space is needed for clothing stores or food places.
No more Discount Stores Please! We are only a "Walmart Town" because it's all we have. We need Banana Republic, GAP ,Old Navy ,American Eagle and Victoria Secrets.
We need a Cafe' Du Monde!
Pottery Barn ,Outback Steakhouse, Cafe' Du Monde and Banana Republic
I think a Express for Men would be great.
Get the furniture store and the HIP HOP stores out of the mall! PLEASE!!!!
1st choice---Whole Foods
2nd choice---Belks
I know that the department stores cater to mostly women and children , but how about a Cabellas or a store like Big Buck Sports that caters to the outdoorsman? It would be a whole lot easier for my wife to get me to join her in the mall if there was a store that I could buy my hunting and fishing gear in. If you don't think we need one, just go to Wal-Mart during hunting season and try to buy some clothes. If you're a hunter, you know what I'm talking about. Please don't leave the men out, we need help too!
Anonymous upthread said:
"We need a Cafe' Du Monde!"
12:40 PM
Ooooohhh, I LIKE that one!
We would enjoy TARGET. We just moved here & would enjoy better shopping.
I really prefer Bed Bath & Beyond. I'd rather my sales tax $$$$$ stay in Tangipohoa parish than St. Tammany.
Please add Ann Taylor Loft to the mall.....and expand the food court. The mall is very dark!
Definitely need TJ Maxx in Hammond, Stein Mart,too.
I wish there was a way to take all of the good stores mentioned here, and create one big outlet store for the brand names listed. If the mall could do that - there's your winner.
Definitely a grocery store. The mall sort of splits Hammond and Ponchatoula and that would be convenient. Also we need either a Zea's, Outback or a Macaroni Grill restaurant. There are enough Mexican and Chinese restaurants in the area already.
Banana Republic, Old Navy, Ann Taylor Loft, Victoria Secret & Bed, Bath & Beyond would be perfect additions to shopping in Hammond. I also agree that there should be at least one great restaurant like Bennigans. Just like Chili's and Applebees, they will stay packed with business.
Anonymous
As a plus sized woman with many plus sized friends and family members, Hammond is missing a major store- Lane Bryant. I cannot tell you the thousands of dollars being spent in Covington or Baton Rouge because there is only one specialty store in Hammond and that one isn't exclusive either. Also Fashion Bug or Catherines. An Old Navy that carries its plus line in store would be awesome. Plus sized women are apart of this society that is very overlooked but there are many of us who enjoy good fashion!
As a teenager I believe in always looking my best, whether at school, at work, or just hanging out with friends. I also feel that the present Hammond mall does not fit my needs. Stylish stores like American Eagle, Hollister Co., Abercrombie & Fitch, Ann Taylor Loft, Gap, and Old Navy would all be great additions to our community. With gas prices so high these days, it's hard to find extra money to buy clothes and when teenagers do earn enough money they have to drive all the way to Slidell or Baton Rouge just to do some decent shopping. If Hammond's mall had more popular stores a lot of teenagers would shop there, and boy do teenagers do some shopping. A lot of the taxes could be going towards the schools in our parish but instead are going to schools in St. Tammany and Baton Rouge Parishes. A new and better mall is definitely needed in Hammond. Some new restaurants wouldn't hurt either. Maybe a Cafe Du Monde and/or Copeland's or Outback. Something good so we can work up our appetite by shopping and then dine at one of these fine restaurants.
I agree with most of the comments, as a grandmother I think we need a "baby R us store. Its difficult to find good baby clothes or baby furniture in the Hammond area. Maybe someone can also convince a store such as "Mommy and Me" to join the fast growing Hammond area. Then we wouldn't have to go to Covington or Baton Rouge to shop for our grandkids.Thanks
My first choice would definitely be a Whole Foods store. Then it would be to get J. C. Penneys back! The population would surely support both of these stores.
Target, old navy, olive garden
Bed,Bath and Beyond
Sams Club
TARGET
WHOLESALE OUTLET STORES FOR HOME FURNISHINGS
our family shops outside of hammond the majority of the time and would shop right here at home if we could get an abercrombie & fitch,american eagle,limited too, areopostle,old navy,and victoria secrets is a must.we also need a food court in our mall.The resturants we would love to see come to our area are olive garden,semolinas or macaroni grill.
It would be really great to have a LaMadaline's Restaurant in or around the mall. I also think that we should have stores such as Abercrombi, Hollister, American Eagle, Journeys, Kirklands, Pac Sun, and Limited TOO. These stores would definately attract the public. Our mall could use another department store too. It would be nice to have a Mervins or a new JC Penny.
I think we are in great need of an Old Navy...Everyone loves Old Navy!
Bring on Borders Books!
MAC Makeup, Charlotte Rouse, American Eagle, Express (men's and women's), BeBe, Steve Madden's, Victoria's Secret, Buckle... Specialty stores is what the old mall was lacking... People will still drive to Baton Rouge unless there are more stores. Department stores don't cut it.
I believe what this community needs most is a Target.
We need another option to Wal-Mart's monopoly on general merchandise. I dread going to Wal-Mart and go out of my way to shop elsewhere when possible.
For the mall it would be nice to see some nice clothing stores, and some stores for teenagers and college students, such as American Eagle, Old Navy, etc.
I'd love to eventually see a CompUSA, Best Buy or Circuit City, but that's unlikley now that Best Buy opened in Covington.
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As an avid shopper and sociable person, this issue has crossed my mind and has been a tired and true gossip topic of Hammond. Was the painting of the mall supposed to bring more shoppers? Does the title 'Village of Hammond Square' end the revamping?
Old Navy would suit the college students budget, as well as the average Hammond household income. It would be huge. A Barnes and Noble would be ideal for a study area/great retailer.
American Eagle, Victoria's Secret, Forever 21, Hollister & Abercrombie for the younger crowd. Ann Taylor/Banana/Gap for the older. As far as eating/drinking: A REAL starbucks or CC's, Jason's Deli, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesdays, Macaroni Grille would be great!
Hope this helps..
And I hope to one day see some of these develop into actual plans instead of endless gossip! :)
we need a good novelty store, and a poncho's mexican restaurant, and an internet cafe/bookstore
Victoria´s Secret
No questions asked.
Okay - dare I say it? Alright, but just this once :-). Something we have been lacking for a while has been a good "gag gift store". Now no - don't get my mind wrong and toss it in a gutter!
I mean, a really good gag gift selecion. A selection not just a row or two in a retailshop, and not out in the open "something sexual". If it had to be something sexual for sale, please keep it behind closed doors if you may? I STILL love taking my daughters to decent stores in the mall. Claire's Boutique. Please, never, EVER get rid of Claire's!
A true "gag gift store" would not take up so much space as a depratment store. And I've seen more than just one "abandon" outlet inside HSM. Surely, something can get be worked out in the near future, yes?
Can't wait to see the results!
I think there should be an Old Navy or American Eagle or Aeropostale...the closest store is covington!! and all the highschool/college crowd shops at those stores and since Hammond is a college-based town, do for us!!!
but there also should be a REAL coffee shop!!! like a CC's or Starbucks!
I think that the Mall needs American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch, Aeropostale, Old Navy, and Victoria Secrets. The Mall is really old and outdated and I think that we need new stores. I also think we need a better food court. Gas is expensive and to go to Covington or Baton Rouge, it gets really expensive.
It seems that developers over the years have underestimated the Hammond area and Hammond Square Mall. I have just read over and over the same stores that people want American Eagle, abercrombie and fitch, gap, old navy victoria's secret, ann taylor, pier one. Instead they all want to go to covington and mandeville and build big box retailers like Best Buy, Petsmart, Academy Sports, Shoe Carnival, etc, and department stores like JCpenney move there when just a few miles away in either Slidell or across the lake in Metairie they have the exact same stores! How many JCpenneys need to be so close together. Hammond Square has the excellent location of the intersection of I-55 and I-12. It is almost smack dab in the middle of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. And there is a major four year university in the city! Why developers have been passing up Hammond for a cluster of the same stores and restaurants within a 20-30 mile radius on the north and south shores of lake ponchartrain makes no sense. It sounds like people would be enthusiastic about a real shopping destination in Hammond. A city much more centrally located in the region than Covington. So build it, people will come. I have some more store suggestions not mentioned: rue 21, bring back kb toys, buckle, hollister co, spencer gifts, sam goody and belk dept store in the mall. A power center with ross dress for less, dress barn, circuit city or best buy, barnes and noble(I mean come on there is a univeristy in town!), petsmart or petco, bed bath and beyond or linens things, and a Target. Restaurants: definitely Copelands, Red Lobster, Olive Garden and La Madeline.
I think that Kolh's would be a great addition to the Hammond area. I have shopped at Kohls in several different states. It is a great store with great sales. Our community could benefit from such a store as Kohl's
TARGET! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. OLIVE GARDEN WOULD BE GREAT AND I AGREE ABOUT A FURNITURE STORE TAKING UP MOST OF THE MALL, BUT REMMEBER THOSE WERE ALL STORES AT ONE TIME THAT CLOSED. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO BATON ROUGE AND NEW ORLEANS FOR YEARS TO SHOP, OUR NEWEST COMPETITOR IS COVINGTON/MANDEVILLE. THE PEOPLE ARE HERE, WE JUST NEED GOOD CHAIN STORE TO GET MAKE US VISIT THE FIESTA OF A MALL. AND WHY HTE PLASTIC CHAIRS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE FROM A FLINSTONES SET?
I think that we should have a OldNavy, Gap, Victoria's Secret, Coffee shops like C C's. and a Target. I think that Hammond should have had these things a long time ago, and we also need our JC Penny's back. I have to plan to make a day out of a shopping trip just to not waste gas. It makes no sense to go all the way to baton rouge or mandeville to get to the stores i like and not spend all day there.
The only reason I go to Hammond Square Mall is to eat at the Chick-fil-A. (I love it) I would like to see it outside the mall, like the new one they are building in Covington by the Target. As for inside the mall we have nothing but the rinky dink stores that sells cheap junk its almost as if the same person owns all those shops! We really need them to go! Bring on good stores that sell quality products. We need clothes stores for Women,Men and children. Toys stores the one now it a total joke. Victoria Secret!! All women know its the only place to buy quality undergarments. Book stores, American Cookie,and most of all restaurants PLEASE!! Heres a new one Copelands Cheesecake Bistro.
HOT TOPIC! Please! It sucks having to go all the way out to Baton Rouge and New Orleans for it
Even though I'm banned from there right now, Hammond NEEDS a Hot Topic because like the other comment said, it sucks having to go to Baton Rouge or New Orleans for it. Also, it desperately needs a book store of some sort, like a B. Dalton.
I also think it needs a PacSun, an arcade (why exactly was it shut down?), Steve and Barry's with a big Southeastern Lions section, Lane Bryant, American Eagle, Old Navy (just because it seems so popular with everyone else), Victoria's Secret, and a better food court (especially a coffee shop with free wireless internet).And whatever happened to that little cafeteria thing? Why not put a Olive Garden or something there? (Considering we have no Olive Garden in Hammond as well). *No offense, but where the heck are you going to put a Target in there??*
And I don't care if they just re-painted everything... RE-re-paint it, because it looks God-awful the way it is now. AND add more lighting, because it's scary dim in there.
What about a TGI Fridays or some type of BBQue place. I think a Mikasa store for gifts. Another nail salon is definitely need there. Ly Ly nails is way to busy. We could spend our tax dollars in our own parish rather than East Baton Rouge or St. Tammany.
HOT TOPIC!!!!!
Hot Topic. Simple, it's hell when you have to go all the way to Cortana to shop at such a small store --- and I know a hell of a lot of people who'd appreciate one. But it also needs more food places :] Food is always nice! lol If American Eagle comes to Hammond....
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Alright, hammond definately needs a Hot Topic. It has many other stores or close subsitutes, but there is nothing like a Hot Topic there. For A. Eagle and the sort we have a Goodies in hammond already. As far as food goes, there's food everywhere. We have some coffee shops in hammond already too. There's also a Books a Million in hammond... and as far as target goes, settle for Wal Mart. Let's face it, there's a substitute for every store except for Hot Topic (and an actual good arcade, we got one, it's just tiny) And maybe a Spencers would do good. But a lot of what everyone has said really wouldnt fit in the mall. You are not gonna get a target in that place, among other stores...
Anything would be an improvement on what we have now. Personally i would love an old navy, some great resturaunts, and maybe a linen store such as linens and things. Also some discount stores such as steinmart. What we really need though is a victorias secret!!
we would LIKE to see JCPENNEY's, OLD NAVY, VICTORIA SECRETS A MORE EXPANED FOOD COURT (EX. CARMEL CORN. ANYTHING NEW WOULD BE EXCITING. THANKS
First thing is first, the reason JC Pennies left the mall was because no one was shopping the mall. Same reason so many other stores have left......And the reason people stopped shopping the mall is because the owners allowed it to become a nasty environment and they raised the rents on the establishments. What business would want to stay in a location that did not bring in the customers? Stores alone are not enough, the mall needs a major overhaul. The painting on the outside is nice but NOT enough, the new carpet around the center court is a major improvement but there again, NOT enough. The wood staircases are great but they need to be striped and redone. The lighting needs major improvements, no more dark scary corners. Do something with the corridor to the restrooms...even in the hayday of the Hammond mall that was a scary place to go. The mall is old and smelly...get some ionizers.
Without major renovations to the skeleton of the mall the new stores might come but they won't stay.
Revamp, overhaul and then they will come!!!!
Heck, I'd even drive from Mandeville to shop there........but not if I feel like I have to wash my hands and take a bath as soon as I leave.
Clean it up! Please don't just paint over the yuck!
Chess King
Either Victoria's Secret or Fredericks's of Hollywood.
We need a Victoria Secrets or Fredericks of Hollywood, along with Hot Topic. For the resturants we need an Olive Garden, Outback, and Copelands. A good bookstore would be nice to. And bring on the Starbucks.
I'll settle for anyone who carries women's clothing in tall or long sizes. Everywhere I go I see complete sections for petite women, large women, pregnant women, women of all sizes EXCEPT tall. What gives? Am I the only woman in the world who has long legs? Please, someone sell some pants that won't make me look like I'm wading in high water!!!!
I am new to Hammond and would love to have more stores; Target, Bed,Bath & Beyond, Whole Foods, Staples Office Products, Kroger Grocery Store, American Eagle,
Only ONE request -- SHOE STATION
American Eagle Outfitters, Hollister, Abercrombie and Fitch, Victoria's Secret, Rave, Hot Topic, Spencers, Aeropostale, 579, Target, and a BETTER FOOD COURT! Then and only then will my friends and I return to that pathetic excuse of a mall. For now The Mall of Louisiana will do nicely, but it's a mega drive =c(
Old Navy, Victoria's Secret, American Eagle, Rack Room, and a better food court. One with more decision on where to eat.
Old Navy, GAP, American Eagle, Target, Aeropostale, Victoria's Secret and a World Market would be nice. These stores along with some of the restaurants everyone else has mentioned and a fun food court would definately bring people to Hammond. I am a recent SLU grad and I can say that improving the mall and bringing fun things to the area will give me a HUGE incentive to stay in good ole Hammond.
I would love to see TJ Maxx. I love that store.
I would like to see Abercrombie, Hollister, Gap and Baby Gap that way I do not have to drive to Baton Rouge to by my kids clothes. This way the tax dollars will stay locally.
Also, in the food court, I would like to see a Chinese buffet, Italian food & McAlisters.
Children's Place, PLEASE. And definitely more restaurants (not more fast food - too much of that in the mall area now). Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Dress Barn, Ross, Stein Mart, decent shoe stores, a Christian book store (that stays open past 7). And no junk stores like many of those that fill the mall now (OK, fill is definitely not the correct word there!).
WE NEED SOME DIFFERENT CLOTHES STORES & SOMEONE PLEASE OPEN SOMEWHERE FOR US TO BRING OUR LIT. KIDS TO PLAY GAMES & RIDE RIDES ETC. ON THESE HOT & OR RAINY DAYS OR EVEN COLD DAYS FOR THAT MATTER WE HAVE NOWHERE IN HAMMOND TO DO STUFF WITH A 3 YR OLD ,THE ONLY PLACES ARE IN COVINGTON
& BATON ROUGE ARE LIKE CHUCKY CHEESES & MONKEY BUSINESS THATS A PLACE TO EAT & FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE FUN I THINK HAMMOND NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE & AS SOON AS POSSIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!
STORES IN THE MALL TO ADD:
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH
AMERICAN EAGLE
ANN TAYLOR
BANANA REPUBLIC
BARNES & NOBLE
BED, BATH, & BEYOND
EDDIE BAUER
EXPRESS
GAP / GAP KIDS
JOURNEYS
LANE BRYANT/CACIQUE
LIMITED / LIMITED TOO
M.A.C. COSMETICS
MIGNON FAGET
NINE WEST
OLD NAVY
PIER 1
POTTERY BARN
RAVE
RUE 21
SEPHORA
SMOOTHIE KING
STARBUCKS
STEVE MADDEN
VICTORIA’S SECRET
WET SEAL
RESTARUANTS TO ADD AROUND THE MALL:
MACARONI GRILL
TGI FRIDAY'S
RED LOBSTER
RUBY TUESDAY
OLIVE GARDEN
STARBUCKS
CAFE DU MONDE
COPELAND'S
BENNIGANS
ZEA
LE MADELINE
THESE ARE JUST TO NAME A FEW FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONS.
Blow the place up!!! It is not user friendly and it just needs a new look. Put everything out there too!!!!
We need a Fashion Bug! I buy all my clothes from there when I visit Springfield MO, or buy online. It puts Cato to shame!
Also Outback would be great.
We need a grocery store in this area too.
I would live to see stein mart, target, and tj maxx come here we really need those stores
I would like to see Foley's, William Sonoma, and a Home Goods or Linens and Things
From a mother-to-be's advice i think there should be a Motherhood Maternity store. I'm pregnant and dont like to drive to Covington or Baton Rouge to buy clothes every other week because i cant fit in mine anymore.
A grocery store on that side of town would be wonderful. Also a bookstore (Barnes & Noble or Borders). It's hell trying to get to Winn-Dixie and Book-a-Million sometimes...and face it, BAM should be renamed Books-A-Hundred.
Target, Old Navy, Whole Foods. That's more I'd like to see.
WHOLE FOODS! Oh we need some more places with quality food.
TARGET, this would be just as busy as WALMART is now, if not more so.
BOOK STORES. HOT Topic would be nice, but not neccessity. Since I relocated here the majority of my shopping has been online due to the limited selections I find locally.
MACYS is where I love to shop, but Hurricane Katrina closed down both in Kenner and New Orleans. They have great sales on Wednesday plus give extra coupons for even more savings.. Also a grocery store would be great for all the people traveling in motor homes and have to buy groceries right at the interstate exit! That and also ....We All gotta eat:-) and we are tired of WALMART lines. I really dread going there! Its a bummer! ...Need an Olive Garden or a Ruby Tuesdays! We still drive to Kenner to eat there twice a month.. All the tax money earned in Tangiaphoa needs to stay here! Will they ever stop putting in DOLLAR stores??... They are popping up everywhere! LET'S GET SOME CLASSY STORES! ,,,,,,YEAH!
WE NEED A SAMS CLUB FOR LARGER FAMILIES WHO NEED BIG TO BUY IN BIG QUANTITIES! Also need an OLD NAVY, VICTORIAS SECRETS, MODERN WOMAN,ROSS'S, TJ MAXX, BED BATH AND BEYOND, SHOE STORES (not payless), and a better and bigger FOOD COURT... This is Louisiana and we love to eat(not corndogs or karmelcorn) WE WANT BASKIN ROBBINS, MARBLESLAB , JUICY ROASTBEEF POBOYS, and curly fries, and even some hot fresh fruit pies. A great SMOOTHIE PLACE would be awesome for a quick pick me upper! Also a grocery store like WHOLE FOODS OR ALBRETSONS
itlvsrzI would love to see a Red Lobster and Olive garden . As for as a stores, Old Navy and/or Pier One.
old navy, peir one, target, macy's, just the norm that is in every other town but hammond!
Hammond is a booming college town. As so many have said, if you build it, they will come. Gap, Old Navy, Hollister, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Best Buy, just to name a few. Restaurants such as Macaroni Grill, or Ruby Tuesdays. What a great opporunity to boost the economy while pleasing the public.
We need an Olive Garden Restaurant. And a Target would also be nice.
J.C. Penney needs to come back. Dillard's needs to expand. A Target would be great. I get tired of driving to Covington all the time. Victoria's Secret as well. Express, Kirklands, and Old Navy would be nice additions.
Hammond definately needs an aeropostale, american eagle, hollister, or an abercrombie and fitch! Teens and college students love these stores and lots of older people do also! These stores would bring many customers to the Hammond square Mall!
i seriously think Old Navy and Hot topic should come to the mall....every time i wanna go there i have to wait till my parents can bring me to baton rouge so i can go to both stores..i also thin stores like Jc penny and best buy should come also.....and hopefully people will actually shop at hammond square mall again....
Kohls, Christopher & Banks, Old Navy, Gap, coffee shops
SAVE U ALOT OF TIME JUST MOVE THE LOUISIANA MALL TO HAMMOND!!!!!!!!!!!! AMERICAN EAGLE, HOLLISTER, AEROPOSTALE, ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, WOMENS FOOTLOCKER, JCPENNYS, AND LAST SOMETHING TO REALLY ATTRACT PEOPLE A 50'S MALT SHOP WITH THE BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERED BOARD FLOORS AND WAITRESSES DELIVING FOOD ON SKATES
I think Gap, Target, Old Navy, more eating placing and shoe stores.
Nell Cook says "I would like to see a good coffee/computer shop in Hammond Square Mall". It needs a place to sit down and relax, check email, and gear-up for the rest of the shopping!
Any photography store would be fantastic. There is nothing like tha in our area. It's a real pain to have to drive to Slidell or Baton Rouge to get your camera repaired or speciality films.
Anything would be great! Hammond has missed the boat while arguing over a right of way behing the mall! Everything went to Covington and Slidell! With the price of gas - not having to drive 60 miles to Baton Rouge, Covington, Slidell or Kenner would be welcomed! I even drive to Jackson, MS to be able to have a choice (besides Wal-Mart). I avoid Hammond at all cost!
i went to school at slu and decided to stay here after graduation. but, while in college, and even now, driving 30 min. either way down I-12 is not efficient when i'm looking for something nice to wear to an evening out with my husband. i like lerner's and limited, but that's all we have! what about ann taylor, gap and old navy. Target, bed bath and beyond and kirklands are great too. (definitely target!!) as far as restaurants--copelands for sure, outback, maybe a melting pot (awesome fondue restaurant in baton rouge). Hopefully the people who are investing in this 'turn-around' will see the need for these places. before the storm we were needing/wanting. But, now that we've seen this tremendous boom to hammond/tangipahoa parish, we can only hope that the investors give us what we need and want instead of pulling our legs. Hammond is the new place to live! Come on---give us what we need!
I would love to have J.C.Penney's back.
I agree... blow the place up!! The place has so much potential but has turned into an outdated dump... thankfully we have new owners (Sterling Properties??) that are coming out with new plans in September!!
This is a COLLEGE town and should conduct itself as such. Hammond needs to add things that appeal to students who plan on living on campus. Maybe like a Linens and Things or Bed Bath & Beyond. There also needs to be a place where people can go to buy clothes other than Sears and the local Walmart. Oh and I realize that Dillard's used to own the land that the mall is on, but is that store really necessary? I mean the majority of the people who live in Hammond are either on the poverty level or who are very close to being that way; who can really afford the high prices that Dillard's offers? Oh and while I'm on the notion of catering to college kids...where is the STARBUCKS?!?!?! These PJ's places are a serious joke and the idea that they're popping up around town needs to be squashed. I have to agree with the other people though who said that an Old Navy should be added. I think that creating a college town atmosphere would benefit both the college as well as businesses who chose to come into town.
JC Penney which has a large variety of clothing for men, women, and children in one department store.
Old Navy would be nice; along with American Eagle, Express, Victoria's Secret, Gap, Hollister, A & F, Target, Pier 1, Kirkland's, Wet Seal, Disney Store, etc...oh yeah...and a food court would be great!!!
I agree with the earlier post about more STYLISH plus size apparel and not the maw maw stuff like Lane Bryant or Ashley Stewart. The Rainbow didn't do well here because of the lack of plus sizes. My family is the "Old Navy Spokesfamily"...... we live in there. If it wasn't so far I would really be broke. And a bigger food court with different genres of food like chinese, cheese steaks, and popeye's and a daquiri shop to ease our mind after dealing with the "Mommy I want that!!!!!" from our screaming kids.
Stop, already! Take a look at your comments. You want mostly the same stores and eating places but what is real important is to look at the "needs" and not the "wants".
I know Stirling will give us something very, very, nice as they have done with all the other Malls they manage or own.
Let's take a look at our Wal-Mart. Did you know our Hammond Wal-Mart is second in the Nation in sales? Why? They have no one to compete with. You can say they are the only game in town where we can buy groceries, clothes, and household good and etc. at a reasonable price. When you go in Wal-Mart you see someone you know, you see they have the items you want, be it towel or shoes or material for sewing. Where else can you do this in this area? If Stirling can give us something like this on the east side of town, this would be great!
Look at what Covington is getting in their new mall; a Wal-Mart on one end and a Sam’s on the other end, cooperating these into the mall to give a newer look.
Then we can get the smaller stores, the chains, and the restaurants. And even a smaller grocery store.
But our need on this side of town is a large grocery store. Let’s look at the stores we go to Covington to shop and let’s bring them to Hammond to keep our dollars here.
It is so close to travel to Covington if you live in the east side of town and shop. You can be there in 20 minutes or less. We need to stop the flow to St. Tammy and let the “buck” stop here.
O.k...this is my first entry, I just believe that if we keep priding Tangipahoa on nasty lingere/novelty stores, dollar stores, hip hop fashion, and chineese junk thrift marts on every corner, that our economy will never improve. Also, we must think....if these stores that I just named, plus the furniture store all return to the mall, what crowd will we draw??? I will tell you...a TRASHY crowd. We have banks popping up on every corner of our parish... we must have money, right? So if the stores chosen for us continue to be below average, we will never know how great our Hammond could be. I know this blog entry will not directly effect which stores are chosen. I just believe we are better than what we have been degraded to for so long.
I think an Ice Skating Rink would be fun for all to use.
WE NEED S0O MANY STORES!!!!
GiVE US A MAC Makeup/HOLLiSTER CO./ABERCROMBiE & FitCH/AEROPOSTALE/AMERiCAN EAGLE/TARGET/BRiNG BACK JC PENNEYS/GAP/LIMITED/BODY SHOP/OLD NAVY/SOMETHiNG THAT TEENAGERS CAN SHOP AT B/C EVERY PIECE OF FAKE CRAP BREAKS FROM CLAiRS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS! WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DRiVE TO COViNGTON,BATONROUGE, & ESPLANADE!!!
Oh YEAH AND WE DONT NEED PJ'S ANYWHERE iN TOWN , THEY TASTE HORRiBLE B/C EVERYTHING TASTE THE SAME!!!
Definitely Lane Bryant. How I miss that place..
AMERICAN EAGLE AND HOLLISTER
AMERICAN EAGLE AND HOLLISTER
AMERICAN EAGLE AND HOLLISTER
Ruby Tuesday has been advertising in this area for the last couple of months - Are they coming to Hammond? We need an affordable, family friendly restaurant. Does anyone agree? Thanks...
Bath & Body Works along with Victoria's Secret will do well in Hammond. Perhaps we could even support Express?
What about a Mr Binkies Smut Shoppe??
ruby tuesday
tjmax
ruby tuesday
tjmax
ruby tuesday
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we don't need no more banks.need some new store ect.for large people.we have to go to baton rouge,new orlean,sidell,or out of town.need new restaurants.the 1st we have are to crowded,close to early.
It would be nice to have a TJMaxx. I have stock in that place. Also, Abercrombie,Aeropastle,Gap,GapKids,Gymboree(Cutest clothes for Newborn through 12 children's that ever existed I have probably spent 20,000 plus dollars there on one child.)Kirklands,BombayCompany,Victoria'sSecret,AmericanEagle.Also LimitedToo That's my new Place for investing. My daughter is 8 I probably spend no less than 150.00 dollars a month there. Red Lobster would be my favorite restaurant. Please update mall with some class. Also,Wonderful food court don't forget the desserts.
I forgot to add DISNEY STORE would be Wonderful.
Kohl's, Belk, Ann Taylor, Olive Garden, American Eagle, Limited, Macy's, Mervyn's, Kirklands, Gap, Victoria's Secret,Talbot. Just look at malls that are successful like the Mall of Louisiana or Esplanade. Hammond needs stores for everyone. Express for men and women would be good.
hollister, american eagle, abercrombie and finch, and aeropostale
Abercrombie and Fitch
Aeropostale
American Eagle
Hollister
Banana Republic and JCrew, PLEASE!
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