An off-price regional clothing retailer is preparing to open a store in Elkton, MD
Label Shopper is advertising for jobs at a location that, according to Cecil Daily, (subscription) will open in a section of the former Peebles store in Big Elk Mall early next month.
A portion of the former department store is already occupied by Harbor Freight. Label Shopper, as its name indicates, features name brand fashions.
Label Shopper is based in New York State and earlier this year opened a store at a former Peebles in Seaford, in western Sussex County, DE.
Label Shopper is part of Peter Harris Clothes, which operates off-price stores under the two names on the East Coast and Midwest.
According to Albany Business Review, Peter Harris weathered tumultuous conditions in retailing and is reporting higher profits as it adds stores and closes others.
Elkton has traditionally been a difficult environment for retailers due to its proximity to sales tax-free Delaware.
However, western areas of Cecil County have seen a boom in the distribution centers and construction of a quarter of a billion-dollar Great Wolf Lodge. Elkton is the Cecil County seat.
