Bloomingdale's, Container Store: Businesses Annapolis Wants

ANNAPOLIS, MD — We asked Annapolis Patch readers what businesses they would like to see come to town, and you answered. In fact, the responses were overwhelming when we posed the question on Facebook, with quite a few residents hoping for new grocery store and dining options.

Patch got dozens of comments that included requests for a new grocery store chain and more shopping options such as World Market and the Container Store, plus restaurants that would bring new Persian or Chinese food to town.

Overall readers want a mix of independently-owned businesses as well as chains. The retailers with support included clothing stores Stein Mart and Bloomingdale's, along with Publix grocery, Trader Joe's, and a yacht business.

Here's a sampling taken from the Facebook comments, with several commenters asking for types of restaurants — ones serving tapas, homemade soups and Persian food — along with chain eateries like Shake Shack, Nalley Fresh and Fuddrucker's:

• Tapas restaurant
• A movie theater that serves restaurant style food in Severna Park area
• Stein Mart or Bloomingdale's
• A restaurant serving homemade soups!
• World Market
• Hinckley Yacht Services! Hinckley Sport Boats! Actually came to town in October 2018 and looking forward to a great 2019!
• Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, Nalley Fresh
• Let's bring Fuddruckers back!
• Shake Shack
• Cici’s Pizza
• Publix
• Stein Mart for sure
• Persian restaurant
• Container Store
• Trader Joe’s
• A decent Chinese restaurant
• Sonic

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PHOTO: A worker etches the company logo on the door of a Bloomingdale's location in the Soho neighborhood in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)