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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AXIOS) - The new Zara store at SouthPark Mall will officially open this week.

Zara was scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Charlotte residents have been clamoring for the Spanish chain to open a store here for years . This will be Zara’s first store in North Carolina.

Zara was expected to debut in Charlotte in 2026, meaning it’s opening slightly ahead of schedule.

The new opening date means the fast-fashion retailer can capitalize on the lucrative in-person holiday shopping season at SouthPark, one of the most popular malls in the Southeast.

The two-story, 29,000-square-foot Zara store at SouthPark will be one of the first in

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