H&M closing two big Manhattan stores in setback for city's retail scene

Retailer H&M will shutter two large Manhattan stores in January, according to postings on the state Labor Department web site.The doomed stores are at 18 Church St. at the World Trade Center and 150 E. 86th St. The closings will dump a total of 55,000 square feet of space on the market at a time when the Big Apple’s retail scene, although improving from the worst months of the pandemic, continues to struggle at some locations.The H&M store at 150 E. 86th St. Closures here and at the World Trade Center will ...