Shoppers Pack H&M for Silver Spring Opening
New store is the fast fashion company's third in Montgomery County.
Jonice Childs, 24, commuted from Washington, DC, and waited nearly six hours for the opening of H&M in Silver Spring. She was the first in line when she arrived at 6:30 a.m., with her son in tow, and was rewarded with a $100 gift card from the company, a Swedish chain of inexpensive and trendy clothes for adults and children. Michelle Venitez, 20, didn't get to the store until 7:30 a.m., but skipped part of the line because her friend arrived at 6:30 a.m. She won $10 in H&M money. Childs and Venitez were two of dozens that were not detered by blistery November temperatures and arrived hours ahead of the retail store's 12 p.m. grand opening. Minutes before noon, two seperate lines stretched about half a block down Fenton Street. …
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8:30 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
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