L.L. Bean, 10 new mall stores coming to Sarasota's UTC in 2025

L.L. Bean will be opening a new store in 2025 at University Town Center, one of several developments coming up in the New Year, according to Mark Chait, executive director of leasing for Benderson Development, which owns UTC.

The store will mark the first for L.L. Bean in Florida and the Southeast as a whole, Chait says. It will be in the old Bed, Bath & Beyond space at 111 N. Cattlemen Road.

“We’re thrilled to have them,” Chait says, speaking at a Dec. 13 event hosted by the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance about what's in store at UTC. Like L.L. Bean, he says, successful retailers there have blended brick-and-mortar stores with online sales.