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Setting Sail for a New Flagship Store Location
Plans are in motion to move the Sea Bags Flagship store down the street to a space more than three times the size of a typical store. With our retail footprint expanding throughout New England and beyond, we jumped at the opportunity to also expand in our hometown of Portland, Maine. While the move is big in terms of size, the distance is quite small as the new store is a stone s throw from our hub of operations on the wharf. As we grow, our connection to the working waterfront remains an important anchor to the Sea Bags brand origins.
As Sea Bags gets ready to open a larger flagship store in Portland this spring, the retailer is also gearing up for a bigger footprint in Freeport with a move across the street from the current store there.
The designer and manufacturer of bags, totes and other accessories crafted from recycled sails is currently located at 6 Bow St. in Freeport in 800 square feet of space.
With a move to 15 Bow St. to a space formerly occupied by the Walking Co., Sea Bags will nearly triple its space to around 2,200 square feet. The new location also has greater visibility than the current one at 6 Bow St., which is tucked between two larger buildings.
Sea Bags announces new locations in Portland, Freeport
The Maine-based retailer sells tote bags and other accessories made from recycled sail materials.
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Sea Bags new flagship store at 123 Commercial St. in Portland. The store is slated to open May 7. Photo courtesy of Sea Bags
Sea Bags, which sells tote bags and other accessories made from recycled sail materials, is opening a new flagship store in Portland and relocating in Freeport.
The Maine-based company said it plans to open a new flagship store at 123 Commercial St. along the city’s waterfront on May 7. The 2,500-square-foot space, formerly home to rug seller Company C, will be much larger than Sea Bags’ existing Old Port location at 25 Custom House Wharf, which will be converted into a Sea Bags factory outlet store.