Boutique leaves Colonial Park Mall and returns to Harrisburg

A Harrisburg boutique is coming back to the city.

Amma Jo, which was previously located inside Strawberry Square will open with a new fashion storefront and showroom at the Shops on 3rd at Strawberry Square at 7 N. 3rd St. at noon on Wednesday. A grnad opening will be held at that time.

Owner Amma Johnson opened her previous store in Strawberry Square in 2015 before relocating for a short stint at the Colonial Park Mall in Lower Paxton Township.

The store offers handbags and accessories, beauty and jewelry collections, fashion-forward clothing and a new men’s corner.

“We are returning to the downtown because we just loved our experience in Strawberry Square, and we feel that the energy is coming back to the downtown experience – we want to be a part of that,” Johnson said in a new release.

The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Before Amma Jo returns to Harrisburg, Johnson will open another Amma Jo location on Saturday at Center Court at Park City Center in Lancaster.

With the opening of Amma Jo and Sarinity Beauty Bar next door, all available storefronts are now leased on the Shops on 3rd.

“Shops on 3rd has really become a fantastic collection of unique fashion boutiques, restaurants, and health and beauty services for this outstanding downtown corridor,” Brad Jones, CEO of Harristown Enterprises, the owner of Strawberry Square and the Shops on 3rd said in a news release.

With the opening of Amma Jo and Sarinity Beauty Bar next door, all available storefronts are now leased on the Shops on 3rd. Sarinity Beauty Bar will open on Dec. 17.

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