A new, larger Starbucks with a drive-through lane is being built at Tanger Outlets in Hershey.

The new Starbucks, which will be directly across from the existing store on what is now a parking lot, is expected to open at the end of summer, said Chuck Simmons, Tanger Outlets general manager.

The parking lot was roped off this week in preparation for construction to begin.

"Everything is going along according to schedule despite the weather we've had," Simmons said.

The new Starbucks will be larger - 2,196 square feet - compared with 1,750 in the existing store. Added will be 10 employees, Simmons said. It will have an outdoor patio area, and plans call for creating some parking spaces to replace those being taken for the new building.

A new tenant has not yet been named for the existing Starbucks space. Simmons noted that the outlets are 100 percent occupied, with a waiting list.

"We expect any vacancy will be short-term," he added.

A bus depot that had been at the east end of the parking lot was removed two years ago, and is now across from the Tommy Hilfiger store at the east end of the outlets.

Also coming to Tanger Outlets in Hershey in mid-June is a Michael Kors store in the former Brooks Brothers spot just east of the new Starbucks. It will carry primarily handbags, Simmons said.

And a new Vera Bradley store on the north side of the outlets will open by early June.

A new Starbucks is also coming to West Chocolate Avenue in the Hershey Towne Square project downtown.