H&M Group is scouting downtown Detroit for a location for what would be its first store in the city, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

H&M would join the likes of Nike, Under Armour, John Varvatos and other national apparel retailers downtown, all of which have opened in Dan Gilbert properties in the last several years.

The precise size and location of the possible store are not known.

An email was sent to an H&M spokeswoman Friday morning.

The company has 15 Michigan stores, with metro Detroit locations in Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Novi, Dearborn, Auburn Hills, Clinton Township, Roseville, Taylor, Livonia and Troy, according to its website.

It says it plans to open about 220 new stores this year, most of which will be H&M stores but also include other H&M Group brands such as COS, Monki, Weekday and ARKET.

H&M says it has more than 171,000 employees worldwide across more than 4,700 stores.