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The Shoppes at Bel Air have made a big announcement about a future tenant. (Cassie Fambro | cfambro@al.com)

Two big announcements were made on Wednesday from The Shoppes at Bel Air, the Mobile mall located near the I-65/I-10 corridor.

The mall will no longer allow those under 16-years-of age to be in the mall after 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays unless accompanied by an adult.

Mall owners Rouse Properties has worked in conjunction with Mobile officials to enact a curfew for the mall for minors.

That, officials say, will help shoppers feel safer and more comfortable shopping at the mall.

The move comes as the mall announced that H&M, an international clothing company that rakes in billions of dollars a year in sales will be coming to the Shoppes at Bel Air, according to Rouse Properties.

H&M has signed a lease and will be near JC Penny inside of the revamped mall.

In surveying the community to learn which stores were most sought after in the Mobile community, those close to mall development say that the most popular answer was H&M.

The closest H&M is in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In addition to H&M, a House of Hoops, a brainchild of Foot Locker and Nike, as is in the works well as a Flyzone.

House of Hoops specializes in offering premium shoes including Jordans.

There are more announcements expected soon as leases are finalized.

Those close with mall development also said that as it stands, there is more demand than there is space for the Shoppes at Bel Air.

The renovation of the mall includes everything from physical structure such as new floors and lighting, as well as ambient elements including music played and greenery throughout the mall.

Rouse Properties has said in the past that the goal for the revamp is to make it a higher-end shopping center.

Popular Asian food chain P.F. Chang's and Italian-themed eatery Grimaldi's have also been announced as future tenants.

One end of the mall will remain anchored by Dillard's a flagship store, and the other will host a flagship Belk that encompasses 237,000 square-feet of retail space.