Urban Outfitters is expected to open at the Riverpark Square Mall in fall 2016.

Centennial Properties, the company facilitating Urban Outfitter’s expansion, said in a press release the building will be two stories high and occupy approximately 10,000 square feet in the eastern part of the Riverpark Square Mall.

Bryn West, a Centennial Properties spokesperson, said in the press release the opportunities Urban Outfitters presents to both the consumers and the company.

“… Urban Outfitters is a popular national brand that complements our established mix of local and national retailers and will also attract a younger segment of the market,” West said in the release.

EWU student Courtney Carter said the controversies surrounding Urban Outfitters and its appeal are the reasons she chooses not to shop there.

“Personally, the [shirt] I found the most offensive was the Kent State sweatshirt with what looked like blood stains on it,” said Carter. “[Also] their ‘Eat Less’ T-shirt was another one that was infuriating. Some of their products are culturally insensitive and politically incorrect.”

Kent State University, Ohio, claims to be one of many groups, such as the Anti-Defamation League and Human Rights Foundation, that has been offended or victimized by Urban Outfitter’s distasteful attire and merchandise.

According to Kent State, Urban Outfitters has released a very offensive sweater that resembled the University’s 1970 sweater with blood spatters across the front, which the university said is a reference to the Kent State Massacre.

“May 4, 1970, was a watershed moment for the country and especially the Kent State family,” said Kent’s University Communications and Marketing Department. “We lost four students that day while nine others were wounded and countless others were changed forever… This item is beyond poor taste and trivializes a loss of life that still hurts the Kent State community today.”

Carter said she is disappointed and isn’t excited for Urban Outfitter’s expansion to Spokane.

“It’s unfortunate that [Riverpark Square] couldn’t have found a better business to bring to Spokane,” said Carter. “Even though it will be local, it’s pretty likely that I still won’t shop there.”