L.L. Bean Inc. has joined a growing list of firearms dealers that say they no longer will sell guns and ammunition to customers under the age of 21. The Freeport-based retailer is following in the footsteps of other major gun sellers such as Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, both of which announced this week that […]
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L.L. Bean setting up charging stations outside flagship store
FREEPORT (AP) — L.L. Bean is installing charging stations outside its flagship store in Freeport, Maine. The company is converting a section of a parking lot into a charging station for up to 16 cars. Half of those are set up for vehicles made by Tesla, and eight will support other makes. They’ll open later […]
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Utah apparel company sues L.L. Bean over trademark dispute
The VIA Agency in Portland developed this ad for L.L. Bean that is only visible in sunlight. A Utah-based retailer of outdoor and mountaineering gear has filed a federal lawsuit against L.L. Bean, alleging that it’s recent marketing campaign slogan, “Be an Outsider,” infringes on a trademark registered in August. Alfwear, which sells outdoor clothing […]
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L.L. Bean recalls 3,000 pairs of snowshoes
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean is recalling some snowshoes. The Maine outdoor retailer says it’s pulling 3,000 adjustable snowshoes because the plastic material can weaken and break, posing a fall hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday. It says Bean reported four failures but no one was hurt. The […]
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Try grabbing the Constitution
As a lifelong Democrat, I have to stand behind LL Bean and Linda Bean’s decision to support Donald Trump. LL Bean is undoubtedly the best retail outlet anywhere in the world, with high quality products at reasonable prices backed by lifetime guarantees. They employ a boatload of people and they make huge contributions of clothing […]
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Trump’s tweet ‘grew and galvanized’ L.L. Bean boycott
When President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his support for L.L. Bean on Thursday morning, he may have given Maine’s legendary retailer at least a temporary boost in sales. But he also lit a fire under the boycott movement that had targeted the privately-held company because one of its board members used her money to help the […]
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L.L.Bean wants off boycott list
Saying it is “deeply troubled” that some people believe it has a political agenda, Maine retail giant L.L.Bean asked for its removal from a boycott list kept by critics of President-elect Donald Trump. In a public statement released Sunday, company Executive Chairman Shawn Gorman said L.L.Bean “does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political […]
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Trump critics eyeing L.L. Bean boycott
Critics of President-elect Donald Trump are eyeing a boycott of Maine retail giant L.L.Bean. The #GrabYourWallet boycott site added the Freeport retailer Friday to its list of companies that consumers opposed to Trump should consider boycotting. Shannon Coulter, a California marketing specialist who created the online boycott list, said Saturday the company landed on the […]
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L.L. Bean recalls children’s insulated bottles for lead concerns
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean is recalling children’s insulated water bottles because of concerns about lead contamination. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the bottles were imported by GSI Outdoors and sold by L.L. Bean from July 2015 through May 2016 for about $20. The 13.5-ounce bottles have five prints: sharks, dinosaur bones, camouflage, flowers and […]
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L.L. Bean reports flat sales; employees get 3% bonus
FREEPORT — Outdoors specialty retailer L.L. Bean on Friday reported flat sales in 2015, which was a tough year for the retail industry, especially clothing retailers, officials said Friday. Revenue hit $1.6 billion for the family-owned company’s fiscal year that ended Feb. 28, CEO Steve Smith told workers in a memo. The disappointing news that the […]