L.L. Bean CFO Kierston Van Soest and Oliver Smith of O. & Co. have joined the bank’s New England Advisory Council.
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L.L. Bean exec, Portland entrepreneur tapped as advisers to Boston Fed
L.L. Bean CFO Kierston Van Soest and O. & Co. CEO Oliver Smith have joined the bank’s New England Advisory Council.
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Bean may direct donations to national parks restoration post-shutdown
The outdoor gear retailer wants to designate some of its charitable gifts for fixing damage done while federal workers are absent.
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L.L. Bean reports 315,000 orders on Tuesday
FREEPORT (AP) — Workers are keeping busy this holiday season at L.L. Bean. The Maine-based retailer says single-day orders topped 315,000 on Tuesday, Dec. 4. That’s among the largest number of orders recorded in the company’s history for a 24-hour period. Company officials are careful not to read too much into a single-day blip. But […]
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Once the stuff of lumberjacks and fishermen, flannel now hot fashion
Flannel is hot. That’s a reassuring thought as Maine slips inexorably into winter. But flannel is hot in a way that transcends the warmth of the soft, cozy cotton, wool or sometimes synthetic fabric. “It’s really a fashion statement,” said Christina Binkley, the Wall Street Journal’s fashion and style columnist and author. And that fashion […]
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L.L. Bean finding Japan a good fit
TOKYO — It’s a busy fall morning in the center of the world’s largest city, so naturally an 11-foot-tall Maine Hunting Shoe is driving down Sotobori-dori, one of the throbbing arteries of Ginza, the city’s upscale shopping district. “I really didn’t arrange that,” Hideki Hashiramoto, a senior manager at L.L. Bean International, tells the reporter […]
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L.L. Bean to expand sales in Canada
FREEPORT (AP) — U.S. retailer L.L. Bean is looking to sell more parkas, sweaters, flannel and mittens in Canada as part of its strategy for a return to sales growth. The 106-year-old retailer’s iconic boot and other products will be sold in 24 stores in Canada this holiday season, and in L.L. Bean-branded stores opening […]
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LL Bean donates $1 million to create parks
FREEPORT — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean is providing $1 million to a campaign to create parks. The Trust for Public Land has set a goal of ensuring there’s a quality park that’s within a 10-minute walk of every person in the U.S. regardless of background, income or zip code. The partnership will fund five community […]
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Bean gives $3M to national parks
Freeport — Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean is extending its support of the national parks community with a multiyear, $3 million premier partnership with the National Park Foundation for the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement. According to a written statement from the company, the movement inspires people of all backgrounds and abilities, including outdoor enthusiasts and […]
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Elaine P. LaBrecque
AUBURN — Elaine Poliquin LaBrecque, 66, of Poland Spring, died Friday, Aug. 17, at the Androscoggin Hospice House following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston on May 23, 1952, to the late Guildo and Dorita Poliquin. Elaine graduated from Westbrook College in 1972 with a degree in art and […]