OAKLAND, Calif. – Another federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit targeting outdoors retailer L.L. Bean’s new limited-time return policy, this one in California. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday granted the Freeport retailer’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit while leaving an opening for the plaintiff to amend the complaint. A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a […]
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Advice from Lewiston native, Flowfold COO: 'Take a leap of faith'
Earlier this year, Lewiston native James Morin hiked Mount Kilimanjaro to see how different backpack designs stood up to the grueling heat and cold of Tanzania. It was just another day at the office at Flowfold. Morin, 30, is chief operating officer of the young Maine company that specializes in making sturdy, lightweight wallets and […]
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Anita Lohman
NEW GLOUCESTER — Anita Lohman, 82, of New Gloucester, passed away in Lewiston on Thursday, Aug. 9. Born in Brunswick on Sept. 11, 1935, to Alfred G. and Hazel Ellis Reeks, Anita lived in Bath until the age of 13 when the family moved to Alden, Mass. She graduated from Malden High School and attended Northeastern […]
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L.L. Bean part of shoe exhibits coming to Museum L-A
Five shoe companies have been invited to Museum L-A to tell their story of how they are still making shoes in Maine to this day. Representatives from L.L. Bean were the first of the five to start installing a new display in the museum’s permanent gallery space, including machinery, photos and, of course, Bean boots. […]
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L.L. Bean drops credit card vendor with Wilton call center
L.L. Bean has switched providers for its branded credit card, dropping a company that has added hundreds of jobs at a western Maine call center in the past decade. Cards branded with the logo of the Freeport-based outdoor and apparel retailer will now be provided by Citi Retail Services, a branch of Citibank and use […]
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L.L. Bean changes credit card vendor
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean has a new credit card vendor. The Freeport, Maine, company is partnering with Citi Retail Services and Mastercard after ending its relationship with Barclays and Visa. The card offers rewards points on purchases and free monogramming on L.L. Bean purchases. It also offers free shipping on all L.L. […]
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Federal judge dismisses suit challenging L.L. Bean return policy
A federal court in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit challenging L.L. Bean’s new, more limited, return policy. A Bean customer, Victor Bondi, filed the lawsuit in February, three days after Bean ended its unlimited return policy, saying it had been abused by customers returning worn-out shirts, boots, jackets and other goods. The company’s new policy […]
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Frederic A. St. Linger
LEWISTON — Frederic A. St. Linger, 82, of 10 Claire St., Lewiston, died at his home Thursday, June 21. Born in Methuen, Mass., on Sept. 1, 1935, he was the son of Arno and Gertrude St. Linger. He attended local public schools in Lawrence, Mass., and graduated from Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Class of […]
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Marilyn L. Jordan
FARMINGTON — Marilyn L. Jordan, 77, passed away June 14 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, surrounded in love by her children. She was born July 6, 1940, in Lewiston, the daughter of John K. Lawton and Hattie (White) Currier. Marilyn was the loving mother of six children, always willing to offer help or advice if […]
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Lawn chairs away! L.L.Bean announces 2018 free concert lineup
FREEPORT — Get your lawn chairs ready. L.L.Bean announced its free summer concert series lineup on Tuesday. The shows kickoff July 4 with Devon Gilfillian, a singer-song writer who lives in Nashville and released his first album last year, and wraps Sept. 1 with The Fray, a Grammy-nominated and Billboard Music Awards-winning rock band out […]