PORTLAND — Coming off record profits and four years of revenue growth, L.L. Bean is ready to make the biggest single-year capital investment in the retailer’s 102-year history, the company’s CEO said Friday. Chris McCormick, president and chief executive, told workers that the Maine-based retailer has been conservative for the past few years and is […]
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Reporters notebook: Buy a brick to build a park
LEWISTON — The Friends of Pettingill Park project are asking for $25 donations in exchange for a brick from the Pettingill School demolition. Each memorial brick has an engraved brass plate identifying the school and the years it was open. The Friends of Pettingill Park are raising money to build a new neighborhood park at […]
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L.L.Bean to grant $1.6 million to nearly 200 nonprofit organizations
FREEPORT — L.L.Bean will donate $1.6 million to almost 200 community nonprofit organizations over the next year, the company announced Wednesday. The gifts, ranging from $500 to $25,000, will be awarded to organizations involved in conservation and recreation, health and human services, education and culture, according to a release from the company. “We are pleased […]
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L.L. Bean giving $1.6 million to community groups
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean is giving $1.6 million in grants to nearly 200 community organizations. The outdoors retailer says the gifts ranging from $500 to $25,000 will go to organizations involved in conservation and recreation, health and human services, culture and the arts, and education. Bean’s board of directors approved the funding on Wednesday. All […]
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L.L. Bean honors Sox with special boots
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean is painting its Bootmobile red in honor of the Red Sox’ World Series championship and providing custom-made red hunting boots to each member of the team and staff. The company will unveil the red Bootmobile during the duck boat parade Saturday to celebrate the Red Sox’ achievement. Chief Operating Officer Steve […]
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L.L. Bean archive gives peek into company’s rich past
FREEPORT — A cabinet stocked with old hunting boots is locked air-tight. Like a morgue for outdoor gear, each one is tagged and sealed. Some have rubber soles that are so hard they feel petrified, others look gently used. The archives at L.L. Bean are like a Smithsonian to this beloved Maine brand. In a […]
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Neighbors raise concerns over new L.L. Bean paddling hub
FREEPORT (AP) — Some Freeport residents are expressing concerns over L.L. Bean’s plans to expand its paddling center with a new 7,200 square-foot lodge. The new building in the Flying Point neighborhood will house indoor showers, lockers for paddlers. The company started kayak and stand-up paddle boarding instruction and tours several years ago. Some residents […]
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Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]
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L.L. Bean has best spring sales since 2008
FREEPORT (AP) — L.L. Bean just finished its best spring and summer season in five years, with a performance that was strong enough to warrant the first midyear employee gift since 2007, the company announced. Sales from March through August for the outdoors retailer were up 3 percent from the same period last year, bolstering […]
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L.L. Bean celebrates strong spring sales with bonus for employees
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean announced Monday that it would pay out slightly more than $1 million to roughly 5,000 full- and part-time employees in recognition of its spring season’s sales numbers. The outdoor retailer’s sales in all channels — online, catalog and in-store — increased 3 percent during the spring season, which runs from March […]