Amid the pandemic, the past two holiday gift-buying sprees have been boon times for retailers. This year, perhaps not so much.
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L.L. Bean silences the noise of social media for Mental Health Awareness Month
The Freeport-based outdoor retailer has paused its online posting and encouraged followers to spend time outside.
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Lee Nelson is back in our homes, now in the L.L. Bean catalog
The retired news anchor’s first modeling job was a photo shoot for the summer issue.
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Outdoor retailer REI to open first Maine store in Westbrook
The Seattle-area company, which competes with Maine-based L.L. Bean and others, plans to open at Rock Row in the fall.
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L.L. Bean sees sales boom amid pandemic’s push to the outdoors
The retailer benefited from two of the hottest retail segments over the past year – comfort items like slippers, pajamas and loungewear, along with outdoor gear.
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Bean’s Northern Lights celebration shifts due to pandemic, but company still channels holiday magic
The Northern Lights celebration also traditionally serves as an official kickoff for L.L. Bean’s holiday shopping season, and despite the challenges, officials project sales this year will outpace last year’s numbers.
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Proposed Freeport development would add more than 500 homes to largely rural residential area
The development, still in the earliest planning stages, proposes 329 single-family houses, 60 apartment units in five buildings, 140 homes in 70 duplex buildings and eight commercial lots off Desert and Old County Road. The development would require a zoning change, which the planning board will be discussing next week.
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Bootmobile at Bug Light: Two Maine icons in one spot
The L.L.Bean Bootmobile paid a weekend visit to South Portland’s Bug Light Park, start of the city’s Greenbelt Walkway, which will be upgraded with a donation from the Freeport-based company.
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Police and businesses now seeing broad compliance with Maine’s mask mandate
Voluntary compliance has improved over time, as customers have accepted COVID-19 containment measures.
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L.L. Bean to sell products through other retailers
The company’s first wholesale agreements in the U.S. represent a push to get L.L. Bean products in front of more consumers.