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PublishedMarch 16, 2018
Flat sales for 2017 mean L.L. Bean will cut close to 100 jobs, and workers won’t get bonuses
The Freeport-based retailer will reduce its workforce by about 10% overall, with the eliminated positions and early retirements.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2018
L.L. Bean joins major retailers raising gun purchase age to 21
Other firearms dealers in Maine say they will continue selling rifles to buyers as young as 18.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2018
L.L. Bean and Thos. Moser collaborate – and the result is for fishermen
Sporting folks can dream about owning this handmade fly-tying desk, but only 5 will.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2018
Lawsuit calls change in L.L. Bean’s return policy ‘deceptive, unfair’
The claim seeking class-action status is filed in federal court by an Illinois man who calls himself a longtime, loyal Bean customer.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2018
Greg Kesich: L.L. Bean has promised full satisfaction, not full surrender to return requests
Long ago I was one of the customer service reps who always tried to make callers happy, but sometimes we just had to say 'no.'
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2018
Bill Nemitz: L.L. Bean’s old policy on returns gets the boot
How have the good people who staff L.L. Bean's returns counter managed to keep their sanity, not to mention their smiles?
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
L.L. Bean holiday sales steady as company readies buyouts
The Freeport retailer says sales have been up and down as it prepares to offer early retirements to trim U.S. workforce by 10 percent.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2017
L.L. Bean unveils new machine and a path to 1 million boots a year
The outdoor gear retailer is expanding its boot production capacity by one-third as a new molding machine goes online.
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PublishedJune 8, 2017
L.L. Bean’s Brunswick plant evacuated because of bomb scare
A police dispatch center receives a call indicating the possibility of a bomb, but three K-9 units find nothing suspicious during a 90-minute search.
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PublishedMay 28, 2017
What’s the best Adirondack chair for your backyard lounging?
Source goes looking for answers about 'garden thrones' from inexpensive plastic to custom wood.
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