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PublishedMarch 15, 2019
A bump in revenue means a bonus for 5,400 employees of L.L. Bean
The company's 1% sales revenue gain over 2017 will translate to bonuses and additional contributions to employee 401(k) plans.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
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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PublishedDecember 11, 2018
Holiday cheer at L.L. Bean as orders top 315,000 in a single day
Company officials are cautiously optimistic about this year's holiday season, after several years of flat sales.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2018
With flannel back in fashion, retailers are feelin’ the love
The preferred fabric of hunters and lumberjacks is also embraced by millennials, leading to a spike in sales.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2018
L.L. Bean’s Gorman family donates $4 million for new lobby in Maine Med expansion
The lobby will be named after former Bean president Leon Gorman, and the donation toward a modern medical services facility is a gift 'to the people of Maine,' his widow says.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2018
With boots firmly planted in Japan, L.L. Bean kicks up growth
Here's the inside story of the Freeport company's improbable and sustained success in one of the world's toughest retail markets for outsiders.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2018
Homegrown: Ever wonder what Mermaid Kisses would be like?
Erica Currie, owner of The Primitive Keeper, thinks she knows, and has transformed them into soaps, candles and other handmade products.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2018
Sen. Collins’ vote on Kavanaugh triggers calls to boycott Maine
Angry over the elevation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, some customers and tourists vow to stay away from the state and its products.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2018
L.L. Bean donates $1 million to campaign to create parks near everyone
The money goes to a group trying to make sure everyone in the U.S. has a park within a 10-minute walk of where they live.
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