Bean will continue to focus on health and safety for its customers and employees, including requiring the wearing of face coverings, increased sanitation, social distancing, plexiglass barriers at checkout the option for curbside service and more. “Returning to 24-hour service, extending hours and opening new stores all mark milestones for our organization and communities as we look toward a post-pandemic era and see a continued interest in the outdoors.” “My great-grandfather opened our flagship store more than 100 years ago and, in 1951, he implemented our signature 24-hour operating model as a way to accommodate sportsmen and women who would drive through Freeport in the middle of the night to ensure an early start the next morning,” said Shawn Gorman, executive chairman, L.L. Known for around-the-clock service, both stores temporarily closed as a result of the pandemic and re-opened with limited hours in May 2020. flagship and Hunt & Fish Store in Freeport, Maine, will return to a 24-hour schedule on May 3. Bean said its Canadian expansion comes in response to its growing customer base – which saw 100% growth in 2020 – and continued customer interest in a larger physical retail presence across Canada. The new stores are slated to open in Victoria and Burnaby, British Columbia Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Calgary, Alberta. The expansion follows the opening of three locations in Ontario last year. Bean will open four stores in Canada across three provinces in the fall. “We know that a record number of people reconnected with the outdoors amidst the pandemic, some for the first time, and we see these new habits remaining firmly in place going forward.” Bean, which operates 54 stores in 19 states across the United States, along with 25 stores in Japan. “While 2020 posed many challenges to our business, including the temporary closure of all retail stores, we are committed to increasing our brick-and-mortar presence in order to serve more communities,” said Stephen Smith, president and CEO, L.L. Bean stores will open in the fall at The Shops at Blackstone Valley, in Millbury, Mass., and at The Boulevard in Amherst, N.Y., an open-air center with some 50 shops and restaurants. Along with stores, restaurants, hotel and entertainment venues, the center is home to residential space and medical and academic facilities.Īdditionally, new L.L. Bean’s sixth in the Granite State - will be part of Tuscan Village, an expansive lifestyle center with trails, greenspace and a pond, viewable from the back porch of L.L. stores, with the first location set to open on May 14, in Salem, N.H. Please find a list and map of LL Bean locations near Brunswick, Maine as well as the associated LL Bean location hours of operation, address and phone. The 108-year outdoor retailer, whose revenue rose 5% in 2020 to $1.59 billion, will open three new U.S.
Bean will open seven stores in 2021 and continue to diversify its channel strategy through wholesale partnerships, large-scale collaborations and e-commerce enhancements. The company’s boots remain among its bestsellers.Coming off its strongest fiscal year in nearly a decade, L.L. It began by selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. Bean sells everything from apparel and footwear to outdoor gear, such as hiking, fly-fishing, kayaking and winter gear and camping products. That two-story, 22,000-square-foot store opened in early 2017. Bean’s only other Washington-area store is at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland. Bean said it notified its Tysons store employees this summer, and offered them severance and the option to apply for other roles within the company. Shop the L.L.Bean store in Charlottesville, VA, for innovative gear and apparel for people who love the outdoors. Bean said it is actively looking for a new location in the area. “Though we explored a number of options, including working to find another space within the shopping center, we could not reach an agreement with the landlord that met our desired store format and needs,” the statement said. “This decision was not an easy one, and though we worked with the landlord to explore many options, we were unable to reach favorable terms in a way that would allow us to best serve our customers moving forward,” the retailer said in a statement. Bean opened the large, two-story store at Tysons in 2001, and it was the first of its retail stores to mark its expansion out of its home state of Maine.
Bean will close its long-standing store at Tysons Corner Center on Jan.
(Courtesy Google Maps)įreeport, Maine-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer L.L. camps on Maines Rangeley Lake, outdoor adventure is part of every job.
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