L.L. Bean s flagship store reopens for 24-hour service on Monday
After more than a year, the locks will finally come off the doors of L.L. Bean s Flagship Store in Freeport Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:28 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 4:29 PM EDT April 29, 2021
FREEPORT, Maine
Editor s note: The video above aired in March 2021.
Put your Bean boots on and get ready to enjoy late-night shopping once again in Freeport.
L.L. Bean announced the locks will be coming off the doors of its flagship store on Monday after more than a year. Locks were installed last March due to the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since 1951. The store later reopened with reduced hours.
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On the heels of its strongest fiscal year in nearly a decade, outdoor apparel manufacturer and retailer L.L.Bean Inc. plans to open seven new stores this year in North America and return to 24/7 operations at its Freeport flagship.
“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,” Stephen Smith, president and CEO of L.L.Bean, said in a news release Thursday.
“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, he added.
L.L.Bean in Freeport will resume traditional 24/7 operating hours
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Steve Gauvin installs a lock on a door at the L.L.Bean flagship store in March 2020 in Freeport. L. L. Bean is returning to its 24/7 schedule in May. The flagship store, which is usually opens 24 hours a day, did not have locks on most of its doors.
AP Photo / Robert F. Bukaty
L.L.Bean announced Thursday that their Flagship store in Freeport will return to the 24-hour, seven days-a-week operating schedule on May 3.
In March 2020, the retailer temporarily closed all of its stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the flagship store was closed for more than 24 hours.
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