page_title: L.L.Bean
section_title: Retail Stores
hierarchical_section_title: L.L.Bean / Retail Stores
caption_attribution_description: English: An L.L.Bean store in w:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: L.L.Bean is an American, privately held retail company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company is headquartered where it was founded, in Freeport, Maine. It specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment.
context_section_description: Along with a number of retail and outlet stores, the company maintains its flagship store on Main Street in Freeport, Maine. This branch, originally opened in 1917, has been open 24 hours a day since 1951, with the exception of two Sundays in 1962 when Maine changed its blue laws; a town vote later reinstated the store's open-door policy. The flagship has closed to honor the death of US President John F. Kennedy in 1963, as well as the deaths of founder Leon Bean in 1967 and his grandson Leon Gorman in 2015. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, all L.L.Bean stores are closed indefinitely starting on March 17, 2020 at midnight, marking it the fifth time in the company's history that the flagship has closed, and the first time ever for more than 24 hours.
  L.L.Bean, for its part, has invested heavily in activities for both visitors and residents in Freeport, including their Outdoor Discovery Schools, Christmas light displays, and their Summer Concert Series, which has attracted artists such as Grace Potter, Lake Street Dive, Edwin McCain, Great Big Sea, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Rockapella.
  L.L.Bean opened its first outlet store in North Conway, New Hampshire, in 1988. The company operates 30 retail stores and 10 factory outlets in the US, and 25 retail stores in Japan, in addition to its catalog and online sales operations.
  The L.L.Bean Bootmobile travels the United States and serves as a mobile store during its college tour with a limited selection of products.
  In March 2018, L.L.Bean opened their first urban location in Boston's Seaport District. The 8,600-square-foot (800 m²) store will be the model for further expansion in urban areas and carry a selection of merchandise selected to fit the surrounding community.
  In November 2019, it was announced that L.L. Bean will be launching in the UK.
  In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, L.L. Bean announced it would temporarily close all its U.S. retail stores, including the flagship store in Freeport, Maine, until March 29th 2020 or as permitted by local authorities.
caption: L.L.Bean store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Ross Park Mall
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