I used to use their in-store FFL for transfers, but they will only do Fudd hunting rifles/shotguns now, no pistols or mil style stuff, a political move. LL Bean is big in Maine, that's good and I'm glad their outlet is close by, but it's far from its roots, in good ways and bad. I wear outsourced footwear: Vasque, Keen, etc., and I just plan on new shoes every couple match seasons, just like kids' clothes. I don't blame companies for the way they grow, and we drive it as consumers, but I agree most things seem more fragile than days of old. But the remainder of the catalog clothes, shoes, and slippers are likely outsourced, china, vietnam, etc. They sold out so fast a few years ago (2016 World Series?) that they expanded the local factory. But their Original Duck Boot, like the one the Red Sox turned into an LL Bean Boot Car that drives around, lol, with the navy rubber bottom and tan leather top, those ones they do still make in Maine, and those are the ones being worn by instagram kids, celebrities, etc. OP, don't know what kind of LL Bean boots you are looking to replace, but there is almost certainly something better out there, I've tried 2 different pairs of footwear from them in the last 5 years, and I won't be trying any more in the next 5. When it comes to play, I largely fall on the "restraint" side of the line. When I buy tools and equipment for work, I buy the absolute best I can find, because I can't afford to do otherwise. If finances require more restraint, the "good old days" of manufacturing probably start to take on a golden hue. This is a great time to be a consumer if you can afford the high quality innovation that is increasingly available. And so many of them make truly innovative, top notch products that far surpass anything that was offered even a decade or two ago.Īs with so many things, the dividing line is a financial one. The other path are the innovators, and we see tons of them in the outdoor retail space, particularly in long range shooting. Unfortunately, that turns into a race to the bottom when the business model requires continuous growth in a limited market. The first is occupied largely by legacy companies that are household names, like LL Bean, and they manufacture and market to a price point. It seems like there are 2 diverging paths. We look forward to continuing to explore opportunities across Canada and support this growing customer base.I'm not sure that I entirely agree that the manufacturing world has gone to hell. "This continued success speaks to the inherent love of the outdoors and eagerness for new adventures that Canadian customers share with the brand. "Despite the hurdles that the pandemic presented, in 2020 we successfully opened three new L.L.Bean retail locations in Ontario and saw strong overall performance in the Canadian market," Howie Kastner, president of Jaytex Group, L.L.Bean's Canadian partner, said in a statement. It says its year-to-date highlights include a 500 per cent spike in demand for outdoor furniture, a 400 per cent increase in standup paddleboard sales and a 360 per cent increase in sales of its adventure duffel bags. Meanwhile, the company says it's also seeing a significant increase in sales this year. The outdoor clothing and recreation equipment company, which currently has four stores in Ontario, says it doubled its customer base in Canada in 2020 alone. L.L.Bean says it has seen continued success in Canada since launching its Canadian e-commerce website in 2018, opening its first brick-and-mortar store in the country a year later. The Freeport, Maine, company says the new stores will be in Dartmouth, N.S., Calgary, Victoria and Burnaby, B.C. retailer continues to grow its customer base north of the border. L.L.Bean is opening four new stores in Canada this year as the U.S.
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