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Internationally recognized outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, best known for its Bean Boot, everyday free shipping and100% satisfaction guarantee is pleased to celebrate the grand opening of its very first Rhode Island store at Garden City Center, a unique open-air shopping destination featuring a blend of shops, eateries and boutiques located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The grand opening celebration will begin on Friday, August 12 and go through Sunday, August 14. Everyone is invited to the three-day event featuring giveaways, a variety of family activities, L.L.Bean’s famous Bootmobile and more.
Grand opening event highlights include:
- Friday: Free L.L.Bean Gift Card worth up to $500 to the first 200 customers to come through the door—store opens at 9:00 a.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: free fly-casting and archery lessons by experts from L.L.Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools, slacklining, games and more—10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: enter to win a trip to Maine for a family of four
- Sunday: Kids’ Day–it’s all about the kids with a day of family fun featuring wildlife programs, and hands-on activities and games with local Boy and Girl Scout troops–10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- In addition, all weekend long, folks can also have their photo taken with L.L.Bean’s famous Bootmobile, a mobile version of L.L.Bean’s first and most iconic product, the L.L.Bean Boot.
The 17,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 100 people and feature an assortment of active and casual apparel and footwear, as well as outdoor lifestyle gear including hiking, fly-fishing, kayaking and winter gear and camping products.
L.L.Bean made the decision to continue to expand its retail presence into Rhode Island as part of its overall retail expansion plan and due to the high level of brand affinity the area residents have for L.L.Bean. In addition, the area is also in proximity to several abundant natural resources and multiple opportunities for many outdoor activities, as well as a population base that enjoys regularly engaging in a variety of outdoor pursuits. The store will allow the people of the greater Providence area and beyond to experience first-hand everything that the legendary outdoor retailer has to offer, such as quality merchandise, a welcoming shopping environment and a large roster of ongoing demonstrations and clinics on a number of outdoor topics.
This will be L.L.Bean’s first store in Rhode Island and its 28th retail store outside of Maine and is part of L.L.Bean’s overall retail expansion strategy.
For more information about L.L.Bean’s Garden City Center store and the grand opening event, visit www.llbean.com/gardencitycenter.
About L.L.Bean, Inc.
L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multichannel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. Still family owned, Shawn Gorman, great grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2013. While its business has grown over the years, L.L.Bean continues to uphold the values of its founder, including his dedication to quality, customer service and a love of the outdoors. L.L.Bean products are rigorously tested, guaranteed to last and always shipped free. In the past five years, L.L.Bean has donated over $6 million toward conservation and land stewardship. The 220,000 sq. ft. L.L.Bean retail store campus in Freeport, ME, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than 3 million visitors every year. L.L.Bean can be found worldwide at www.llbean.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram.
