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L L Bean's Rise From One Boot Idea to a Mail Order Empire
Leon Leonwood Bean started in 1912 with 400 dollars to improve hunting boots by sewing a rubber bottom to leather tops. The firm grew under Leon Gorman with annual growth and a vast mail order catalogue, now 32 million yearly, while help for customers remains central including generous refunds and guarantees.
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Freeport
Maine
Pine Tree
Leon Leonwood Bean
L.L. Bean Inc
U.S
Main Street
L.L. Bean
Bangor
Cambridge Dandies
Bean
L.L. Bean’s
Andrew
United States
Leon Gorman
L.L
Gorman