Tito’s Income Inequality Focus, Trump’s Love Of L.l Bean, And More
... poverty and its crippling byproducts continue in the shadows of luxury condo towers. Jon Chesto is a Globe reporter. Reach him at __link__ and follow him on Twitter @jonchesto. Market wrap. The 41-year-old Jackson made the announcement at a Thursday news conference. The Globe’s Adam Vaccaro and Nicole Hernandez wrote how Trump tweeted his support for Bean , urging his followers to ignore calls to boycott the iconic Maine retailer. In his tweet, he used Bean’s handle for her personal business, Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine. That’s a separate company that includes at least one restaurant and an art gallery, and promotes the ‘lobsticle,’ a marinated lobster tail on a stick. Trump’s pro-L. L. Bean tweet means Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham actually agrees with the Donald on one thing: She penned a column in today’s Globe calling the L. L. Bean boycott a silly idea. Boston’s towering ambitions: As if the developers behind the Winthrop Square skyscraper didn’t have enough to worry about dealing with shadows over the Common. Now, the Massachusetts Port Authority is raising an alarm about the building’s proposed 775-foot height, saying it could interfere with Logan ...
L.l. Bean To Open At Shops At Stonefield
... vines, Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Brooks Brothers, Orvis, bluemercury, and Regal Cinema, a 14-screen movie theater with one IMAX screen. The property is strategically located two miles north of the prestigious University of Virginia, at the intersection of Hydraulic Road and Route 29 (Seminole Trail), within a 43.5-acre, master-planned community in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. Demand generators for the center include the University of Virginia, with an undergraduate enrollment and faculty staff of more than 16,000, the nearby Hyatt Place hotel, the recently completed 250-unit Stonefield Commons apartment complex, and the planned 104 for-sale townhomes at The Residences at Stonefield, currently under development. The property was completed in two phases between 2013 and 2016, with the 231,761 square-foot Town Center portion of the property delivered in 2013, and the 33,422 square foot ...
L.l. Bean Expands In Lewiston; 3 Retail Giants Closing Stores
... available for purchase: Photo Store →. With L. L. Bean boots in high demand, the Freeport-based retailer is moving into a new 110,000-square-foot warehouse in Lewiston and bringing 100 more jobs with it. The new space is double the size of L. L. Bean’s current production facilities in the Androscoggin County city, according to the AP. The company’s iconic boot is manufactured in just two places – Lewiston and Brunswick. Spokeswoman Caroyln Beem says more than 600,000 Bean boots were sold in 2016 and the company is predicting sales of at least 700,000 pairs in 2017. Read the story. Three Maine stores announce impending closures. It was a bad week for some of the most recognizable names in retail. On Thursday, news broke that the Sears store in the Turnpike Mall in Augusta is scheduled to close in March, one of 42 locations nationwide being shuttered ...
Is It Fair To Boycott L.l. Bean Over Trump Donation
... Bean’s Facebook page. “L. L. Bean does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political matters, or make political contributions. Simply put, we stay out of politics. To be included in this boycott campaign is simply misguided, and we respectfully request that Grab Your Wallet reverse its position.”. The boycott campaign, known as Grab Your Wallet, began in October following the release of an Access Hollywood tape in which Trump made lewd comments about women. It advocates for boycotts of retailers that carry Trump products, and includes New Balance, Wal-Mart, Kmart, and several dozen others. Grab Your Wallet co-founder Shannon Coulter says Bean’s illegal contributions to the campaign, which go beyond the general means of supporting a political candidate, should have consequences for the company, and that its customers have a right to understand what goes ...
Trump Says Buy Ll Bean But Many Products Are Made In China
... learning of Linda Bean's contributions. "The reality is that there are serious repercussions for a company's brand and bottom line when consumers learn it does business with the Trump family or helped to fund Donald's rise to political power," Coulter said. L. L. Bean Chairman Shawn Gorman has distanced the company from Linda Bean and said her political activity doesn't speak for the nine other board members and 50 family owners. Linda Bean said her "cousin gave to (Democrat Barack) Obama four years ago" and said he donated much more than she did. The late L. L. Bean president Leon Gorman and his wife, Lisa Gorman, hosted fundraisers for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, shelled out $70,000 to the Obama Victory Fund in 2012 and donated to members of Maine's congressional delegation, including Republican U. S. Sen. Susan Collins. Lisa Gorman has donated to Democratic parties across the country and donated $33,400 to the Democratic National Committee last summer. Federal campaign finance reports also show donors linked to L. L. Bean have donated to ...
Trump Wades In On Flap Over L.l. Bean Boycott Threats
... in on flap over L. L. Bean boycott threats. Donald Trump speaks to Fox News (screen grab). Don't miss stories. Follow Raw Story. Follow @rawstory. Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted his support of Maine catalog retailer L. L. Bean after an activist group opposed to the U. S. president-elect called for a boycott of the company. The boycott call began online last week after reports that a member of the Bean family that owns the company, best known for its rubber-bottomed hunting boots, had donated money to Trump’s candidacy. “Thank you to Linda Bean of L. L. Bean for your great support and courage,” Trump said in a tweet early Thursday. “People will support you even more now. Buy L. L. Bean.”. The “Grab Your Wallet” website added the Freeport, Maine-based company to a lengthy list of retailers it urges Trump opponents to ...
Trump Says Buy Ll Bean _ But Many Products Are Made In China
... is trying to destroy Linda Bean's reputation and damage the retailer's "iconic brand.". Trump vowed during his campaign to bring back millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors. But L. L. Bean uses factories around the world to produce many of its goods, especially clothing, as do other American companies. The company estimates about 75 percent of its products are imported. But it's also proud of the fact it still makes its signature boots and many other products in the United States. It produced 600,000 boots this year at factories in Maine, a spokeswoman said. Retail analyst Walter Loeb said retailers including L. L. Bean have no choice but to look overseas for production because consumers demand low prices and retailers want to be competitive. The Federal Election Commission said Linda Bean made excessive contributions to the PAC, which it ...
L.l. Bean Really Wants You To Know It Doesn't Support Trump
... sneaker brand New Balance made a pro-Trump public statement and people freaked out to the point of burning their NB sneaks. So when news dropped that L. L. Bean's Linda Bean-granddaughter Leon Leonwood and one of 50-plus family members who is part owner-supported a Trump-friendly PAC during the election, a bit of bud nipping by the brand quickly followed. Responding to being added to the "Consider Boycotting" list by #Grab Your Wallet , the social movement that circulates a spreadsheet of companies that support Trump or actively do business with the Trump family, L. L. Bean board chairman Shawn Gorman posted an open letter on Facebook disavowing any sort of political agenda. [contentlinks align="center" textonly="false" numbered="false" headline="Related%20 Story" customtitles="New%20 Balance%20 Has%20 Publicly%20 Endorsed%20 Trump's%20 Policies" customimages=" content="article.50564"]. "We were disappointed to learn that Grab Your Wallet is advocating a boycott against L. L. Bean solely because Linda Bean, who is only one of 50+ family ...
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