L.L.Bean is opening of its first Kansas store, scheduled for November 2015. The new L.L.Bean store will be located at Town Center Crossing, an open-air shopping destination and along with sister center Town Center Plaza, is home to more than 90 of stores and restaurants.
The 15,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 100 people. This will be L.L.Bean’s first store in Kansas and its 26th full retail store outside of Maine.
“Most folks in the Kansas City area only know us by our catalogs and web site,” said Ken Kacere, senior vice-president and general manager of retail at L.L.Bean. “It’s very exciting to be opening our first Kansas store, giving the area residents the opportunity to experience our brand in 3-D, as our stores are where the L.L.Bean catalogs and web site come to life. And with the area’s active, outdoorsy lifestyle, we know that Town Center Crossing is going to be a great home for us.”
Of particular note will be the inclusion of L.L.Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools, which will offer demonstrations, clinics and introductory hands-on activities like snowshoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, archery and fly casting, all designed to make it easy for people to engage in outdoor activities. L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools courses are offered at every L.L.Bean Retail Store. In 2014; more thanr 130,000 people participated in these programs, says the brand.
In 2014, L.L.Bean opened three new store locations in Burlington, VT, Bloomington, Minn., at the Mall of America and at the Park Meadows Retail Resort, just outside of Denver. In 2015, L.L.Bean has announced new store locations in Richmond, Va., Cleveland, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. L.L.Bean will continue to announce additional store opening locations in the future.
