David Sharpe, The Associated Press</span>
Published Wednesday, October 31, 2018 1:46PM EDT
FREEPORT, Maine -- L.L. Bean is looking across the border to Canada to boost sales.
The Maine-based retailer has signed an agreement in which its iconic boot and other products will be sold in 24 stores in Canada for the holiday season, and in L.L. Bean-branded stores opening over the next decade. The company also has launched a dedicated website for Canadian customers that smooths out duties and currency fluctuations.
Bean is coming off several years of flat sales and an era of belt-tightening that included a reduction in the workforce, a tightening of its generous return policy, and a paring of products.
CEO Steve Smith said Canada currently accounts for about 2 per cent of Bean's annual sales; he said the company hopes to double that in three to four years.
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