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06-06-2007, 10:50 PM
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L.L.Bean now largest private employer in Maine
According to Mainebiz, Bean has overtaken Bath Iron Works as #1.
The ranking is:
L.L.Bean..................between 8,001 and 9,500 employees
Hannaford Bros......................7,001 and 8,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.............. ditto
Bath Iron Works Corp..............5,001 and 6,000
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06-06-2007, 11:02 PM
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Thats probally due to the 4 thousand they gain during the holiday season.
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06-06-2007, 11:02 PM
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Do the numbers for Bean consist of just yearround employees or are the thousands of peak employees they hire for just Oct/Nov/Dec included?
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06-06-2007, 11:25 PM
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Fair question - I don't know. I'll see if I can get the answer and post it.
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06-06-2007, 11:44 PM
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When I was a child we used to go to Beans, before they were big, no one had heard of them outside of New England...
Last time I was there the mail order facility was enormous, the store itself was verging on the size of Harrods.
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06-07-2007, 10:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidoftheNorth
According to Mainebiz, Bean has overtaken Bath Iron Works as #1.
The ranking is:
L.L.Bean..................between 8,001 and 9,500 employees
Hannaford Bros......................7,001 and 8,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.............. ditto
Bath Iron Works Corp..............5,001 and 6,000
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The ironic thing about the above stats is that when I worked(2nd shift) at the "mail order facility"(official name is OFC(Order Fullfillment Center) I worked with several who's day job was at the BIW and Hannafords. |
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06-07-2007, 10:48 AM
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I was at L.L. Bean not too long ago--(ten+ days or so) and I was astounded at how much bigger it had become and was still becoming after not having been at the store for about 5 years.
I can imagine it having more than 8,000 employees on different shifts. And isn't it open now 24/7?
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06-07-2007, 10:53 AM
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Not all employees work at the store. They have numerous call centers, as well as their warehouse/shipping. Plus, they have opened stores & outlet stores in the Northeast now as well.
And yes, the flagship store is open 24/7.
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06-07-2007, 10:55 AM
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Thanks for the info, vter! 
Quote:
Originally Posted by vter
Not all employees work at the store. They have numerous call centers, as well as their warehouse/shipping. Plus, they have opened stores & outlet stores in the Northeast now as well.
And yes, the flagship store is open 24/7.
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06-07-2007, 12:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheroad
I was at L.L. Bean not too long ago--(ten+ days or so) and I was astounded at how much bigger it had become and was still becoming after not having been at the store for about 5 years.
I can imagine it having more than 8,000 employees on different shifts. And isn't it open now 24/7?
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It always has been open 24/7, when we were on a trip and went through Freeport, no matter the time, we would stop and go in, often we were the only ones in the store.
They have a mail order facility there in Freeport and a call center in Portland so I am sure those numbers are counting all three locations. |
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