personally supported Donald Trump for President.” Bean, and “we were disappointed to learn that Grab Your Wallet is advocating a boycott against L.L. Gorman said more than 50 family members are involved in L.L. Our owners, employees, and customers hold views and embrace causes that are individual and diverse.” “L.L.Bean does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political matters, or make political contributions,” Gorman wrote. 8, Shawn Gorman, executive chairman of the company, said he was “deeply troubled by the portrayal of L.L.Bean as a supporter of any political agenda.”
Bean officials did not respond to request for comment made Friday by the New Haven Register. “I’ll keep on shopping at LL Bean,” Violante said via Twitter. “I do think it is extremely unfortunate that the company got tangled in this.”īut Tom Violante of New Haven called Linda Bean “a great lady.” Bean is a good employer and critical to (the) local economy, so I would not boycott because of one errant family member that has been Trumpified,” Huizenga said. “I don’t buy as much because they import too many things that they sold which used to be made here.”Īnother Wallingford resident, Susan Huizenga, said that while she does boycott some businesses, such as WalMart, she doesn’t like the idea of joining one against L.L. Mary Ellen Crawford of Wallingford said she won’t heed calls to boycott the retailer, either. Laura Bush, another Connecticut resident, said that while she is not a Trump supporter, “if I only shopped where people agreed with my politics, I’d have pretty much nowhere to shop.” The other stores are in Danbury and South Windsor. The Orange store is one of three outlet locations L.L. “I’m not a fan of Trump, but I’m not going to boycott L.L. Bean Outlet store in the Orange Meadows Shopping Center on Boston Post Road in Orange. “I think it’s ridiculous,” said Karen McGarry of Milford as she walked outside the L.L. Some Connecticut consumers are opposed to the idea of an L.L. Bean is on the group’s list as “a company to consider boycotting,” which also includes athletic shoemaker New Balance, beer brewers MillerCoors and Yuengling and chewing gum giant Trident. Bean to a list of companies it says warrant potential boycotts. That led to an anti-Trump social action group, #GrabYourWallet, adding L.L.
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