L.L.Bean, Inc. was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean and is headquarted in Freeport, Maine, the U.S. It has been trusted as an expert for quality apparel and outdoor equipment for over 100 years. Its scope of business include catalog, internet and retail. Regular employees was nearly 5,000 while holiday employment was round 10,000 employees. Apart from the U.S., it has overseas offices/operations in Costa Rica, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, China and Vietnam.