LL Bean’s Beloved Duck Boots Expecting Record Holiday Season

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean is in the midst of another record-breaking year of sales for its iconic “duck boot,” and the Maine-based retailer says there will be enough boots to meet the holiday crunch.
The company’s sales of the leather-and-rubber boot have grown for several years in a row as it has undergone a surge in popularity. The company projects to sell about 750,000 of them this year, company spokeswoman Carolyn Beem said.
That would be 100,000 more than last