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Topic: L.L. Bean Inc.

  
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Fast Talk: Smart Shops

BY Fiona Haley
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

Just in time for the holiday rush, we asked top retailers: Why is the customer experience so lousy? And what can we do to fix it?READ»

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Water Bottles: What Are You Drinking From?

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 60
Fri Jul 6, 2007 at 1:26 PM

One of the things the bottled-water companies do quite well is make appealing bottles, in terms of shape and usability. Fiji Water’s square bottle sits easily in your hand. Poland Spring sells a new flip-top bottle with a tucked ...READ»

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How May I Help You?

BY Lucy McCauley
Relevancy Score: 51
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:11 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

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Advertisers in Issue 44

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:26 AM

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 23

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 45
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:02 AM

3Com Palm Computing www.palm.com Achieve Global www.achieveglobal.com Altigen www.altigen.com Altoids www.altoids.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors ...READ»

MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

He Who Moves First Finishes Last

BY George Anders
Relevancy Score: 43
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

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Advertisers in Issue 25

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 43
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:04 AM

Altigen www.altigen.com Altoids www.altoids.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Express www.americanexpress.com/advisors AmeriSuites www.amerisuites.com Andersen Consulting www.ac.com Apple Computer www.apple.com ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 29

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 42
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM

2000 International CES www.cesweb.org 2Bridge www.2bridge.com 3Com Palm Computing www.palm.com Absolut www.absolutvodka.com ACC Business www.accbusiness.com Acura www.acura.com Aetna U.S. Healthcare www.aetnaushc.com Alltel ...READ»

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L.L. Bean Delivers the Goods

BY Kate Kane
Relevancy Score: 40
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:46 PM

L.L. Bean ships 12 million packages a year. How the catalog giant, world famous for quality and service, does it better -- and faster -- than ever.READ»

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Making the Higher Call

BY Jennifer Vilaga
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:58 AM

Decisions, decisions: an ethics course that won't put you to sleep.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 38

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:17 AM

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

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The Great Peterman

BY The Spy
Relevancy Score: 37
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:38 PM

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

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Advertisers in Issue 34

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 31
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:14 AM

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company magazine.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Is That Bamboo In Your Pants?

BY Jennifer Alsever
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:15 AM

Why, yes, and there's corn in our socks, too.READ»

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Fully Vested

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 27
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:37 PM

Fishing-vest-as-business-accessory?READ»

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14. Memo to Bugs: Bring It On


Relevancy Score: 26
Wed Feb 18, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Previous | Next Richard Lane was bitten by success in 2004. He had begun developing his insect-repellent-impregnated clothing in 1996, and the Environmental Protection Agency approved the idea in the summer of 2003. Buzz ...READ»

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14. Memo to Bugs: Bring It On


Relevancy Score: 26
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 10:54 AM

Previous | Next Richard Lane was bitten by success in 2004. He had begun developing his insect-repellent-impregnated clothing in 1996, and the Environmental Protection Agency approved the idea in the summer of 2003. Buzz Off ...READ»

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Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself

BY David Beardsley
Relevancy Score: 23
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:51 PM

Overworked overachievers suffer from a 'gnawing sense of anxiety.' Here's personal-productivity guru David Allen's cure.READ»

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Insane Discount Season


Relevancy Score: 22
Fri Dec 5, 2003 at 8:17 AM

You probably saw this year's reports of retailers' pre-Thanksgiving bravado. "This holiday shopping season," The New York Times declared breezily on Nov. 22, "America's clothing stores are offering their customers something they have ...READ»

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Digital Matters -- Issue 45

BY John Ellis
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:27 AM

"Customers expect more than a coupon from P G."READ»

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Greatest Business Leaders of the 20th Century

BY Fast Company Staff
Relevancy Score: 18
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Classic entrepreneurs who built companies from scratch dominate the list of the best. Shockingly, only one woman -- Estee Lauder -- made the top 50 of Professors Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria's list of top 100 business leaders.READ»

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Memo to Self: Take a Hike!

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 13
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:39 AM

How one vice president at Altrec.com helped save the company by downsizing his own job. A layoff saga with a hopeful twist.READ»

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Mint Condition

BY Anna Muoio
Relevancy Score: 9
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM

Take a lesson in change from people who make change for a living. Philip Diehl and his colleagues at the U.S. Mint have transformed a clumsy bureaucracy into a fast-moving enterprise with great customer service and a cutting-edge presence on the Web.READ»

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Get a Life

BY Michael Warshaw
Relevancy Score: 7
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:52 PM

If you're so "successful," why aren't you having more fun? If you're so "together," why are your days so chaotic? "Getting a life" means getting control.READ»