Freeport, Maine, is known for its outlets featuring national and international brands. However, a number of Made in Maine retailers are showing off their state pride and local craftsmanship in the ...

The moose may be Maine's state animal, but a more appropriate symbol of the coastal town of Freeport is the shopping bag. But unlike the shopping at a typical outlet mall, bargain hunting in ...

Play the free association game with "Freeport" and you will most likely blurt out "Outlets." The southern Maine town (population: about 7,800) is known for discount shopping at more than 170 ...

The Best Shops in Freeport Are Not the Outlets Local shops abound in Maine's retail mecca.

For variety and overall shopping experience, we like Freeport, Maine, and Manchester, Vt. Here’s how they stack up in some seasonal shopping essentials: ...

FREEPORT, Maine — Planning a trip to Freeport, Maine? Here are a few spots worth checking out! At the forefront of Main Street’s famed retail outlets is the L.L. Bean flagship store.

LL Bean also has outlets in two other Maine cities: Bangor and Ellsworth. One of the most common questions people have about shopping at the L.L.Bean store in Freeport, Maine is about store hours.

Maine’s 2 major retail outlet towns chart falling sales The strategy in Kittery and Freeport is to diversify amid a national shift to online shopping.

Freeport’s retail vacancy rate is currently above 8 percent, said Keith McBride, executive director of the Freeport Economic Development Corp., well above the southern Maine average of 5 percent.

Freeport’s retail vacancy rate is currently above 8 percent, said Keith McBride, executive director of the Freeport Economic Development Corp., well above the southern Maine average of 5 percent.