The first 100 customers will receive $50 gift cards.

Other giveaways and promotions are also planned.

The L.L.Bean store in Summit Township will open this month.

The Maine-based retailer has announced grand opening events at the Erie Marketplace store on June 20 and 21.

Giveaways, refreshments and a return visit by the L.L.Bean Bootmobile will be among the festivities.

The grand opening

Events will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 20 at 8:45 a.m.

Next will be $50 store gift card giveaways to the first 100 people ages 18 and over in line at 9 a.m.

Free custom laces for Bean boots, free grocery tote screen printing and photo ops with the company's traveling Bootmobile will be available both days of the grand opening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors also can enter to win L.L

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