We believe our strong workplace culture, sense of ownership that is instilled with each employee, and comprehensive benefits package helps us retain our talented workforce.

Our companywide attrition rate is very low compared to the retail industry. While the average industry turnover is 66 percent, REI's 2006 attrition was 38.2 percent.

REI's attrition average is determined each January by calculating the average number of employees and dividing by the number of voluntary and involuntary terminations.