

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Available on bookshelves next month, Design Is How It Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons by Jay Greene features REI as one of eight companies that incorporates “design thinking” into its business strategies. On his website, Greene explains, “Design is more than just making a product pretty – it’s what makes customers loyal.” The co-op is profiled alongside other design companies including Porsche, Nike, LEGO, OXO, Clif Bar, Ace Hotels and Virgin Atlantic. For those ...
Posted by Bethany H on July 27, 2010 1:54 PM & Tagged Jay Greene, Seattle Times, books, design and rei | permalink | Comments
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