

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... ...
Something cool is going on in New York City. As you might expect, the REI SoHo store's 150 new employees have been working tirelessly to train and prep the store for its official grand opening December 2 through 4 in the historic Puck Building. What may be less expected (though is typical of REI store employees nationwide) is that the entire REI SoHo team recently put their outdoor values to work by volunteering in each of New York City's 5 boroughs. These projects allowed REI employees to ...
Posted by Bethany H on January 23, 2012 4:04 PM & Tagged Manhattan, Puck Building, REI SoHo, stewardship and volunteer | permalink | Comments
How do you capture the amount of sweat, heart and soul that is invested in an REI store opening? Consider that REI now has 117 stores across the nation—with 3 opening in recent weeks (Carle Place, N.Y., Olympia, Wash., and Yonkers, N.Y.). At each location, REI employees and our partners work tirelessly for months to open a store's doors to the community. Watch the video below to experience REI Olympia's grand opening day from the perspective of REI employees and a happy contingent of REI ...
Posted by Bethany H on June 7, 2011 12:52 PM & Tagged Carle Place, Dublin, Greenville, Manhattan, Olympia, Santa Barbara, SoHo, Yonkers, rei and store opening | permalink | Comments
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be opening our first store in New York City in the SoHo district next year. Scheduled to open in fall 2011, the new store will be located in the historic Puck Building at the corner of East Houston and Lafayette, providing us the opportunity to showcase our products in a unique setting familiar to many longtime New Yorkers. The store will serve customers on three floors, including bike services on two levels—a quick-repair concierge and a full-service bike ...
Posted by Bethany H on September 20, 2010 6:02 PM & Tagged Manhattan, New York City, rei and store opening | permalink | Comments
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