REI Co-op announces commitment to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization Building on its Oct 7, 2021
#OptOutside: REI Co-op closing on Thanksgiving and Black Friday for seventh year running – This November, REI is once again closing its more than 170 locations—stores, activity centers, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters—on Black Friday. For the seventh year in a row, the co-op will forgo profits and sales on the busiest shopping day of the year, and instead pay its… Oct 5, 2021
REI launches REI Cooperative Action Fund to scale investment in the outdoors SEATTLE – REI is launching a new community-supported public charity to harness the collective power of its 20 million members to fight for a more equitable and inclusive outdoor community. For the first time in the co-op’s 83-year history, the Oct 4, 2021
REI Cooperative Action Fund’s inaugural 2021 investment The REI Cooperative Action Fund is a new, community-supported public charity founded by REI Co-op. This year, the Fund is investing $1 million to 19 organizations promoting justice, equity and belonging in the outdoors. In addition to this initial investment, the Fund will scale its efforts as more… Oct 4, 2021
REI Co-op continues #OptOutside tradition, closing on Thanksgiving and Black Friday SEATTLE – For the sixth year in a row, outdoor retailer REI Co-op will close its 167 locations -- stores, activity centers, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters -- and pay its more than 13,000 employees to #OptOutside on Black Friday. Since 2015, REI has made the decision to close on… Oct 1, 2020
REI Co-op to pursue sale of headquarters, embrace distributed work model SEATTLE – REI Co-op announced today it is pursuing a sale of its newly completed corporate campus in the Spring District neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington with the intention of shifting to a less centralized approach to its headquarters presence in the Seattle area. Aug 12, 2020
REI Co-op ranks on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 23rd consecutive year – REI Co-op is again recognized as a top employer, ranking 60 on Fortune’s Feb 18, 2020
REI Co-op welcomes new vice president of e-commerce, gear, and apparel REI Co-op has hired Michelle Cutter as its new vice president of e-commerce, gear, and apparel. Cutter is the first to serve in the co-op’s newly created role and will work across departments to grow revenue, solve customer problems, and support the REI brand. Dec 12, 2019
REI Co-op welcomes Kelley Hall as new Chief Financial Officer REI Co-op has hired Kelley Hall as its new chief financial officer. Hall will lead the co-op’s financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, internal audit, tax, strategic sourcing, and asset protection teams. Oct 21, 2019
REI Co-op names two new executives: vice president of marketing; vice president of customer and brand shared services REI Co-op announced today the appointment of two new leaders: Vivienne Long to the role of vice president of marketing and Pardis Ghorbani to the role of vice president of customer and brand shared services. Both roles will focus on inspiring more people to connect with a life outdoors. Aug 22, 2019
