SEATTLE - There is a rally scheduled at the flagship REI in Seattle on Monday, Mar. 3 to address recent changes from the company.

If you were used to regularly finding bargain-basement prices on the bottom level of the flagship Seattle REI store, you may be disappointed next time you wander down the flight of stairs and find ...

Seattle police respond to a shoplifting call at the REI flagship store in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

Seattle-founded REI cut 275 retail jobs, including 19 in Washington, as part of a broader plan to restructure stores. The layoffs affect 2% of the outdoor retailer’s workforce nationally.

To survive, REI needed to focus on selling outdoor gear and apparel. Margaret Cary, a Seattle resident who attended REI’s news conference last week, said she’s been a member since the early 1990s.

The first cohort of six startups participating in the Navigate accelerator were chosen this summer, and they will be featured on Oct. 29 at a showcase event at REI’s flagship Seattle store.

REI said it will lay off 180 full-time and 248 part-time employees, ... REI Seattle flagship store on October 27, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (File photo: Suzi Pratt, ...

Seattle’s Pete Smith has been fitting hikers with boots for the last 24 years. By Jennifer Lee ... A footwear specialist at REI for nearly 24 years, Smith educates customers on the physical fit of ...