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REI

Recreational Equipment, Inc., doing business as REI, is an American retail and outdoor recreation services corporation. It was formerly governed, and continues to brand itself, as a consumers' co-operative. REI sells camping gear, hiking, climbing, cycling, water, running, fitness, snow, travel equipment, and men's, women's ,and children's clothing.…

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Founded
June 23, 1938; 88 years ago (June 23, 1938) in Seattle, Washington
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Issaquah, Washington, U.S.
Key people
Mary Beth Laughton, president and CEO
Members
24.5 million
Net income
US$97.7 million (2021)

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Non-retail diversification

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Membership

Labor

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REI

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples123
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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REI

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related to history · 34
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related to Locations · 19
REI → August, Bellevue, Bloomington, Cascade, Colorado, COVID-19, Denver, Downtown Seattle, It, July, Kent, Minnesota, New York City, October, Spring District, The, Their Seattle, Uline Arena, Washington
related to Non-retail diversification · 15
REI → Adventure Projects Inc, Boulder-based, HikingProject, In, It, Later, Mike Ahnemann, Mountain Project, MTBProject, Nick Wilder, On June, Outdoor School, PowderProject, REI Adventures, TrailRunProject
related to Labor organizing and criticism · 13
REI → Department Store Union, In January, In March, Manhattan, National Labor Relations Board, REI's, Retail, RWDSU, Since, SoHo, SoHo-based, The, Wholesale
related to Labor · 9
REI → Companies, Employees, Fame, Fortune, Hall, January, United States, Way, Work For
related to Governance · 7
REI → Board, CEO, Directors, In, Members, Washington, While
related to Membership · 4
REI → Each, Members, REI's, The
related to Environmental and community initiatives · 3
REI → Its, To, US
Founded · 1
REI → June 23, 1938; 88 years ago (June 23, 1938) in Seattle, Washington
Headquarters · 1
REI → Issaquah, Washington, U.S.

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
REIFoundedJune 23, 1938; 88 years ago (June 23, 1938) in Seattle, Washington1.00infobox
REIHeadquartersIssaquah, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
REIIndustryRetail1.00infobox
REIKey peopleMary Beth Laughton, president and CEO1.00infobox
REIMembers24.5 million1.00infobox
REINet incomeUS$97.7 million (2021)1.00infobox
REINumber of employees15,0001.00infobox
REINumber of locations179 (September 2023)1.00infobox
REIOperating incomeUS$324 million (2021)1.00infobox
REIProductsCamping gear and outdoor gear1.00infobox
REIRevenueUS$3.7 billion (2021)1.00infobox
REITypeCorporation1.00infobox
REIWebsitewww.rei.com1.00infobox
REIis afirst major US retailer to forgo operations on Black Friday0.90text

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