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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

  • Retail Real Estate Insights. For Retailers. By Retailers.

    It is appropriate that Salt Lake City, Utah — a place that has been called “America’s Climbing City” — is home to an experiential retail concept that aims to be nothing less than America’s climbing gym: Momentum Indoor Climbing.

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    Durham, North Carolina -- InvenTrust Properties announced that it has acquired Renaissance Center, a 96% leased, 363,176 sq. ft. retail power center, in Durham, North Carolina, for $129.2 million.

  • CEO of REI joins Williams-Sonoma board

    Williams-Sonoma has added some brand-building and specialty retail operations expertise to its board with the election of REI CEO Jerry Stritzke.

    “We are thrilled to have Jerry join our board,” said Adrian Bellamy, chairman of the board of Williams-Sonoma Inc. “He brings extensive specialty retail experience that we believe will add great value to our board.”

  • Getting Ahead of the Safety Curve: Keys to Building a Successful Active Threat Plan

    As the national conversation regarding violence in the workplace suggests a heightened awareness stemming from increased media coverage, recent studies suggest there may be statistical evidence supporting this perceived frequency.

  • Keys to Building a Successful Active Threat Plan

    As the national conversation regarding violence in the workplace suggests a heightened awareness stemming from increased media coverage, recent studies suggest there may be statistical evidence supporting this perceived frequency.

  • Learning to love mobile in age of enterprise apps

    A disconnect between brick-and-mortar retailers and their mobile strategies could be hurting sales.

  • REI to expand footprint in two states

    Specialty outdoor retailer REI is on the move.

    The company has two new stores in the works, one in Rochester, New York, and the other in Winter Park, Florida.

    Expected to open in fall 2016, REI Rochester will be located at CityGate, which is in the heart of the city's university and hospital district. With the Finger Lakes and several ski resorts nearby, the 27,000-sq.-ft. store will carry gear and apparel for snow and water sports.

  • Brands to Watch in 2016

    Which brands will break new ground, fall from grace, or overcome obstacles in 2016? Here’s my list of brands to watch in 2016. Since I couldn’t narrow the list to a handful as I’ve done in past years, I decided to expand the list to 26, one for each letter of the alphabet.

    So here’s a brand-builder’s almanac for the coming year:

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