REI announces three new store openings

Seattle REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) said Tuesday it will open stores in Yonkers, N.Y., Carle Place, N.Y., and Paramus, N.J., in spring 2011.

The new Tri-State stores follow the company’s previously announced entry into Manhattan at the Puck Building, scheduled for fall 2011.

A new 25,300-sq.-ft. REI will open at Ridge Hill in Yonkers, N.Y. The 25,400-sq.-ft. store in Carle Place, N.Y., will be located at The Country Glen Center, and the Paramus, N.J., store will measure 24,100 sq. ft. and be located at Bergen Town Center.

The company’s current Tri-State locations include stores in East Hanover, N.J., and Norwalk, Conn., which opened on Oct. 8.

With a store opening in Columbia, Md., on Nov. 12, REI will operate 114 retail stores nationwide.