REI to open in Olympia, Wash.

Seattle -REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will to open a new store in Olympia, Wash. in the spring of 2011.

The two-story, 25,000 square-foot store will be located off Cooper Point Road at Westfield Capital Shopping Mall.

“REI looks forward to extending our roots further south in Puget Sound with the new store in Olympia,” said Kevin Golic, REI’s retail director for the Washington Alaska district.