REI to open two Columbus, Ohio, stores next year

Seattle — Next fall, REI will open a 23,000-sq.-ft. store at Sun Center in Columbus, Ohio. That store will join a previously announced 23,400-sq.-ft. REI slated to open in the spring at Easton Gateway. The retailer opened its first Ohio store in Cincinnati in 2012.



REI is the nation’s largest consumer cooperative with 5.1 million active members and 132 stores.