REI Delivers Record Returns for Outdoor Community$2.2 billion in sales; $168 million for members; $8 million for outdoor accessMar 23, 2015
REI Welcomes Ben Steele as Chief Creative OfficerLeading national outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI has hired Ben Steele as the company’s first chief creative officer. Steele most recently served as executive creative director at Hornall Anderson in Seattle, a globally recognized brand experience design agency with additional offices in…Nov 11, 2014
REI Promotes Leaders Annie Zipfel and Julie Averill, Welcomes Mark StoddardAt REI’s annual leadership conference, a gathering of leaders representing 135 stores and all headquarters divisions, company president and CEO Jerry Stritzke announced that Annie Zipfel has been promoted to senior vice president of Marketing. This follows the recent promotion of Julie Averill to…Sep 23, 2014
REI Promotes Company Officers Eric Artz and Susan VisconLeading national outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI promoted Eric Artz, chief financial officer (CFO), to the additional role of chief operating officer (COO), and Susan Viscon, vice president of Merchandising, to senior vice president of Merchandising. Artz and Viscon are part of the company’s…Aug 21, 2014
REI Welcomes Alex Thompson as Vice President of Communications and Public AffairsLeading national outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI welcomes Alex Thompson as the company’s new vice president of Communications and Public Affairs. Thompson most recently served as executive vice president of Corporate and Public Affairs in the New York office of Edelman, a highly respected…Aug 4, 2014
REI Members Elect Two New DirectorsREI’s members recently elected two new directors to represent their interests on the co-op’s board of directors. The national outdoor gear and apparel retailer held its Annual Members’ Meeting on April 28 at its iconic flagship store in downtown Seattle, where the voting results were announced.Apr 29, 2014
REI Congratulates Attorney Catherine WalkerLeaders at outdoor retailer REI joined the chorus of praise and congratulations last night for Catherine Walker, the co-op’s senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, as she received the “Corporate Counsel of the Year” award for a private company of more than 10,000 employees…Apr 25, 2014
REI to Webcast 2014 Annual Members’ Meeting from Seattle FlagshipNational gear and apparel retailer REI invites its co-op members to the 2014 Annual Members’ Meeting hosted in the Seattle Flagship store and webcast online.Apr 21, 2014
REI Sales Top $2 Billion in 2013REI, the nation’s leading specialty retailer of quality outdoor gear and apparel, achieved record annual sales of $2.0 billion in 2013, up 5.9 percent from $1.9 billion the previous year. Comparable store sales, inclusive of direct to consumer sales, increased 2.9 percent. Operating income, on a…Mar 17, 2014
REI Promotes New Marketing and Merchandising LeadersOutdoor retailer REI announced today the promotion of two company leaders to vice president. Annie Zipfel has been named Vice President of Marketing and Susan Viscon Vice President of Merchandising. Jerry Stritzke, REI’s CEO, also announced that the company would immediately begin a national search…Jan 6, 2014
