Company Profile for Recreational Equipment, Inc. - REI.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), the nation's leading retailer of quality outdoor gear and clothing, was founded in 1938 as a consumer cooperative by a group of Pacific Northwest For names and places containing the slightly longer word 'northwestern' (or variants), see . Northwest or north west is the ordinal direction halfway between north and west on a compass. It is the opposite of southeast. mountaineers seeking quality climbing equipment A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall. . While anyone may shop at REI, members pay a one-time one-time adj. 1. or one·time a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995. b. $15 fee and receive a share in the company's profits through an annual patronage Patronage See also Philanthropy. Alidoro fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella, Westerman, 120–121] Alphonso, Don supports Bias in return for political favors. [Fr. Lit. refund TO REFUND. To pay back by the party who has received it, to the party who has paid it, money which ought not to have been paid. 2. On a deficiency of assets, executors and administrators cum testamento annexo, are entitled to have refunded to them legacies based on their purchases. A portion of REI's profit is set aside each year for support of conservation and recreation causes. REI has given more than $9 million since 1976 to such efforts around the nation. In 2002, REI awarded more than $1 million for conservation, outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural resources. projects. As of March 2003 REI operates 65 retail stores in 24 states; two online stores, REI.com and REI-OUTLET.com; and an adventure travel company, REI Adventures.
Company: Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
Headquarters Address: 6750 S. 228th St.
Kent, Washington 98003
Main Telephone: 253/395-3780
Website: www.REI.com
Type of Organization: Cooperative
Industry: Retail: Specialty
Key Executives: CEO: Dennis Madsen
COO: Sally Jewell
CFO: Brad Johnson
Public Relations
Contact: Randy Hurlow
Phone: 253/395-5877
Email: RHurlow@rei.com
Public Relations
Contact: Lora Flewelling
Phone: 253/395-5957
Email: LFlewel@rei.com
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