REI to open new California store
Outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc) has announced plans to open a new store in Dublin, California in autumn 2011.
The one-storey, almost 2,230 square metre store will offer top brands of gear and apparel for camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, paddling, snow sports and travel products. REI Dublin will offer a bike shop for quick assemblies and repairs, and a seasonal gear rental department for customers to test out new outdoor activities.
“REI has been honoured to outfit outdoor enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1975 through our store in Berkeley,” said Tim Spangler, REI’s vice president of retail. “The Dublin store will provide us the opportunity to bring our friendly expertise and quality outdoor products closer to the more than 42,500 active REI members that live within 15 miles of the new location.”
Through its locally driven grants program, the company actively supports local non-profit organizations that help people experience and restore the outdoors, providing $3.7 million of grant support to non-profits last year.
