REI will open a new store in Fort Worth, Texas, in the spring of 2016 and relocate REI Rockville in the spring of 2017, the retailer announced Thursday.
The trailside, riverfront location of the new Fort Worth store will serve more than 3,000 active REI members in the area and help bring the local outdoor community together. The 24,500-square-foot store will be located at Waterside, a development committed to community and sustainability with several outdoor activity areas, including a trailhead with a bicycle repair and air station, chilled filtered water for re-fillable bottles, an internal trail system, paddling activities and an urban garden.
Co-op members and customers can conveniently access the new Fort Worth location between Interstate 30 and Interstate 20 at the intersection of Bryant Irvin Road and Arborlawn Drive. With nearby stores at Southlake, Plano and Dallas, which was recently relocated to the Northwest Highway just east of US 75, the more than 80,000 active members in the region will have four co-op locations to visit.
REI Rockville will relocate to a larger store at Pike & Rose to expand its offerings to more than 52,000 active members in the region. The two-story, 36,000-square-foot store will be located less than one mile from the current location and will be situated at a major intersection with nearby access to the White Flint Metro station. The new location will also allow for quick and easy access to outdoor adventures with several trails and parks located within three miles, including the historic Rock Creek Park.
There are currently more than 215,000 co-op members in the greater Washington, D.C. area who visit stores at Tysons, College Park and Bailey’s Crossroads, in addition to the current Rockville location. A fifth store will open in the region in the fall of 2016 with the new flagship location at the historic Uline building in Washington, D.C.
Headquartered near Seattle, REI is a specialty outdoor retailer and the nation’s largest consumer co-op. It serves more than 5.5 million active members through 142 stores in 33 states, as well as REI.com, REI.com/outlet, the adventure travel company REI Adventures and REI’s Outdoor School, which is run by professionally-trained, expert-instructors who teach beginner- to advanced-level courses about a wide range of activities.
