REI plans to open a store in the BullStreet District of Columbia, SC in August. The opening had been expected in May but was delayed in response to COVID-19.
No specific date for the Columbia opening was announced, but the store had been hiring staff before the pandemic shut activities down, according to Freetimes.
REI on May 12 announced a plan to slowly begin reopening brick & mortar stores across its U.S. footprint as the company prepares a “safe return to customer-facing services.” Starting this week, REI will begin offering curbside pick-up at more than half of it stores across the country and will launch zero-contact bike shop services in select locations. The co-op will also begin opening its stores to customers, beginning with three stores in Montana.
The Kent, WA-based outdoor retail giant closed all of its retail locations on March 16 in response to COVID-19.
Rendering of Columbia, SC store location courtesy REI
