REI confirmed that it plans to open its first store in Salem, OR at Keizer Station. in Spring 2014. The 22,000- square-foot store will open in Spring 2014.
“REI prides itself on expert employees and quality products that enhance anyone’s trip into the great outdoors,” said Kevin House, REI retail director for the Sierra-Cascade district. “The new store at Keizer Station will extend our services and product expertise to 13,300 eager and loyal members in Salem, who previously traveled more than 30 miles to shop at an REI store.”
REI Salem-Keizer will join stores in Clackamas, Hillsboro, Portland and Tualatin in serving 216,000 active members in the greater Portland area. The retailer first opened a store in Portland in 1976 and relocated to its current location in the Pearl District in 2004.
REI, which is based in Kent, WA, is the nation’s largest consumer cooperative with 5.1 million active members. It operates 132 stores in 33 states as well as REI.com and REI.com/outlet.
