REI said it will open its second store in Montana this spring in Bozeman, Mont. The retailer has operated a store in Missoula for five years. 
 
The one-story Bozeman store will be located at Stone Ridge Square and measure 25,000 square feet. 

 

In the past five years, the co-op has provided nearly $105,000 of support through grants from REI’s Missoula store to 19 local nonprofits in Montana. The new store in Bozeman will expand those efforts to support local groups that are dedicated to engaging volunteers in the outdoors and conservation of local natural spaces. 
 
The co-op will hire approximately 40 employees to staff the store.