NEWS RELEASES
First REI Co-op Location To Open In Oklahoma City
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through REI Co-op's website.
REI Co-op announces that it will be opening its first location in the state of Oklahoma. REI will bring a wide assortment of quality gear and expertise for the region’s most popular activities to Oklahoma City in fall 2019. REI Oklahoma City will offer workshops & classes to connect people to a life outdoors. The new 23,000 square-foot store will be located at the Belle Isle Station shopping center, owned and operated by Kite Realty Group. Prior to the store opening, REI plans to invest in Oklahoma’s outdoor community. REI works with local nonprofits in the communities it serves to steward and maintain local trails, parks and more.
As stated in a press release, REI retail director for the southwest district Kristen Engels said: “With activities like paddling along the Oklahoma River, to hiking in the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma City is an exciting location for the co-op.” The co-op annually gives 70 percent of its profits back to the outdoor community, and in 2018 invested $8.8 million in more than 400 nonprofit organizations across the country. REI Oklahoma City will join five other REI stores in the region, including Plano, Texas (150 miles); Southlake, Texas (152 miles); Dallas, Texas (160 miles); Fort Worth, Texas (166 miles); and Overland Park, Kansas (246 miles).
Learn more about the REI Co-op and the Oklahoma store facts in the full press release.