REI Announces Permanent Commitment to #OptOutside Movement: Closing Stores on Black Fridayโฆ For Good Outdoor retailer to provide annual paid day off for employees to spend time outside Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op has announced that its Opt Outside movement will be permanent for all employees. For this Black Friday, and every Black Friday in the future, the co-op will forgo profits and sales at all locations and instead pay its more than 16,000 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2022 0 Comments
REI- Huge Investment to Find Benefits of “OPTOUTSIDE” REI is putting their money where their mouth is to the tune off $1 million. The CO-OP known for encouraging its employees and customers to #OptOutside has linked up with the University of Washington for an initiative called “Nature for Health.” The goal is to collect data and gain insight on the health benefits of opting out. The study will […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 2, 2018 0 Comments