REI is having an identity crisis. Originally formed as a co-op in 1938, it earned a strong reputation in our community for ...

Unionized REI workers are running an insurgent campaign to elect a pro-labor candidate to the outdoor retailer’s board of directors. It’s a longshot bid for sway over the co-op’s future.

Tech leaders in the Pacific Northwest are changing roles and launching startups including one that analyzes datasets and a ...

REI this week named Portland’s Mary Beth Laughton the co-op’s next CEO, making her the latest Nike executive to get the top ...

Recreational Equipment, Inc., aka REI, has announced Mary Beth as the company's new CEO. The previous CEO, Eric Artz, is reported to leave the position as he retires in March.

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Seattle headquartered outdoor retailer REI president & CEO, Eric Artz has announced his retirement in March. Mary Beth ...

The CEO and president of REI, Eric Artz, announced he is retiring. The Issaquah-based co-op stated Artz will leave the position at the end of March.

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Eric Artz, president and CEO of REI, is retiring, with Mary Beth Laughton stepping in to steer the struggling outdoor retailer. Most recently, Laughton headed Nike’s stores, and she has also ...

Eric Artz, REI Co-op President and CEO has been leading the business for over a decade. However, leadership at REI will be shifting as Artz announced his retire ...

REI has named Mary Beth Laughton, a former REI board director with experience at Sephora, Athleta and Nike on her resume, to serve as President beginning on Feb. 3, 2025, and then taking on full CEO ...