275 people to be laid off nationwide at REI

At the bottom of an email sent to employees, the vice president of stores wrote that 275 people would be laid off to “set us off for long-term success.”

SEATTLE — Employees in the ‘lead’ role at REI stores will be laid off and a new staffing model will be implemented, REI Vice President of Stores Mary-Farrel Tarbox announced in an email to workers on Friday. 

According to an email from Tarbox, 275 employees will be laid off.

These are not the first layoffs announced this year for REI. In early 2023, REI announced that 167 people in corporate positions would be laid off, impacting

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