REI to close its stores permanently and forever on Black Friday

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Source: REI Co-op

U.S. outdoor specialty retailer REI Co-op has announced that its Opt Outside movement for all employees will be permanent. On this Black Friday and every other Black Friday in the future, the co-op will forgo profits and sales at all stores and instead pay its more than 16,000 employees to ...

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