{"id":5372,"date":"2026-07-20T19:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5372"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:06:31","slug":"rei-to-close-its-longtime-boston-store-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5372","title":{"rendered":"REI to close its longtime Boston store next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span><i>This story was published originally on <\/i><i>boston.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REI\u2019s Landmark Center location in Boston will permanently close Aug. 13, ending a 23-year run in the city. The closure is part of a broader round of store shutdowns announced last year that also includes locations in New York City and New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5370\">What I learned on my summer vacation: the Mass. economy edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The last day to place an online or in-store pickup order is July 29, and the last day to drop off bikes, skis, and snowboards for service was July 6. Pickups must happen by Aug. 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The nearest REI stores will now be in Reading, Hingham, and Framingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The closures announced last year come as the outdoor retailer continues to struggle. Despite ending 2025 with $2.45 billion in net sales, up slightly from 2024, the company still had a net loss of $54.3 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, the company did see a 7 percent year-over-year increase in gross profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5368\">Pentagon withheld dozens of US military injuries in Iran war, according to NYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing clear signs that our plan is working, strengthening the business now and shaping a stronger future for the co-op,\u201d said Mary Beth Laughton, president and CEO of REI Co-op, in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last year, REI announced it was also closing its experimental storefront in Cambridge due to underperformance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REI, headquartered near Seattle, is the nation\u2019s largest consumer co-op and has over 190 locations nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5366\">US sought phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REI\u2019s Landmark Center location in Boston will permanently close Aug. 13, ending a 23-year run in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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