REI is closing its Experiences business, which includes adventure travel, day trips, classes and other events.
As a result, the Seattle-based outdoor gear retailer will lay off 428 employees – 180 full-time and 248 part-time staffers – who had helped conduct REI’s Experiences business, which offered indoor and outdoor classes, skills instruction and travel excursions.
REI CEO and President Eric Artz told all employees about the move in a message on Wednesday…