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Monday, April 17, 2017

First look: REI at Pike & Rose (Photos)

About a week before the grand opening, the new REI Co-op sporting goods store interior at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is finished, and inventory is being loaded in. Bicycle wheels adorn a wall on one side of the showroom, and a mural another. There appears to be a cafe-style seating area inside, as well. Some REI stores have coffee shops inside.

Outside, there is a large public art mural with a rock-climbing theme. There is a large tree holding up one corner of the building, and a seating area with benches. The store has among the most unique door handles you've ever seen in a retail setting. REI will have its own surface parking lot, in keeping with its more traditional Rockville Pike retail character. Spaces are for REI customers only, and there is a 2-hour time limit. REI opens on April 25.















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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:24 AM

    What is the difference between co-op and their regular store?

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  2. George Hayduke6:47 AM

    Robert, you are definitely not cool enough to shop there...then again most of the posers that live in the DMV aren't really cool enough to shop there. It's a fact.

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  3. Anonymous6:48 AM

    @6:24 all REI stores are a co-op. They are a co-op in that if you pay the one time $15 membership fee, you get a percentage of your total purchases back once a year (usually in March sometime)

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  4. Anonymous7:37 AM

    6:47 AM It's a big box store on the Pike. Not exactly exclusive :)

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  5. Anonymous7:56 AM

    I can see George's point. REI used to be a store full of specialty gear for people who actually went on adventures. Buying a $400 rain jacket to hike old rag doesn't mean you're outdoorsey, just means your a tool with too much money to spend.

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  6. Anonymous5:32 AM

    7:22 is a poser

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  7. Anonymous8:24 AM

    7:56AM The North Face, same thing.

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