REI to open its second Long Island store | Long Island Business News

Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op will be opening a new store in Huntington Station next month. 

The company will open a 21,226-square-foot store in the Huntington Shopping Center at 350 Walt Whitman Road on Friday, Nov. 3. 

The new store is REI’s second on Long Island, following its existing store on Glen Cove Road in Carle Place, which opened in 2011. 

REI’s Huntington Station store will offer a large assortment of outdoor gear and apparel for camping, hiking, cycling, running, fitness, paddling and more. It will have a specialty bike shop staffed with certified mechanics who can tune or repair equipment, and a ski and snowboard shop that can mount bindings and tune gear. 

“Our team of 60 experts is ready to serve the Long Island outdoor community and partner with local groups to welcome everyone into natural places,” Graig Ciminelli, REI’s Huntington Station store manager, said in a company statement. “Regardless of skill or activity level, everyone deserves safe and equitable access to the outdoors. With our knowledge, expertise and stewardship, we look forward to fostering that access for this community.” 

To celebrate the three-day grand opening, morning customers can get free coffee and giveaways while supplies last, and camp mugs will be given to those who make a donation to Friends of the Bay. From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5, the store will host an outdoor social with music, and exhibits by outdoor brands including Arc’teryx, Adidas, Altra, Black Diamond, Brooks, Cotopaxi, Gregory, Hydro Flask, Keen, Kuat, Nikwax, Mountain House, Nuun, Oboz, Osprey, Silca and Smartwool. Regional nonprofits, including Black Girls Do Bike and Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists (CLIMB) will also be exhibiting. 

REI bills itself as the country’s largest consumer co-op with more than 23 million members. Headquartered in Kent, Wash., REI has 185 locations in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The company reported revenue of $3.85 billion in 2022. 

Jordan Cohn of RIPCO Real Estate represented REI, while Joe Byrnes served as in-house represented for landlord Federal Realty in the Huntington Station lease transaction.