{"id":244260,"date":"2026-05-26T19:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244260\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:29:19","slug":"when-will-the-soho-rei-officially-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244260\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will the Soho REI Officially Close?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo: Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket\/Getty Images\n <\/p>\n

REI\u2019s Soho flagship has an official end date \u2014\u00a0according to Crain\u2019s<\/a>, the 35,000-square-foot Puck Building storefront will close on July 23. As the company kicked off its annual Memorial Day sale (which the REI union asked co-op members to boycott<\/a>), Crain\u2019s picked up a Department of Labor filing that revealed the outdoor-goods store\u2019s plans to shutter and lay off its 72 employees in late July, right in the middle of summer camping season.<\/p>\n

The Soho location<\/a> is one of the 11 REI shops that have unionized in the past few years, and its closure will leave a gaping hole in the market for the city\u2019s gearheads looking to try on climbing shoes or find an ultralight tent for their next backpacking trip. Paragon, in my opinion, is a shadow in comparison. The one small consolation of this whole development? The inevitable closeout sales. Prepare accordingly.<\/p>\n

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