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Back Out of Black Friday

Back Out of Black Friday

Published on November 22, 2017, 3:23 at p.m. by Hope Runyan. No skipping the pumpkin pie. No waiting in lines. No Black Friday shopping. In 2015, outdoor retailer REI  stood up against one of the busiest shopping days of the year — Black Friday —

Opt Out of the Madness

Opt Out of the Madness

Published on November 22, 2016, at 1:07 p.m. by Amelia Neumeister. Tired, coffee-driven shoppers stand in lines for hours outside Walmart or Best Buy to be the first ones in the door. Once the doors open, they shove their way to a cart so they

#OptOut with REI

#OptOut with REI

Posted on December 1, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. by Caroline Giddis. The scent of honey-baked ham wafts through the living room. Family members you haven’t seen in months gather around a large table. They laugh, scoop up handfuls of sweet potatoes, and enjoy one another’s

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