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Outdoors enthusiast Mary Anderson, who co-founded REI, dies at 107
Hat tip, Associated Press, via the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Woman who helped launch outdoor retailer REI dies at 107
Outdoors enthusiast Mary Anderson, who co-founded REI, dies at 107
Originally published April 4, 2017 at 6:32 pm | Updated April 4, 2017 at 6:51 pm
By Janet I. Tu
Seattle Times business reporter
Mary Anderson, who loved the outdoors and eventually shared that love with millions through REI, the co-op that she co-founded, has died at age 107. ... Ms. Anderson died March 27, according to REI.
She and her husband, Lloyd Anderson, founded the co-op in 1938, along with 21 mountaineering friends, spurred by their desire to find high-quality, inexpensive climbing gear.
The Andersons had learned climbing techniques through a Mountaineers class taught by famous mountaineer Wolf Bauer and had become so inspired that they began teaching climbing courses themselves, said Thomas Vogl, CEO of The Mountaineers and a former senior vice president of marketing at REI.
But at the time, the latest, high-quality climbing gear was hard to get in the United States, Vogl said. By forming the buying cooperative, they were able to buy outdoors gear in bulk from Europe and eventually other places.
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Information from Seattle Times archives was used in this report. Janet I. Tu: 206-464-2272 or jtu@seattletimes.com. On Twitter @janettu.
Originally published April 4, 2017 at 6:32 pm | Updated April 4, 2017 at 6:51 pm
By Janet I. Tu
Seattle Times business reporter
Mary Anderson, who loved the outdoors and eventually shared that love with millions through REI, the co-op that she co-founded, has died at age 107. ... Ms. Anderson died March 27, according to REI.
She and her husband, Lloyd Anderson, founded the co-op in 1938, along with 21 mountaineering friends, spurred by their desire to find high-quality, inexpensive climbing gear.
The Andersons had learned climbing techniques through a Mountaineers class taught by famous mountaineer Wolf Bauer and had become so inspired that they began teaching climbing courses themselves, said Thomas Vogl, CEO of The Mountaineers and a former senior vice president of marketing at REI.
But at the time, the latest, high-quality climbing gear was hard to get in the United States, Vogl said. By forming the buying cooperative, they were able to buy outdoors gear in bulk from Europe and eventually other places.
....
Information from Seattle Times archives was used in this report. Janet I. Tu: 206-464-2272 or jtu@seattletimes.com. On Twitter @janettu.
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