Customers look at camp cooking gear at the grand opening of the Athens, Georgia REI Co-op on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. / Joshua L. Jones/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On Jan.

But much to some workers’ dismay, REI is straying far from its co-op roots and mountaineer founders’ vision. Just this week REI announced it was laying off 180 full-time and 248 part-time ...