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REI CEO Mary Beth Laughton has publicly apologized and retracted the company’s January endorsement of Doug Burgum, President ...
Laughton’s apology is one of the latest broadsides the retailer has thrown against the Trump administration, which include ...
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SEATTLE, WA – Following strong criticism from its members, REI Co-op has withdrawn its endorsement of Doug Burgum, a former ...
A few months into the second Trump term, REI's new CEO has publicly disclaimed the company's endorsement of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary and apologized.
However President and CEO Mary Beth Laughton took to social media Wednesday to refer to the letter as a “mistake.” Laughton joined REI after the letter went out to the ENR committee.
Let me be clear: signing that letter was a mistake," says Mary Beth Laughton in a video apology, which you can watch in full below. A former Nike executive, Laughton replaced Eric Artz ...
Following backlash from members, REI Co-op is retracting its endorsement of Doug Burgum, a Trump administration appointee.
CEO Mary Beth Laughton has publicly apologized and retracted REI’s January endorsement of Doug Burgum, President Trump’s Secretary of the Interior. REI initially supported Burgum, highlighting ...