KENT,Wash. — For 13 straight years, energetic REI store manager Nikki Mashapure spent her Black Friday in the retail trenches, and trying to keep from being overrun by invading shoppers at work. But the day after Thanksgiving this year,the mother of three young daughters and her husband are going hiking — and she’s getting paid. Outdoor retailer REI is closing all 143 of its locations nationwide, including Mashapure’s Woodland Hills store, or paying nearly 12000 employees to devour the […]
Source: kdvr.com