Outdoor retail REI to open S.A. store

National retailer Recreational Equipment Inc. has announced it will open its first location San Antonio this fall.

The company, which offers outdoor gear and apparel, will open a 27,500-square-foot store at the Huebner Oaks shopping center, a news release states. The REI store will move into the space previously occupied by Borders, a spokeswomen for the company said.

It's expected that the company will look to fill about 50 positions for the new store, according to the release. The San Antonio location will be the company's eighth store in Texas.

REI, which is the nation's largest consumer cooperative, is expected to open a store later this month in Indianapolis and three other stores in Oregon, Ohio and Virginia this fall, the release states. Florida's first store is expected to open early next year in Jacksonville.