After a 20-year history, Patagonia has moved its Reno outlet store to a historic downtown location.
Patagonia has grown to nearly 350 employees in Reno, and so has demand for onsite childcare services, says the brand. As a result, the Patagonia outlet store moved to downtown Reno to make room for the expansion of the Truckee River Child Development Center, the company’s onsite child care program that opened earlier this year.
The new outlet store is located at 130 South Center Street – the original home to the Hudson Motor Car Company. Patagonia will be the third user of this historic building in 69 years and it has taken efforts to restore the space: the original brick walls and cement floors have been refurbished and metal from the existing original auto elevator was repurposed for the finish on the cash wrap. Additionally, local reclaimed Douglas Fir wood was used for all interior trim elements.
The distribution center, customer service team, and Truckee River Child Development Center will all remain at the original location at 8550 White Fir Street. The LEED-certified repair center remains the second largest in north America, fixing 45,000 piece of clothing per year.
The new downtown outlet space opened this week with several highlights:
Community Environmental Workspace
Permanent in-store Environmental Space and Work Area: large worktables available for use during store hours.
Large fixtures dedicated to local and global environmental messaging
Local Art Installments
Inside back wall mural hand painted by Erik Burke
Exterior wall mural to come by Erik Burke
Fine print of Nevada map installed and designed by local artists Peter Laxalt and Matthew McIver
Reclaimed and Environmental Materials
The cash wrap is made with the store’s existing original auto elevator.
Interior trim elements from local reclaimed Douglas Fir wood
All walls brought back to buildings’ original brick
Original floor restored
Lighting (internal and external) is all LED
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