In 2021, we closed our stores, warehouse and offices in the United States and Canada for the last week of the year and gave employees paid time off. The purpose was to provide our employees with a much-needed break, and our customers were overwhelmingly gracious about it.
We’re doing it again this year: Our North America stores, customer service operations and warehouse will be closed from December 25 through January 1 because we believe in providing quality of life for our people. I want to thank Patagonia’s incredible employees for an amazing year of working to save our home planet, and I want to thank our nonprofit partners and customers for their continued support and friendship.
We’ll be back at work and recharged on January 2, ready to ship the orders, help exchange unwanted gifts and repair clothing that was broken while people were outside having fun. Until then, seasons greetings to you and yours.
Ryan Gellert, CEO, Patagonia, Inc.
This message was originally posted on LinkedIn and can be found here.