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Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear Company™, founded in 1938 as a small family-owned hat distributorship, is now one of the world's largest outerwear companies. Columbia's product line includes jackets, shoes, boots, accessories, and a wide range of rugged outdoor clothing.
Columbia specializes in outdoor clothing for extreme conditions, featuring ultraviolet-protective fabrics, waterproof jackets and pants, moisture-wicking running apparel, shells, and cold weather gear of all kinds.
In addition to the flagship Columbia Sportswear® brand, Columbia also designs, develops, markets and distributes active outdoor apparel, footwear and related accessories and equipment under the Mountain Hardwear®, Sorel®, Montrail®, and Pacific Trail® brands.
Columbia Groups its products in 6 Catagories
- Winter - Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Skiing, Mountaineering
- Water - Upland, Waterfowl, Big Game
- Trail - Trail Running, Climbing, Hiking/Trekking, Mountain Biking
- Travel - Cycling,Camping Gear
- Fishing - Freshwater, Deep-sea, Flats
- Golf - Golf Apparel and Products.
History
1938
- Columbia Hat Company established
1960
- Gert Boyle designs first fishing vest
- Columbia Hat Company becomes Columbia Sportswear Company
1970
- Gert Boyle, a housewife, takes over the company
1975
- Columbia first to introduce Gore-Tex® parka
- Company goes international
1982
- The Columbia Interchange System® is introduced in the Quad™ Parka
1984
- The Mother of all ad campaigns begins
- Youth line introduced
1985
- Sportswear line introduced
1986
- First Bugaboo™ Parka revolutionizes how downhill skiers dress
1990
- First national television ad, "Car Wash"
1991
- Omni-Tech®: Columbia's proprietary waterproof-breathable technology developed
1993
- Footwear line introduced
1994
- Convert and Titanium lines introduced
- Lillehammer Winter Olympics Games: Official supplier to CBS Sports
- Rivergate Distribution Center opens
1995
- GRT: Gear for Rugged Trekking and Travel line introduced
- America's Cup: Official sponsor to America3
1996
- Columbia Comfort System introduced
- PFG (Performance Fishing Gear) introduced
- Flagship store opens in downtown Portland
1997
- Omni Dry®: High-performance moisture management technology developed
- Special Olympics: Official supplier to Team USA
1998
- Company goes public
- Sydney Summer Olympic Games: Official supplier to NBC Sports
2000
- Columbia acquires Sorel
2002
- Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games: Official supplier to NBC Sports
- Eco-Challenge official provider 1996-2002
2003
- Cambrai, France, Distribution Center opens
- 5+ million visitors to website
2004
- 4 Star Distribution Center opens
- Columbia acquires Mountain Hardwear
- Company reaches $1 billion dollars in annual sales
2005
- Gert's autobiography, One Tough Mother, is released
- X Games official supplier 2002–2005
2006
- Columbia acquires Montrail and Pacific Trail Products
- Available in 72 countries
2008
- Omni-Shade® Columbia's proprietary sun protection technology developed
- Columbia celebrates its 70th anniversary
- Official Sponsor of Team Columbia, former team High Road
2009
- Columbia launches e-commerce site
- Titanium golf line introduced
2010
Investor Relations
- Read Columbia's 2008 annual report to investors
- Information on Columbia's publicly traded stock -- COLM
Contact
- Columbia Sportswear Company
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- (800) MA BOYLE
- (800) 622-6953
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Address
- 14375 NW Science Park Drive
- Portland, Oregon 97229
- U.S.A.
Languages
English, Korean, Norwegian, Japanese, Greek, Czech, Russian
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External Links
- Alexa: Columbia.com