Columbia Sportswear’s net sales decreased by 4 percent to $452.4 million in the third quarter. Net income slipped from $62.6 million to $58.3 million in the same period. Business was flat especially in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region where sales went down by 10 percent to $78.2 million. While decreases in Canada were moderate at a 2 percent rate, the Latin America/Asia/Pacific region was up by an impressive 10 percent to $46.1 million. Read more on Columbia’s performance in the upcoming issue of our Outdoor Industry Compass.