Latest Developments Columbia Sportswear
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ArticleColumbia renews MegaMarsch partnership
Columbia announced it will continue as the presenting partner of long-distance walking series Megamarsch through 2028, reinforcing its commitment to endurance and participation events.
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ArticleColumbia Sportswear names Co-Presidents
Columbia Sportswear Company promoted longtime legal and business executive Peter J. Bragdon and brand strategist Joseph P. Boyle to Co-Presidents on Nov. 12.
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ArticleProfit slumps: Columbia struggles with US weakness and costs
Share price almost halved, earnings slumped: Columbia Sportswear struggles with high costs and weak US business.
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ArticleSneaker & sports apparel giants lag in digital performance
New Catchpoint benchmark reveals Nike and Adidas suffer heavy losses from poor digital experience — a blind spot in the race for consumer loyalty.
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ArticleInt’l markets drive top line at Columbia Sportswear
The US outdoor apparel maker narrowed its loss in Q2 as strong international sales helped offset domestic weakness and inventory headwinds.
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ArticleColumbia pulls FY25 guidance on market uncertainty
In Q1, ended March 31, the company reported 4.1 percent operating income growth to $46.5 million.
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ArticleColumbia reports a 21% gain in operating income FY24
Columbia Sportswear plans to revamp marketing, review costs and expand globally to counter a challenging FY24.
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ArticlePuma CEO and others discuss new brand positioning in sports
Sport Marke Medien, a conference during ISPO 2024, brings together representatives from Puma, Bundesliga, FC Bayern, Cupra, Lidl and more, to discuss new ways to position brands in sports. And it’s free to attend.
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ArticleColumbia Sportswear reports margin improvement despite sales decline in Q3
Columbia Sportswear saw a 5% revenue decline in Q3, but it boosted its gross margin thanks to lower freight costs and a favorable sales mix. Despite lower US demand, growth in EMEA and LAAP regions balanced results.
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ArticleColumbia reports Q2 loss, but brand awareness rises in Europe
Columbia Sportswear’s guidance for the full year remains unchanged despite a loss in the second quarter.
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ArticleFrasers calls FY24 ‘a breakout year’ for future growth
Frasers Group, citing its strengthened brand partnerships and the ongoing execution of its “Elevation Strategy,” is eying £575–£625 million in annual adjusted profit before tax for the current fiscal year ending in April 2025.
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ArticleColumbia slightly lifts FY guidance
Columbia Sportswear continues to project a 2 to 4 percent annual sales decline to $3.35 to $3.42 billion for the full fiscal year. Still, it has raised its operating profit outlook from a prior forecast by a modest 1 percent to $259–$291 million. Annual gross margin is now forecast to ...
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ArticleColumbia faces revenue decline challenge
With a warm winter and a difficult US marketplace to contend with in its seasonally strong final quarter of the year, Columbia Sportswear reported a 27 percent drop in operating income to $113.1 million from $155.4 million and a 9 percent decline in total revenues to $1.06 billion from $1.17 ...
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ArticleColumbia dims FY outlook as Q2 net dips 17%
Bloated inventories and challenging market conditions in the USA are forcing Columbia Sportswear to take a “more conservative” stance on its H2 and full-year results despite explosive year-over-year Q2 sales growth in China and in its lower-margin international distributor businesses. Saddled with a 21 percent year-over-year increase in Q2 ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Double-digit increase in sales per employee in 2022
We bring you employee numbers at the world’s biggest sporting goods companies, sales per employee, and how these compare with other industries.
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ArticleColumbia’s Q1 revenues bolstered by early spring shipments, DTC channel
While Columbia Sportswear generated both lower gross and operating margins in Q1, the company was able to report 10 percent constant-currency revenue growth to $820.6 million thanks to early shipments of Spring 2023 wholesale orders and a reported 4 percent increase in direct-to-consumer sales to $368.1 million. “2023 is off ...
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ArticleColumbia eyes 3% to 6% sales growth in FY23, EMEA strong in FY22
After navigating supply-chain issues and product-delivery delays in 2022, Columbia Sportswear is intent on reducing its inventory level to be more in line with demand and generating 3 to 6 percent revenue growth this year in the range of $3.57 to $3.67 billion. The group is also eyeing an annual ...
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ArticleGorpcore: The trend that could be bigger than athleisure
Gorpcore: the trend you may have missed and the huge potential it holds for performance brands. We explain it and evaluate its potential.
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ArticleAnalysis: Sporting Goods Industry stocks suffer double-digit market cap decline
This exclusive analysis shows the development in the market capitalization of the top 87 stock-listed sporting goods companies.
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ArticleAnalysis: Sporting Goods Scorecard Q3 2022 – The top performers by sales and profit
Our Q3 Scorecard includes the revenue and profit development of 42 major sporting goods companies.
