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    Columbia expects a more normal 2021

    2021-02-05T17:55:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear performed better than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020 and predicted that its results would return to 2019 levels in 2021. It exited the quarter with $791.9 million in cash and short-term investments, no bank borrowings and nearly $1 billion in total liquidity. It has refinanced its ...

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    Fogliato will run Columbia’s omni-channel activities in executive reshuffle

    2020-10-30T18:01:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear Company has announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans while supporting the company’s omni-channel programs for growth and unlocking digital opportunities. The company is aligning its organizational structure globally “to accelerate our business transformation with a focus on e-commerce and digital,” said Tim Boyle, ...

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    Columbia performs better than expected

    2020-10-30T17:56:00Z

    After a difficult first half of 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic, Columbia Sportswear Company performed better in the third quarter, but the results remained far below those of last year. Its net income tumbled by 47 percent from the year-ago quarter to $62.8 million, while sales dropped ...

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    Sports stocks rose by 10.8% in Q3

    2020-10-01T17:07:00Z

    The sporting goods sector confirmed its resilience in the third quarter of 2020 with an average increase of 10.8 percent in the public companies’ share price between June 30 and Sept. 30. Comparatively, two relatively bullish American indexes, the Dow Jones 30 and the S&P 500, posted gains of only ...

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    Columbia’s results are hit by Covid-19

    2020-05-02T07:57:00Z

    After a brilliant financial year in 2019, Columbia Sportswear did not have a great start to 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its net profits stood at just $0.2 million, down from $74.2 million for the year-ago quarter, while sales dropped by 13 percent to $568.2 million because of the ...

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    Columbia provides a detailed Covid-19 update

    2020-04-20T09:27:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has suspended its quarterly dividend, its stock repurchase program and the guidance that it had given on Feb. 6 for its results in the first half of 2020 and the whole financial year. The company will give a new update when it comes out with its first-quarter ...

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    Columbia and VF executives cut their paychecks

    2020-04-07T21:25:00Z

    Without going as far as Tim Boyle at Columbia Sportswear, Jim Rendle, chairman, president and chief executive of VF Corp., has pledged to cut his compensation in half for the next four months to help save cash for the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Boyle, president and CEO of Columbia, ...

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    ​Columbia’s sales growth is softening

    2020-02-10T19:12:00Z

    The management of Columbia Sportswear is projecting an increase of 4.5 to 6.0 percent in its total sales this year, with an operating margin of 12.6 to 12.8 percent.

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    Another set of record results for Columbia

    2019-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear is having a vintage year, scoring record results for the past two quarters. Revenues rose by 14 percent in the third quarter ended on Sept. 30 to $906.8 million, while net income improved by 19 percent to $119.3 million – both all-time records for the group. The gross ...

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    Columbia’s “tough mother” has passed away

    2019-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Gertrude “Gert” Boyle died on Nov. 3 at the age of 95. This iconic figure of the international outdoor industry, who has been often referred to, in effective advertising and elsewhere, as “one tough mother,” was the chairwoman of Columbia Sportswear.With her death, the company's chairmanship will pass temporarily to ...

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    Record Q2 results for Columbia

    2019-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear's net income rocketed by 137 percent to $23.0 million in the seasonally small second quarter ended June 30. One of the drivers was an exceptionally strong counter-seasonal business with Columbia's line of performance fishing gear, PFG, which is approaching an annual turnover of $200 million.The group's quarterly revenues ...

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    A stellar year for Columbia

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear managed to pull off record results for 2018, while making substantial investments in demand creation and other strategic priorities. The growth was broad-based across its brand portfolio and geographic regions, with improvements in both the wholesale and direct-to-consumer (DTC) distribution channels.In the seasonally important fourth quarter, the company's ...

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    Robust quarter for Columbia

    2018-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has upgraded its guidance for the full year, after broad-based increases in sales and profits for the third quarter.The group's turnover moved up by 6 percent to $795.8 million for the three months, up by 7 percent in constant currencies, with equivalent increases for the apparel and footwear ...

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    Columbia keeps OutDry to itself

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear, which acquired OutDry Technologies eight years ago, quietly decided to take no more orders for the waterproof-breathable membrane placed by any of its 50-plus external clients after May 15. The company will continue to use the special lamination technology only for the products of its own brands, including ...

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    Columbia grows the most in Europe

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Out of all the regions where Columbia Sportswear operates, Europe recorded the largest revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018, helping the U.S. outdoor group to post record profits and margins. Continuing the strong performance registered during the fourth quarter of last year, sales soared in the first three ...

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    Columbia to buy out China joint venture

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources will part on friendly terms from their joint venture in China after Columbia stated its intention to acquire the remaining 40 percent in Columbia Sportswear Commercial (Shanghai).An amicable press release issued by Columbia and Swire states that Swire Resources will continue as the exclusive independent ...

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    Columbia Sportswear gains traction in Europe

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear raised its sales by 19 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to $83.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, up by 14 percent in constant currencies. It was the strongest regional increase in a better-than-expected quarter for the U.S. outdoor company, which ended the ...

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    Buoyant European demand for Columbia

    2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has met robust demand in Europe, the Middle East in Africa (EMEA) in the third quarter, with a regional sales increase of 15 percent in constant currencies.The increase has helped the U.S. outdoor company to report a sales increase of 1 percent to $747.4 million for the quarter. ...

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    New management changes at Columbia

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Russ Hopcus to be the new president for its Prana brand. The group also reported the departure of Stuart Redsun, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the group, and said that Joe Boyle, president of the Columbia brand, will also take care marketing for ...

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    Columbia to ramp up online investment

    2017-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has embarked on a project to increase brand awareness and sales growth across its wholesale and retail business, with a focus on digital sales and infrastructure. This comes after an assessment of the outdoor group's operating model, which has already led to a substantial management reshuffle last month.The ...