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    Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), a firm specialized in laser applications. All lie within a quarter-mile of Columbia's current headquarters in Washington County, Oregon, and will expand it. The additional 200,000 square feet of space are costing about $33 million. The first building should ...

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    Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear, is offering $100,000 to...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear, is offering $100,000 to one person as an incentive to enable them to “pursue their passion.” The idea is consistent with the brand's slogan, “Clothing for Positive Change.” Applicants must submit a one- to three-minute video illustrating their current job and their dream job. ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), a firm specialized in laser applications. All lie within a quarter-mile of Columbia's current headquarters in Washington County, Oregon, and will expand it. The additional 200,000 square feet of space are costing about $33 million. The first building should ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has introduced in the U.S. a footwear line...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has introduced in the U.S. a footwear line designed for both the city and the trail. The SH/FT Collection takes inspiration from the growing tendency among city dwellers to seek balance in their lives by heading to the outdoors. The idea, as Columbia puts it, is to allow ...

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    Mountain Hardwear, the subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, has developed an...

    2019-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Hardwear, the subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, has developed an app that enables European retailers to display its equipment and apparel in augmented reality. For now, it features equipment for summer 2019 and technical apparel for winter 2019, including the Exposure/2 Gore-Tex collection.

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    Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. Footwear sales went up by 10 percent to $128.6 million, while apparel, accessories ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a director and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees. Mansell began serving in that capacity on March 25 and will be standing for election to full-term board membership at this year's annual shareholders' meeting. Ed George, ...

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    Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street on March 28 to sell a full collection of premium apparel, footwear and accessories. The 230-square-meter store will host a dedicated launch event on April 6, with more in-store events scheduled to take place throughout the summer.

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    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as...

    2018-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as vice-president and general manager of China. The appointment will be effective in mid-February 2019. In his new role, he will report to Doug Morse, senior vice-president of emerging brands and APAC. Soh joins Columbia from Lego, where he was a ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has announced that it will donate $20,000 to...

    2018-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced that it will donate $20,000 to the California Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief Fund, in response to the deadly fires that are affecting California. The company has also announced that in addition to this donation, Columbia's family of brands – Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna – ...

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    Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North...

    2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North American sales for the Mountain Hardware brand as of Oct. 22, 2018. He will report to Joe Vernachio, the brand's president. Sicotte has spent well over a decade in the footwear and outdoor industries, first at Birkenstock USA and then ...

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    Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire...

    2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire Relief Fund of the California Community Foundation to aid in the relief efforts being conducted in relation to the recent wildfires in the state. The group has also exhorted its employees to make donations to other organizations involved in the ...

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    The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina...

    2018-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina Simmons to direct its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. Simmons will also be a candidate for full-term board membership at the company's 2019 annual shareholders meeting. Currently, Simmons sits on the boards of Williams-Sonoma and ELF Cosmetics, chairing ...

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    Columbia Sportswear's board of directors has authorized the company to...

    2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear's board of directors has authorized the company to spend an additional $200 million on the repurchase of its own shares. Since 2014, Columbia has purchased back 3.4 million shares at an average price of $56 per share, equivalent to $190.4 million. Since the beginning of this year, it ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to the new role of “director of investor relations and competitive intelligence.” He takes on some of the responsibilities of Christian Buss, who was named director of investor relations at the beginning of this year and recently left the group to ...

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    Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics,...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics, in view of the planned departure of Martin Kaggestad as regional manager at the end of July. Meanwhile, Columbia is opening a Spanish subsidiary in Barcelona, led by José Manuel Arrojo, who was previously country manager for Geox, for 14 ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as...

    2017-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as director of investor relations, reporting to Jim Swanson, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the group. Buss, who has been involved in equity analysis since 2005, comes from Credit Suisse, where he was director of global apparel research. ...