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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. ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by...

    2017-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by the clothing worn by three characters playing in the movie “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Called Echo Base like the secret base on their ice plant, Hoth, the collection has been on sale at select retail stores and on ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement...

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement lawsuit over one of its Omni-Heat reflective technology designs. In late September, a jury in the U.S. District Court of San Diego awarded $3,018,000 in damages against another US-based snow apparel company Seirus Innovative Accessories, headquartered in San Diego. The ...

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    In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of Sorel and 45 employees to the downtown area of Portland, Oregon, but it will keep its own global head office in Washington County, where it moved from downtown Portland in 2001. Columbia bought Sorel in 2000. Tim Boyle, chief executive ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice president of retailing in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), while the company has started a search to replace Shawn Cox. From 2011 until March 2016, Lawner was president in charge of U.S. retailing and ecommerce ...

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    “This ain't no travel blog,” warns Columbia Sportswear while inviting...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    “This ain't no travel blog,” warns Columbia Sportswear while inviting world travelers, glacier climbers, cave explorers and anyone else around the world to apply for two new positions of “director of toughness” at the company. They will have to test gear “in the most unforgiving conditions” and be at the ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal...

    2016-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal court regarding one of the patents covering its Omni-Heat reflective insulation technology. The Oregon judge found that the “overall visual effect” of the dot pattern used by Columbia was “nearly identical” to that of Seirus Innovative Products' range of Heatwave ...

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    Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from 100 percent recycled polyester that does not contain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Columbia Sportswear said it spent two years developing a “durable waterproof membrane” for the OutDry Extreme Eco Shell which does not need to be treated with a durable water ...

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    Records were again smashed by Columbia Sportswear in the first...

    2016-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Records were again smashed by Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter ended March 31, as sales increased by 10 percent to $525.1 million, up by 12 percent in constant currencies. The rise included sales growth of 7 percent to $51.3 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), up ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for Mountain Hardwear, starting from March 7. Walbrecht has accompanied the rise of the Fjällräven brand in the U.S. market as the chief executive of Fenix Outdoors North America since 2012. He is to take charge of all aspects of the ...

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    Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line on trail running. The products will carry the Columbia Montrail label from spring 2017 onward, somewhat like the recently launched Columbia PFG sub-brand, which stands for Columbia Performance Fishing Gear. Columbia is investing strongly in the growing trail running category, ...

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    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia Sportswear's joint venture in China with Swire Resources. A native of Shanghai, he spent the last 13 years with Nike in China and at its head office in Portland, after working for Procter & Gamble. At Nike, he served as ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance sportswear and outerwear. In addition, the company is sponsoring several professional golf players who will wear and promote the new Columbia Golf range in this year's PGA Tour events. Endorsers will include Robert Garrigus, Ryan Palmer and Jason Kokrak. The ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon Eyewear, the world's third-largest producer of branded eyewear and sunglasses. Vision Monday reports that the Columbia range is set to hit the market in September, and it will include a range of technical sunglasses for Columbia's Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) ...