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OIC Columbia Sportswear is making a significant expansion into the...

2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

OIC Columbia Sportswear is making a significant expansion into the performance underwear category through an exclusive global licensing agreement with Delta Galil Industries. Under the contract, the Israeli firm, which is already Columbia's global licensee for socks, will produce a range of Columbia branded products including men's and women's underwear ...

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Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel...

2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has launched a pilot of the ReThreads apparel and footwear recycling program, a special initiative designed to simplify post-consumer recycling, in partnership with I:CO. Columbia is installing collection bins at its stores in which customers can drop off their used clothing and shoes for recycling. The pilot was ...

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Columbia Sportswear has announced a new partnership with the IBU...

2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has announced a new partnership with the IBU World Championships Biathlon Oslo 2016 through its Columbia brand. The sports event, where the organizers are expecting 350 athletes from 40 nations, will take place at the Holmenkollen ski arena in Oslo, Norway on March 3-13 next year. Columbia will ...

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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Richelle T. Luther as senior vice...

2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has appointed Richelle T. Luther as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. She has been the company's deputy general counsel since 2008. Columbia has also named David M. Brulé as general manager of the company's wholly owned Canadian subsidiary. A former director of Reebok Canada, he ...

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Columbia is putting its OutDry Extreme membrane technology into apparel...

2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

Columbia is putting its OutDry Extreme membrane technology into apparel for the first time. The new technology, which will be incorporated in Columbia's clothing starting in spring 2016, is said to create an ideal balance of waterproofing and breathability. The material on the outside of the new line of clothing ...

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Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain...

2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain and finance. Lisa Kulok, who has served as vice president of global marketplace planning and customer operations since October 2009, has been promoted to senior vice president of global supply chain operations. Steve Woodside, who joined the company in August ...

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Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...

2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...

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Columbia has announced it will be the equipment partner of...

2015-01-16T00:00:00Z

Columbia has announced it will be the equipment partner of The Mud Day in 2015. The Mud Day is an obstacle course organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), which organises the Tour de France and other competitions. In 2014, its second year, it lasted nine days and covered six French ...

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Starting next year, Columbia Sportswear will be the new partner...

2014-12-05T00:00:00Z

Starting next year, Columbia Sportswear will be the new partner of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) through three of its brands: Columbia, Mountain Hardwear and Montrail. Taking the place of The North Face after many years, it will outfit all the participants in the races with shoes and ...

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Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform...

2014-11-13T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform to service its European dealers with its Columbia, Sorel and Mountain Hardwear brands. The new platform will be launched with the spring/summer 2015 reorder season. With more than 35,000 users, Centerstone claims that its secure, multi-lingual, multi-currency ordering platform is ...

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Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad...

2014-09-09T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has revealed that it has signed a broad apparel licensing partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). Columbia will provide Cowboys-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and kids. The deal, which extends through early 2018, marks Columbia's ...

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Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted...

2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted a preliminary injunction against Geox, authorizing the seizure of certain Amphibiox branded shoes in Italy because they are likely to have infringed a patent held by its OutDry Technologies subsidiary for waterproof and breathable footwear. Similar legal action is pending ...

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Columbia Sportswear said that by raising over $123,000 in 2013...

2014-04-01T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear said that by raising over $123,000 in 2013 alone, its overall donation from its Tested Tough in Pink Collection exceeded $1 million. Since 2007 the U.S.-based outdoor company, in collaboration with participating retailers, has helped the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) provide thousands of free mammograms and early ...

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Columbia will be the official outfitter of a special expedition...

2014-01-25T00:00:00Z

Columbia will be the official outfitter of a special expedition organized to publicize the comfort of Sweet Bed Ibis, a new generation of beds used in Accor's Ibis chain of budget hotels. An adventurer, Aaron Chervenak, will be shown taking “the ultimate sleep” on one of these beds at the ...

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Columbia Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Seirus Innovative Accessories...

2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Seirus Innovative Accessories for infringement on its patent for its insulating Omni Heat reflective material. In the lawsuit it filed in Seattle at the beginning of December, Columbia accused Utah-based Seirus of selling gloves with a heat-reflecting material and bearing a wavy ornamental ...

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Columbia Sportswear denies a report that it has prevailed in...

2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

Columbia Sportswear denies a report that it has prevailed in a dispute against Fibretronic, a company in Hong Kong that it sued last Sept. 16 for damages of $9.4 million in the U.S. Distict Court of Oregon. The case is still pending. The company told the court in its complaint ...