Columbia Sportswear news and archive

Columbia Sportswear temporarily shuts North American stores

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced that to protect the health and safety of its employees, consumers and the communities where it operates, it will close its North America brick and mortar retail stores on March 16 through March 27. The company said in a statement, consumers seeking the products of the Columbia family of brands can visit...

FY19 sales rise 9 percent, profit by 23 percent at Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company announced through a statement that fourth quarter net sales increased 4 percent to 954.9 million dollars against the comparable period in 2018. Gross margin declined 160 basis points to 50.1 percent of net sales from 51.7 percent of net sales for the comparable period in 2018. Net income increased 1 percent to 114...

Columbia Sportswear Chairwoman Gert Boyle passes away at 95

Gert Boyle, the chairwoman of Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co., has passed away at age 95. Boyle led the outdoor apparel company for half a century. Columbia Sportswear said, "Our 'One Tough Mother' held many jobs at Columbia, from seamstress of the first fishing vest to President to advertising icon. Her sharp wit and wisdom helped propel...

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Columbia Sportswear CEO blasts Trump’s proposed China tariffs

Columbia Sportswear Company CEO Tim Boyle has voiced his concerns about Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported goods from China beginning September, calling it a “massive tax on employers and consumers, not on China.” President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that a 10 percent tariff would be imposed on the remaining 300...

Columbia Sportswear testifies against proposed tariff increase

The fashion industry is doing everything it can to prevent the Trump administration from establishing a fourth tranche of tariffs of up to 25 percent on imports of Chinese goods. This time the products would include apparel, footwear and accessories. Yesterday, Columbia Sportswear’s Director of Global Customs and Trade, Katie Tangman, testified...

Troy Sicotte named Vice President of sales at Mountain Hardwear

Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Troy Sicotte to serve as Vice President of Sales, North America for the Mountain Hardwear brand, effective October 22, 2018. In his new role, the company said, Sicotte will be based at Mountain Hardwear’s headquarters in Richmond, California, where he will develop and drive all aspects of the brand’s...

Columbia Sportswear Company: Q3 net income rises 14 percent

For its third quarter, Columbia Sportswear Company reported consolidated net sales increase of 6 percent or 7 percent constant-currency to 795.8 million dollars. Non-GAAP net sales, the company said, increased 6 percent to 788.9 million dollars. Net income for the quarter increased to 100.2 million dollars or 1.42 dollars per diluted share, a 14...

Columbia Sportswear elects Sabrina Simmons to its board of directors

Columbia Sportswear Company’s board has elected Sabrina Simmons to serve as a director and member of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees, effective immediately. The company said that the board intends to nominate Simmons for election by the company’s shareholders to a full term as a board member at the company’s...

Chris Adamek named vice president of Columbia brand

Columbia Sportswear has said that Chris Adamek, a consultant to Columbia since January 2018, has officially joined the company as the vice President, Chief of Staff for the Columbia brand. “With over twenty years of management consulting experience, Chris brings a wealth of strategic knowledge to Columbia. Additionally, he is already familiar...