What the company does

Columbia Sportswear Company designs, sources, markets, and sells apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories for outdoor activities, active lifestyles, and everyday use. Its products support activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, camping, hunting, fishing, trail running, water sports, yoga, golf, and adventure travel. The company offers a diverse range of footwear, including hiking boots, trail running shoes, cold-weather boots, water-friendly sandals, and casual shoes. Columbia Sportswear markets its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna brands. Customers include outdoor enthusiasts and general consumers across the United States, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company generates revenue through direct sales in approximately 455 branded and outlet retail stores, brand e-commerce sites, concession-based arrangements, and through wholesale distribution to specialty retailers, sporting goods chains, department stores, online merchants, and international distributors.