Where is Columbia Sportswear Corporate office Headquarters

History

Columbia Sportswear was founded in the year 1938. The company has been active for almost 81 years now. In the year 1937, Paul Lamfrom and Marie Lamfrom had fled the Nazi inflicted Germany and immediately had purchased a Portland hat distributorship. The company came to be known as Columbia Hat Company, as it was named after the Columbia River, which was nearby. Then in the year 1948, the daughter of Marie and Paul Lamfrom had married Neal Boyle, who had become the head of the company. In the year 1960, the name of the company was changed to Columbia Sportswear Company.

Then in the year 1970, Neal Boyle had died of a heart attack, and therefore his wife Gert Boyle along with her son had taken over the operations of the company and saved it from bankruptcy. In the year 1998, the company had become a limited public entity. In the year 2000, the company had acquired Sorel, which was followed by the acquisition of Mountain Hardwear in the year 2003. In the year 2006, the company had acquired Pacific Trail along with Montrail brands as well. In the year 2014, the company had taken over Prana. Then in the year 2001, the company had moved its headquarters from Portland to Washington County. As of the year 2001, the company was the largest American retailer of ski apparels, in terms of overall gross revenue sales. In the year 2008, the company had collaborated with Team High Road and started sponsoring the cycling team. The sponsorship had begun with the 2008 Tour de France. In the year 2010, the company had taken over OutDry Technologies. Then in the year 2015, Bryan Timm was appointed as the president of the company. The headquarters of the company is based in 14375 Northwest Science Park Drive. The name of the place is Portland, while the name of the state is Oregon, USA. The pin code of the area is 97229.

About

Columbia Sportswear is an American company that focuses on the designing and manufacturing of various kinds of sportswear and outerwear, for its customers all around the world. As of the year 2017, the company has its presence in over 129 locations in the world. Also, the total revenue of the company is more than $2.4 billion, as of the year 2017. The number of employees working at the company, as of the year 2017, is more than 7,000. The company sells its products in 72 different countries with the help of almost 13,000 retailers. As of the year 2015, the total market capitalisation of the company is more than $4.1 billion. It was reported that nearly 40 per cent of the company's sales had come from abroad. The current chairman of the company is Gert Boyle.

Services

The primary services provided by the company include allowing customers to have a retail presence in order to purchase various kinds of clothing and apparels, that are manufactured, designed, distributed and sold by the company itself. The products of the company include outerwear, sportswear, footwear, headgear, ski apparel, camping equipment and as well as outerwear accessories too.