Columbia Sportswear Company is an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, and footwear, as well as headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories.
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10 Facts About Columbia Sportswear
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Columbia Sportswear is headquartered in Cedar Mill, an unincorporated area in Washington County, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area near Beaverton.
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Columbia Sportswear became Columbia Hat Company, named for the nearby Columbia River.
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In 2006, Columbia Sportswear acquired the Pacific Trail and Montrail brands, and in 2014 they acquired prAna.
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In 2007, City of Portland officials attempted to convince Columbia Sportswear to move back to Portland, but the company ultimately rejected the idea due to the increased corporate tax burden such a move would entail and decided to expand its existing headquarters instead.
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On June 15, 2008, Columbia Sportswear announced a three-year sponsorship of the cycling team formerly known as Team High Road and before that T-Mobile and Team Telekom.
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Columbia Sportswear operates its own chain of retail stores, including its flagship store located in downtown Portland, Oregon.
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Columbia Sportswear Company is publicly traded on NASDAQ with ticker symbol COLM.
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Since 2001, Columbia Sportswear has paired its designers with teams of trade experts in a process the company calls "tariff engineering" in order to reach lower tariffs, taxes, or duties.
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For example, Columbia Sportswear applies a very thin layer of fabric to the soles of its shoes since tariffs on fabric soles are lower than those on rubber soles; the fabric wears away within days.
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