Columbia
US · 1938 · Hiking
Mass-market outerwear, fishing shirts and boots from Portland
Started in 1938 as a Portland hat distributor run by a refugee family and nearly went bankrupt in 1970 before Gert and Tim Boyle turned it round. Now listed, owns Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, and is still run by the Boyles.
- Ownership
- Independent
- Status
- Trading
- Made
- Not disclosed
- Offers
- generous returns, a kids range, a long warranty, shops you can visit, a phone line, wide fits, extended sizes
- Activities
- Hiking, Fishing, Alpine skiing, Trail running