Seattle to have Columbia, Mountain Hardwear outdoor brands
05 Jun '08
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The company currently operates one Columbia flagship store and an adjacent Mountain Hardwear store in Portland, Oregon and plans to build 15-20 additional first-line branded stores in key U.S. and European metropolitan markets over the next 3 to 5 years. The company's planned network of branded stores will enable consumers to experience Columbia's innovative outdoor products merchandised under one roof in greater breadth and depth than is possible at any of the company's wholesale customers stores.
Columbia branded stores will feature Columbia apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment along with its Sorel brand winter footwear.
Mountain Hardwear branded stores will feature Mountain Hardwear apparel, accessories and equipment along with the company's Montrail trail-running footwear.
Who:Columbia has selected Swinerton Builders of Bellevue, Washington as general contractor; Boyl & Ames of Portland, Oregon as construction manager; 2 Hemispheres of Keizer, Oregon for design and Bergmeyer Associates Inc.of Boston, Massachusetts as its architect and LEEDS consultant. Portland-based Avalon Holdings is owner of the Macy's garage property and is redeveloping the site.