




Columbia Sportswear began in Portland, Oregon, in 1938, when Paul Lamfrom, who had fled Nazi Germany, bought a hat distributorship that became the Columbia Hat Company. It took the Columbia Sportswear name in 1960 and has been listed on the Nasdaq since 1998. The brand makes outerwear, sportswear, footwear, headgear and camping gear.
Brand auditColumbia Brand Audit: US Outdoor Wear at 97.7% of MRPColumbia, the US outdoor brand, is sold in India by distributor Chogori India Retail. Its prices against MRP and the US, where it is made and its tech claims.Read the full auditWe rate it 4.5/10 (poor) after buying and testing it ourselves. What we liked most: Features knitted dinosaur designs on the sides. Could be better: No double lining, very thin product.
It’s listed on Myntra and Ajio. The store buttons at the top of this page open each listing, so you can check today’s price and sizes there.
Fabric: 100% Acrylic. See Specifications above for the full details.
We score its comfort 6/10 (fair), after using it ourselves.
Its value-for-money score is 2/10 (poor): we weigh what you get against similar products we’ve tested.
No. Columbia is from the USA, founded in 1938.
We buy every product ourselves and score it out of 10 on design, material quality, comfort and value for money. The FA score is the average of those scores. No paid placements: brands can’t buy a better score.
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ReportingColumbia Kitterwibbit Beanie For MenOur audit team reviews every report. We’ll fix “” on this page if it checks out.